Running back, Nevada (from Penn State), 2012–⁠16

Akeel Lynch

Number
No. 22
Height
5′11″
Hometown
Toronto, ON
Born
May 14, 1994, in Toronto

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Akeel Lynch played running back at Penn State (2012–⁠15) and Nevada (2016).

Career highs

137rushing yards, career highat Illinois, 2014

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2013Penn State603586.0143
2014Penn State1476784.6447
2015Penn State552825.1275
2016Nevada8293.608
Career2701,3475.0775

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Penn State10696.9016
2015Penn State482.006
Career14775.5016

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Penn State22RB
2013Penn State22RB
2014Penn State22RB
2015Penn State22RB
2016Nevada22RB5′11″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2013Penn State590.11––6.411%0.05
2014Penn State152-0.0114th (n=253)0.12-1.117%0.13
2015Penn State610.0631st (n=268)0.123.412%0.10
2016Nevada8-0.21––-1.7––

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2016 Nevada 4 games, 29 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.Cal PolyW 30–⁠2742108––
Sep 10atNotre DameL 10–⁠391707––
Sep 24atPurdueL 14–⁠24––––––
Oct 1atHawai’iL 17–⁠383101––
2015 Penn State 8 games, 282 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5atTempleL 10–⁠27107814222
Sep 12vs.BuffaloW 27–⁠141946012––
Sep 19vs.RutgersW 28–⁠310120175––
Sep 26vs.San Diego StateW 37–⁠21101807––
Oct 17atOhio StateL 10–⁠3841201110
Oct 31vs.IllinoisW 39–⁠01404––
Nov 7atNorthwesternL 21–⁠23––––16
Jan 2 ✦vs.GeorgiaL 17–⁠241404––
2014 Penn State 13 games, 678 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.UCFW 26–⁠241707––
Sep 6vs.AkronW 21–⁠3745013––
Sep 13atRutgersW 13–⁠101−200––
Sep 20vs.MassachusettsW 48–⁠7881146––
Sep 27vs.NorthwesternL 6–⁠291202111
Oct 11atMichiganL 13–⁠1851608––
Oct 25vs.Ohio StateL 24–⁠3113380913
Nov 1vs.MarylandL 19–⁠20215108––
Nov 8atIndianaW 13–⁠71347020––
Nov 15vs.TempleW 30–⁠131813013814
Nov 22atIllinoisL 14–⁠1628137147235
Nov 29vs.Michigan StateL 10–⁠34145112624
Dec 27 ✦vs.Boston CollegeW 31–⁠301775035312
2013 Penn State 7 games, 358 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 7vs.Eastern MichiganW 45–⁠713108127––
Sep 14vs.UCFL 31–⁠34532013––
Sep 21vs.Kent StateW 34–⁠014123043––
Oct 5atIndianaL 24–⁠443704––
Oct 26atOhio StateL 14–⁠63113507––
Nov 16vs.PurdueW 45–⁠2194409––
Nov 23vs.NebraskaL 20–⁠235905––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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