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 12% all-time defensive backsIron Man

Height6'0"

Weight194 lb

BornFeb 9, 1969

Age57

CollegeNotre Dame See College Stats

Rookie yr1991

Draft

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1991	22–23	LAR	12	—	39	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	3	0	—	—	—
1992	23–24	LAR	12	—	67	61	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	3	22	0	—	—	—
1993	24–25	LAR	9	—	44	41	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	9	0	—	—	—
1994	25–26	LAR	16	—	90	78	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	13	0	—	—	—
1995	26–27	STL	16	—	84	74	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	4	11	1	—	—	—
1996	27–28	STL	16	—	89	76	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	5	19	0	—	—	—
1997	28–29	STL	16	—	90	77	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	4	16	2	—	—	—
1998	29–30	STL	16	—	71	58	—	—	—	1.5	1.5	3	11	2	—	—	—
1999	30–31	STL	14	—	51	40	11	1	2	1.5	4.5	4	9	1	—	1	0
2000	31–32	STL	14	—	46	41	5	2	0	1.0	3.0	2	9	1	—	0	0
2001	32–33	DET	15	—	58	52	6	2	0	0.0	2.0	4	9	0	—	1	0
2002	33–34	DET	16	—	91	76	15	4	0	0.0	4.0	2	18	0	—	0	0
Career		—	172	—	820	674	37	9	2	5.0	16.0	35	149	7	—	2	0

Career Value · VORP

156 career value over replacement — #596 all-time of 4,649. 13/season above a replacement-level CB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #5 (Rd 1) · LA · 1991 · +6.6 vs expected KV-H

68actual

61.4 expected · Δ+6.6

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1991	22–23	LAR	12	—	39	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	3	0	—	—	—	4.3
1992	23–24	LAR	12	—	67	61	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	3	22	0	—	—	—	10.7
1993	24–25	LAR	9	—	44	41	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	9	0	—	—	—	5.6
1994	25–26	LAR	16	—	90	78	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	13	0	—	—	—	7.7
1995	26–27	STL	16	—	84	74	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	4	11	1	—	—	—	10.3
1996	27–28	STL	16	—	89	76	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	5	19	0	—	—	—	12.1
1997	28–29	STL	16	—	90	77	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	4	16	2	—	—	—	12.7
1998	29–30	STL	16	—	71	58	—	—	—	1.5	1.5	3	11	2	—	—	—	10.7
1999	30–31	STL	14	—	51	40	11	1	2	1.5	4.5	4	9	1	—	1	0	9.8
2000	31–32	STL	14	—	46	41	5	2	0	1.0	3.0	2	9	1	—	0	0	8.1
2001	32–33	DET	15	—	58	52	6	2	0	0.0	2.0	4	9	0	—	1	0	9.8
2002	33–34	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	—	2	0	112

Todd Lyght

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