A lean, slippery force on the edge, Dunlap's 82.5 sacks are the most by a Bengal in the Paycor Stadium era and a sack away from Eddie Edwards' franchise record. He made his presence known setting the Bengals' rookie sack record with nine in 2010 and then took the club record with 13.5 in 2015 before it was broken. He had the fourth-most sacks in a decade among NFL defensive ends with a signature game coming when he hit Russell Wilson six times and sacked him 1.5 as eventual AFC North champs went to 5-0 with an OT win over Seattle in 2015. Also was a two-time Bengals' Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nominee.
During the 2010s, his 60 passes defensed trailed only J.J. Watt's 61 among NFL defensive linemen.