Richard Dent is a Hall of Fame pass rusher whose career earned a historically elite career value score of 83 in the Knox value model. Dent's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
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Richard Dent
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextRegular-season all-time ranks
Yes
Hall of Fame
Season honors and record seasons
A top 5% all-time edge rusher — a career that puts them among the greatest at their position in NFL history.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 259 · #210 · EliteWorth 259 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 6% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 10 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +25.9 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
10 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
51
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
10
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+25.9
Avg surplus
peak +41
10 seasons × ~25.9 surplus ≈ VORP 259
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
1 grid split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1983 | — | CHI | 3 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1984 | — | CHI | 10 | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| 1985 | — | CHI | 16 | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | 17.0 | 17.0 | 2 | — | 7 | 2 | — | — |
| 1986 | — | CHI | 14 | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 1987 | — | CHI | 12 | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — |
| 1988 | — | CHI | 12 | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| 1989 | — | CHI | 15 | — | 70 | — | — | — | — | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | CHI | 14 | — | 81 | — | — | — | — | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| 1991 | — | CHI | 16 | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 1992 | — | CHI | 16 | — | 82 | — | — | — | — | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — |
| 1993 | — | CHI | 16 | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1994 | — | SF | 2 | — | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1995 | — | CHI | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1996 | — | IND | 1 | — | 15 | 13 | — | — | — | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1997 | — | PHI | — | — | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Career | — | 148 | — | 677 | 31 | — | — | — | 137.5 | 137.5 | 8 | 0 | 37 | 13 | — | — | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 23 | CHI | 3 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1984 | 24 | CHI | 10 | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| 1985 | 25 | CHI | 16 | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | 17.0 | 17.0 | 2 | — | 7 | 2 | — | — |
| 1986 | 26 | CHI | 14 | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 1987 | 27 | CHI | 12 | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — |
| 1988 | 28 | CHI | 12 | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| 1989 | 29 | CHI | 15 | — | 70 | — | — | — | — | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 1990 | 30 | CHI | 14 | — | 81 | — | — | — | — | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| 1991 | 31 | CHI | 16 | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 1992 | 32 | CHI | 16 | — | 82 | — | — | — | — | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — |
| 1993 | 33 | CHI | 16 | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1994 | 34 | SF | 2 | — | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1995 | 35 | CHI | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1996 | 36 | IND | 1 | — | 15 | 13 | — | — | — | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1997 | 37 | PHI | — | — | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Career | 148 | 677 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | 37 | 13 | — | — |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 83 · GreatA great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 83 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 10 scored seasons.
77
Sustained
career value
×.6
83
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 79.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 83· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 77
On-field 58.8
Availability 18.2
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
1984bestavg 77elite 701993
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position65
Strong
of 100
Reached 69% of the all-time Sacks leader — a strong all-time profile at the position.
69% of the all-time Sacks leader69
1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33
A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 99%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average edge rushers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Tennessee State), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Dennis GentryRB10yWilliam PerryDT9yJim HarbaughQB8yNeal AndersonRB8yMatt SuheyRB7yMike TomczakQB6yJim McMahonQB6yWendell DavisWR6yGlen KozlowskiWR6yRon MorrisWR6yTrace ArmstrongDE5yWalter PaytonRB5yWillie GaultWR5yMaury BufordP5yBrad MusterFB5yThomas SandersRB5yCap BosoTE5yWilber MarshallOLB4yJim ThorntonTE4yKeith JenningsTE4yMark GreenRB4yPeter Tom WillisQB4yChris GardockiP3yAlonzo SpellmanDE3y
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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1997team change
Joined PHI (from IND)
- 1997final season
Last recorded season with PHI
- 1996team change
Joined IND (from CHI)
- 1995team change
Joined CHI (from SF)
- 1994team change
Joined SF (from CHI)
- 1983signing
Entered the NFL with CHI
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →
Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 10-season peers. See all →
83
peak 83
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
A+1984
B+1985
B+1986
B+1987
B+1988
B1989
B+1990
B+1991
B+1992
A1993
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 14 seasons.
70%
Era Translator
Sacks translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Sacks | Sacks/G | → 2025 Sacks | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 17.5 | 1.8 | 22+4.5 | 1.3 |
| 1985 | 17 | 1.1 | 9-8 | 0.5 |
| 1986 | 11.5 | 0.8 | 7-4.5 | 0.4 |
| 1987 | 12.5 | 1 | 8-4.5 | 0.5 |
| 1988 | 10.5 | 0.9 | 8-2.5 | 0.4 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0.6 | 6-3 | 0.3 |
| 1990 | 12 | 0.9 | 10-2 | 0.6 |
| 1991 | 10.5 | 0.7 | 8-2.5 | 0.5 |
| 1992 | 8.5 | 0.5 | 7-1.5 | 0.4 |
| 1993 | 12.5 | 0.8 | 12-0.5 | 0.7 |
Data: wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), wikipedia:pfhof-inductee-list · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/10/2026
Career Value · VORP
259 career value over replacement — #210 all-time of 4,642. 25.9/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
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