Career sacks
137
Super Bowl titles
2
Super Bowl MVP awards
1
Pro Bowls
4
Forced fumbles
37
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 50 | |
| 1984 | 66 | |
| 1985 | 81 | |
| 1986 | 97 | |
| 1987 | 92 | |
| 1988 | 87 | |
| 1989 | 81 | |
| 1990 | 76 | |
| 1991 | 71 | |
| 1992 | 66 | |
| 1993 | 61 | |
| 1994 | 56 | |
| 1995 | 50 | |
| 1996 | 45 | |
| 1997 | 40 |
Data sources
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Pro Football Reference
- NFL official records
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Richard Dent ranks #47 in American Football
Richard Dent ranks #47 in American Football and #1744 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 88.9/100.
The verified career covers 1983–1997 and 15 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Career sacks 137, Super Bowl titles 2, Super Bowl MVP awards 1, Pro Bowls 4.
Nearest context: ahead Jim Parker (88.9); behind Mel Renfro (88.9). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Richard Dent GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Dent comparisons
Richard Dent — frequently asked
- Is Richard Dent the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Richard Dent ranks #47 in American Football with a GOAT Score of 88.9/100, behind Tom Brady (97.2).
- What is Richard Dent's GOAT Score?
- 88.9/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Richard Dent rank all time?
- #1744 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #47 in American Football.
- Richard Dent vs Jim Parker: who ranks higher?
- Richard Dent ranks higher at 88.9 versus Jim Parker at 88.9, a margin of 0.0 points.