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 74, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Keith Lyle
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 149 · #638 · High-ValueWorth 149 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 15% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 9 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +16.6 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
9 cleared
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48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
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Career Value · VORP
149 career value over replacement — #638 all-time of 4,649. 16.6/season above a replacement-level S.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #71 (Rd 3) · LA · 1994 · +31.1 vs expected KV-H
74actual
42.9 expected · Δ+31.1
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