Keith Lyle ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Lyle in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Lyle a career score of 73, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Keith Lyle

Top 7% all-time defensive backsIron ManTwo-Way Profile

Height6'2"

Weight210 lb

BornApr 17, 1972

Age54

CollegeVirginia See College Stats

Rookie yr1994

Draft1994 · Rd 3, Pick 71 · LA

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A high-end defensive back defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 144 · #678 · High-Value

Worth 144 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 16% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +16 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

9 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+16

Avg surplus

peak +47

9 seasons × ~16 surplus ≈ VORP 144

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Rushing								Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1994	—	LAR	16	—	22	19	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	5	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	LAR	16	—	90	72	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	3	6	1	—	—	—	1	4	0	4.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	LAR	16	—	79	63	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	9	10	1	—	—	—	3	39	0	13.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	LAR	16	—	90	76	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	8	11	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	LAR	16	—	85	63	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	3	14	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	LA	8	—	21	15	6	1	1	1.0	3.0	1	1	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	LA	16	—	66	51	15	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	3	1	1	1	0	1	4	0	4.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.0	—	0	0
2001	—	WAS	12	—	20	15	5	1	1	1.0	3.0	1	3	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	LAC	10	—	20	16	4	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	2	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	126	—	493	390	30	3	2	5.0	10.0	30	55	8	1	1	0	5	47	0	9.4	0.0	1	20.0	0	—	2.0	—	0	0

Career EPA2.0·2 rushing·2.0/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1995	23	LAR	16	—	1	4	4.0	0.0	—	—	—	8.7
1996	24	LAR	16	—	3	39	13.0	0.0	—	—	—	13.8
2000	28	LA	2	—	1	4	4.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	—
Career			34		5	47	9.4	—	1	—	0	65.6

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1994	22	LAR	16	—	22	19	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	5	1	—	—	—
1995	23	LAR	16	—	90	72	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	3	6	1	—	—	—
1996	24	LAR	16	—	79	63	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	9	10	1	—	—	—
1997	25	LAR	16	—	90	76	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	8	11	3	—	—	—
1998	26	LAR	16	—	85	63	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	3	14	0	—	—	—
1999	27	LA	8	—	21	15	6	1	1	1.0	3.0	1	1	0	—	0	0
2000	28	LA	16	—	66	51	15	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	3	1	1	1	0
2001	29	WAS	12	—	20	15	5	1	1	1.0	3.0	1	3	0	—	0	0
2002	30	LAC	10	—	20	16	4	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	2	1	—	0	0
Career			126		493	390	30	3	2	—	—	30	55	8	1	1	0

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2000	28	—	—	—	—	2.0	—	0	0
Career					—	—	—	0	0

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 73 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 73 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 72.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 73· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 66

On-field 47.6

Availability 18.4

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)

1994bestavg 64elite 702002

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 14% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

14% of the all-time Interceptions leader14

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

1.97 EPA/season over 1 season51

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: 91%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Defense

Tkl6Solo6

College Stats

VirginiaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Virginia), 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.

1994 Draft Class· this player went #71

#63Vaughn ParkerOT #64Sam RogersOLB #65Tim RuddyC #66Jeff CothranFB #67Jason MathewsOT #68Tydus WinansWR #69Harold BishopTE #70Andre ColemanWR #73Lamar SmithRB #74Jim FlaniganDT #76Rich BrahamC #77Joe PanosG #79Winfred TubbsOLB #80Calvin JonesRB #81Marlo PerryLB #83James BosticRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Keith inherited the Los Angeles Rams DB room from Toby Wright (1994–1998), and handed it to Ryan McNeil (1997–1998).

Anthony Newman 1988–1994Robert Bailey 1991–1994Todd Lyght 1991–2000Steve Israel 1992–1994Toby Wright 1994–1998Keith Lyle

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2002team change
Joined LAC (from WAS)
2002final season
Last recorded season with LAC
2001team change
Joined WAS (from LA)
1999team change
Joined LA (from LAR)
1994draft
Drafted by LA — Round 3, Pick 71
1994team change
Joined LAR (from LA)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 210 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 9-season peers. See all →

peak 83

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

C+1994

B1995

A+1996

A+1997

B1998

C1999

C+2000

C+2001

C+2002

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

88%

Era Translator

INT 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 INT	INT/G	→ 2025 INT	→ 2025 /G
1994	2	0.1	0-2	0
1995	3	0.2	1-2	0.1
1996	9	0.6	6-3	0.4
1997	8	0.5	6-2	0.3
1998	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
1999	1	0.1	1	0.1
2000	1	0.1	0-1	0
2001	1	0.1	1	0
2002	2	0.2	2	0.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

144 career value over replacement — #678 all-time of 4,642. 16/season above a replacement-level S.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #71 (Rd 3) · LA · 1994 · +29.4 vs expected KV-H

73actual

43.6 expected · Δ+29.4

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1994 Draft Class· this player went #71

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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