Todd Lyght is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Lyght in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Lyght's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | ||||||
| 1991 | 22–23 | LAR | 12 | — | 0.8 | 39 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 23–24 | LAR | 12 | — | 4.0 | 67 | 61 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 22 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 24–25 | LAR | 9 | — | 2.1 | 44 | 41 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 25–26 | LAR | 16 | — | 1.2 | 90 | 78 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 26–27 | STL | 16 | — | 4.8 | 84 | 74 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 27–28 | STL | 16 | — | 6.0 | 89 | 76 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 19 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 28–29 | STL | 16 | — | 5.2 | 90 | 77 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 16 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 29–30 | STL | 16 | — | 4.0 | 71 | 58 | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 30–31 | STL | 14 | — | 5.0 | 51 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 31–32 | STL | 14 | — | 0.8 | 46 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 32–33 | DET | 15 | — | 3.1 | 58 | 52 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 33–34 | DET | 16 | — | 1.8 | 91 | 76 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 172 | — | 38.8 | 820 | 674 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 5.0 | 16.0 | 35 | 149 | 7 | — | 2 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
156 career value over replacement — #613 all-time of 4,695. 13/season above a replacement-level CB.
Pick #5 (Rd 1) · LA · 1991 · +4.7 vs expected KV-H
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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 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
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