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Defensive tackle, Baylor, 2017–19
James Lynch
- Number
- No. 93
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 295 lb
- Class (2019)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Round Rock, TX
- Born
- Jan 20, 1999, in Round Rock, Texas
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James Lynch played defensive tackle at Baylor (2017–19). He was a consensus All‑American in 2019. The Minnesota Vikings took Lynch in round 4, No. 130 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
3sacks, career highat Kansas State, 2019Honors
- 2018, 2019First-team All-Big 12
- 2019Consensus All‑American
- 2019Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year
- 2019Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
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, 41 tackles, 13.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Stephen F. Austin | W 56–17 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. UTSA | W 63–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Rice | W 21–13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Iowa State | W 23–21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | at Kansas State | W 31–12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Texas Tech | W 33–30 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2.5 | 1 |
| Oct 19 | at Oklahoma State | W 45–27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | vs. West Virginia | W 17–14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at TCU | W 29–23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Oklahoma | L 31–34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Texas | W 24–10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Nov 30 | at Kansas | W 61–6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 7 | vs.Oklahoma | L 23–30 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Georgia | L 14–26 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2018 Baylor 11 games, 36 tackles, 5.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Abilene Christian | W 55–27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 8 | atUTSA | W 37–20 | 4 | 2 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Duke | L 27–40 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 22 | vs.Kansas | W 26–7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | atOklahoma | L 33–66 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs.Kansas State | W 37–34 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | atTexas | L 17–23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | atWest Virginia | L 14–58 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs.Oklahoma State | W 35–31 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | atIowa State | L 14–28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs.TCU | L 9–16 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Baylor 8 games, 20 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs.UTSA | L 10–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | atOklahoma State | L 16–59 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs.West Virginia | L 36–38 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Texas | L 7–38 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | atKansas | W 38–9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Texas Tech | L 24–38 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs.Iowa State | L 13–23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | atTCU | L 22–45 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2020 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′3⅝″ |
| Weight | 289 lb |
| Arm length | 31⅞″ |
| Hand size | 9⅞″ |
| Wingspan | 76⅞″W |
| 40-yard dash | 5.01 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.73 sW |
| Vertical jump | 29″ |
| Broad jump | 9′3″ |
| Bench press | 23 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.39 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.39 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
6 seasons, 56 games with a stat; latest team: Chicago Bears.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | Minnesota Vikings | 11 | 27 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Tennessee Titans | 9 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | Tennessee Titans | 16 | 23 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Chicago Bears | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 56 | 106 | 3.5 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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