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.

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Todd Lyght

1× Pro BowlTop 13% all-time defensive backsIron Man

Height6'0"

Weight194 lb

BornFeb 9, 1969

Age57

CollegeNotre Dame See College Stats

Rookie yr1991

Draft1991 · Rd 1, Pick 5 · LA

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

73rdInterceptions·35

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

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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.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 156 · #596 · High-Value

Worth 156 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 14% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 10 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15.6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

10 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+15.6

Avg surplus

peak +23

10 seasons × ~15.6 surplus ≈ VORP 156

Combined Season Grid

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

2 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1991	—	LAR	12	—	39	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	—	LAR	12	—	67	61	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	3	22	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	—	LAR	9	—	44	41	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	9	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	LAR	16	—	90	78	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	13	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	LAR	16	—	84	74	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	4	11	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	LAR	16	—	89	76	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	5	19	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	LAR	16	—	90	77	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	4	16	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	LAR	16	—	71	58	—	—	—	1.5	1.5	3	11	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	LA	14	—	51	40	11	1	2	1.5	4.5	4	9	1	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	LA	14	—	46	41	5	2	0	1.0	3.0	2	9	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	DET	15	—	58	52	6	2	0	0.0	2.0	4	9	0	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	DET	16	—	91	76	15	4	0	0.0	4.0	2	18	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0
Career		—	172	—	820	674	37	9	2	5.0	16.0	35	149	7	0	2	0	—	—	—	0	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1991	22	LAR	12	—	39	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	3	0	—	—	—	4.3
1992	23	LAR	12	—	67	61	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	3	22	0	—	—	—	10.7
1993	24	LAR	9	—	44	41	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	9	0	—	—	—	5.6
1994	25	LAR	16	—	90	78	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	13	0	—	—	—	7.7
1995	26	LAR	16	—	84	74	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	4	11	1	—	—	—	10.3
1996	27	LAR	16	—	89	76	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	5	19	0	—	—	—	12.1
1997	28	LAR	16	—	90	77	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	4	16	2	—	—	—	12.7
1998	29	LAR	16	—	71	58	—	—	—	1.5	1.5	3	11	2	—	—	—	10.7
1999	30	LA	14	—	51	40	11	1	2	1.5	4.5	4	9	1	—	1	0	9.8
2000	31	LA	14	—	46	41	5	2	0	1.0	3.0	2	9	1	—	0	0	8.1
2001	32	DET	15	—	58	52	6	2	0	0.0	2.0	4	9	0	—	1	0	9.8
2002	33	DET	16	—	91	76	15	4	0	0.0	4.0	2	18	0	—	0	0	10.2
Career			172		820	674	37	9	2	—	—	35	149	7	0	2	0	112

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2002	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0
Career					—	—	—	0	0

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 68 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 68 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 12 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 65.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 68· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 62

On-field 43.7

Availability 18.3

On-field production Staying available

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

1991bestavg 62elite 702002

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 16% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

16% of the all-time Interceptions leader16

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

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: 90%.

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

4 playoff games

Defense

Tkl19Solo13Ast6TFL1Dis1.0Int1PD5

College Stats

Notre DameCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Notre Dame), 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.

1991 Draft Class· this player went #5

#1Russell MarylandNT #2Eric TurnerFS #6Eric SwannDT #10Herman MooreWR #12Alvin HarperWR #13Mike PritchardWR #14Leonard RussellRB #16Dan McGwireQB #18Alfred WilliamsDE #20Kelvin PritchettDT #21Harvey WilliamsRB #23Randal HillWR #24Todd MarinovichQB #25Ted WashingtonNT #26Henry JonesDB #27Jarrod BunchFB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Todd inherited the Los Angeles Rams DB room from Robert Bailey (1991–1994), and handed it to Steve Israel (1992–1994).

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

2002final season
Last recorded season with DET
2001team change
Joined DET (from LA)
1999team change
Joined LA (from LAR)
1991draft
Drafted by LA — Round 1, Pick 5
1991team change
Joined LAR (from LA)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 194 lb

Frame

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 12-season peers. See all →

peak 71

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

C1991

B1992

C+1993

C1994

B1995

B+1996

B1997

B1998

B+1999

C+2000

B+2001

B2002

Availability

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
1991	1	0.1	0-1	0
1992	3	0.3	2-1	0.1
1993	2	0.2	2	0.1
1994	1	0.1	0-1	0
1995	4	0.3	2-2	0.1
1996	5	0.3	3-2	0.2
1997	4	0.3	2-2	0.1
1998	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
1999	4	0.3	3-1	0.2
2000	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2001	4	0.3	3-1	0.2
2002	2	0.1	1-1	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), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

156 career value over replacement — #596 all-time of 4,642. 13/season above a replacement-level CB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #5 (Rd 1) · LA · 1991 · +6.2 vs expected KV-H

68actual

61.8 expected · Δ+6.2

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1991 Draft Class· this player went #5

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator