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.
Keith Lyle
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
2 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | |||||
| 1994 | 22 | LAR | 16 | — | 22 | 19 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 23 | STL | 16 | — | 90 | 72 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 24 | STL | 16 | — | 79 | 63 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 39 | 0 | 13.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 25 | STL | 16 | — | 90 | 76 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 8 | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 26 | STL | 16 | — | 85 | 63 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 27 | STL | 8 | — | 21 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 28 | STL | 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 |
| 2001 | 29 | WAS | 12 | — | 20 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 30 | SD | 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 | |
Career Value · VORP
146 career value over replacement — #686 all-time of 4,695. 16.2/season above a replacement-level S.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #71 (Rd 3) · RAM · 1994 · +30 vs expected KV-H
73actual
43 expected · Δ+30
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