Linebacker, Baylor, 2015–19
Blake Lynch
- Number
- No. 2
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Class (2019)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Gilmer, TX
- Born
- Feb 14, 1997, in Gilmer, Texas
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Blake Lynch played linebacker at Baylor (2015–19).
Career highs
7catches, career highvs. Texas Tech, 2017110receiving yards, career highat TCU, 201711tackles, career highat TCU, 2019Defense
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
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.
Game by game
2019 Baylor 14 games, 68 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Stephen F. Austin | W 56–17 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | vs. UTSA | W 63–14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Rice | W 21–13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Iowa State | W 23–21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at Kansas State | W 31–12 | 7 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Texas Tech | W 33–30 | 7 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Oklahoma State | W 45–27 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | vs. West Virginia | W 17–14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | at TCU | W 29–23 | 11 | 8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Oklahoma | L 31–34 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Texas | W 24–10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at Kansas | W 61–6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 7 | vs.Oklahoma | L 23–30 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Georgia | L 14–26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Baylor 12 games, 39 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Abilene Christian | W 55–27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | atUTSA | W 37–20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Duke | L 27–40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | atOklahoma | L 33–66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs.Kansas State | W 37–34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | atTexas | L 17–23 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | atWest Virginia | L 14–58 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs.Oklahoma State | W 35–31 | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | atIowa State | L 14–28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs.TCU | L 9–16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs.Texas Tech | W 35–24 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Vanderbilt | W 45–38 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Baylor 11 games, 18 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Liberty | L 45–48 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 9 | vs.UTSA | L 10–17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 16 | atDuke | L 20–34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | atKansas State | L 20–33 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | atOklahoma State | L 16–59 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 21 | vs.West Virginia | L 36–38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Texas | L 7–38 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 4 | atKansas | W 38–9 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 11 | vs.Texas Tech | L 24–38 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 18 | vs.Iowa State | L 13–23 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 24 | atTCU | L 22–45 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2016 Baylor 11 games, 34 catches, 404 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Northwestern State | W 55–7 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 10 | vs. SMU | W 40–13 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 16 | atRice | W 38–10 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 24 | vs.Oklahoma State | W 35–24 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 1 | atIowa State | W 45–42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Kansas | W 49–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | atTexas | L 34–35 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 5 | vs.TCU | L 22–62 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 12 | atOklahoma | L 24–45 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 19 | vs.Kansas State | L 21–42 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 25 | vs.Texas Tech | L 35–54 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2020 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅛″ |
| Weight | 225 lb |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 19 games with a stat; latest team: Kansas City Chiefs.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Minnesota Vikings | 11 | 33 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | Los Angeles Chargers | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 19 | 54 | 2 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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