Richard Dent is a Hall of Fame pass rusher whose career earned a historically elite career value score of 86 in the Knox value model. Dent's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
Career games unavailable for incomplete season coverage. Verified career totals remain shown; career per-game figures require complete coverage.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1983 | 22–23 | CHI | 16 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1984 | 23–24 | CHI | 16 | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| 1985 | 24–25 | CHI | 16 | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | 17.0 | 17.0 | 2 | — | 7 | 2 | — | — |
| 1986 | 25–26 | CHI | 15 | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 1987 | 26–27 | CHI | 12 | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — |
| 1988 | 27–28 | CHI | 13 | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| 1989 | 28–29 | CHI | 15 | — | 70 | — | — | — | — | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 1990 | 29–30 | CHI | 14 | — | 81 | — | — | — | — | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| 1991 | 30–31 | CHI | 16 | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 1992 | 31–32 | CHI | 16 | — | 82 | — | — | — | — | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — |
| 1993 | 32–33 | CHI | 16 | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1994 | 33–34 | SF | 2 | — | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1995 | 34–35 | CHI | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1996 | 35–36 | IND | 16 | — | 15 | 13 | — | — | — | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1997 | 36–37 | PHI | — | — | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Career | — | — | — | 677 | 31 | — | — | — | 137.5 | 137.5 | 8 | 0 | 37 | 13 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
264 career value over replacement — #197 all-time of 4,695. 22/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Pick #203 (Rd 8) · CHI · 1983 · +65 vs expected KV-H
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13 seasons · peak 13.0 in 1985
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
6.9 career wins over 13 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1985 · +1.0 wins
Latest season · 1997 · +0.2 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#51 of 1,595 all-time pass rushers by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 22–23 | CHI | 16 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
| 1984 | 23–24 | CHI | 16 | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 9.3 |
| 1985 | 24–25 | CHI | 16 | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | 17.0 | 17.0 | 2 | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | 13 |
| 1986 | 25–26 | CHI | 15 | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 6.4 |
| 1987 | 26–27 | CHI | 12 | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 8.3 |
| 1988 | 27–28 | CHI | 13 | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 6.7 |
| 1989 | 28–29 | CHI | 15 | — | 70 | — | — | — | — | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5.8 |
| 1990 | 29–30 | CHI | 14 | — | 81 | — | — | — | — | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 10.9 |
| 1991 | 30–31 | CHI | 16 | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | 8.7 |
| 1992 | 31–32 | CHI | 16 | — | 82 | — | — | — | — | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | 4.4 |
| 1993 | 32–33 | CHI | 16 | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9.6 |
| 1994 | 33–34 | SF | 2 | — | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 34–35 | CHI | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 35–36 | IND | 16 | — | 15 | 13 | — | — | — | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 |
| 1997 | 36–37 | PHI | — | — | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2.3 |
| Career | — | 677 | 31 | — | — | — | 137.5 | 137.5 | 8 | 0 | 37 | 13 | — | — | 90.4 |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
A all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 86 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 12 scored seasons.
Blend 77.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 86· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
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