Kicker, San José State (from USC), 2021–⁠25

Denis Lynch

Lettered 2022–⁠23 at USC (school media guide)

Number
No. 48
Height
5′7″
Weight
190 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Newbury Park, CA

Denis Lynch played kicker at USC (2021–⁠24) and San José State (2025).

Career highs

3field goals, career hightwice; last at Stanford, 2025

Kicking

Field goals made, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2022USC152268.24968113
2023USC101566.7536595
2025San José State81650.0481943
Career335362.353152251

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021USC48PKRS
2022USC48PKFr.
2023USC48PKSo.
2024USC48PKJr.
2025San José State48PKSr.5′7″190

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsagePAAR
2022USC––––––-3.9 (23 att.)
2023USC––––––-1.1 (14 att.)
2025San José State––––––-10.6 (15 att.)

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). PAAR: points a kicker added above a replacement-level kicker, with his field-goal attempts. From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2025 San José State 10 games, 8 of 16 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 29vs.Central MichiganL 14–⁠1602022
Sep 6atTexasL 7–⁠3802011
Sep 20vs.IdahoW 31–⁠28114847
Sep 27atStanfordL 29–⁠303541211
Oct 17atUtah StateL 25–⁠30223706
Nov 1vs.Hawai’iW 45–⁠3800066
Nov 8vs.Air ForceL 16–⁠26223417
Nov 15atNevadaL 10–⁠5500011
Nov 22atSan Diego StateL 3–⁠2501000
Nov 29vs.Fresno StateL 14–⁠4101022
2023 USC 13 games, 10 of 15 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 26vs.San José StateW 56–⁠2800088
Sep 2vs.NevadaW 66–⁠141137811
Sep 9vs.StanfordW 56–⁠1000088
Sep 23atArizona StateW 42–⁠282253410
Sep 30atColoradoW 48–⁠4101066
Oct 7vs.ArizonaW 43–⁠4101055
Oct 14atNotre DameL 20–⁠48224828
Oct 21vs.UtahL 32–⁠34224428
Oct 28atCaliforniaW 50–⁠49122358
Nov 4vs.WashingtonL 42–⁠5200066
Nov 11atOregonL 27–⁠3600033
Nov 18vs.UCLAL 20–⁠38233428
Dec 27 ✦vs.LouisvilleW 42–⁠2801066
2022 USC 14 games, 15 of 22 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 3vs.RiceW 66–⁠141125912
Sep 10atStanfordW 41–⁠282345511
Sep 17vs.Fresno StateW 45–⁠17114169
Sep 24atOregon StateW 17–⁠14124225
Oct 1vs.Arizona StateW 42–⁠2500066
Oct 8vs.Washington StateW 30–⁠143331312
Oct 15atUtahL 42–⁠4300066
Oct 29atArizonaW 45–⁠37134569
Nov 5vs.CaliforniaW 41–⁠3500055
Nov 11vs.ColoradoW 55–⁠17113403
Nov 19atUCLAW 48–⁠452449612
Nov 26vs.Notre DameW 38–⁠27113158
Dec 2vs.UtahL 24–⁠47112036
Jan 2 ✦vs.TulaneL 45–⁠46124369

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

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