
Quarterback, Northern Illinois, 2009–13
Jordan Lynch
- Number
- No. 6
- Height
- 6′0″
- Hometown
- Chicago, IL
- Born
- Oct 3, 1990, in Chicago, Illinois
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Jordan Lynch played quarterback at Northern Illinois (2009–13). He finished third in the 2013 Heisman vote. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2026.
At a glance
Career highs
407passing yards, career highvs. Toledo, 20124touchdown passes, career highthree times; last vs. Eastern Michigan, 2013321rushing yards, career highvs. Western Michigan, 20134rushing touchdowns, career highat Massachusetts, 2013Honors
- Inducted 2026College Football Hall of Fame
- 2012, 2013Mid-American Offensive Player of the Year
- 2012, 2013Mid-American Vern Smith Leadership Award
- 2012Seventh in the Heisman vote
- 2013Chic Harley Award
- 2013Third in the Heisman vote
Team titles: MAC champions, 2011 and 2012
All-America: AP 2013; AP second team 2012
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Season by season, from Wikipedia
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | GS | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2010 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 139.9 | 31 | 362 | 11.7 | 3 |
| 2011 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 75.0 | 166 | 1 | 0 | 161.2 | 45 | 246 | 5.5 | 3 |
| 2012 | 14 | 14 | 237 | 394 | 60.2 | 3,138 | 25 | 6 | 144.9 | 294 | 1,815 | 6.2 | 19 |
| 2013 | 14 | 14 | 253 | 404 | 62.6 | 2,892 | 24 | 8 | 138.4 | 292 | 1,920 | 6.6 | 23 |
| Career | 50 | 28 | 509 | 824 | 6,209 | 51 | 14 | 662 | 4,343 | 48 | |||
From the college statistics table in Lynch’s Wikipedia article (Jordan Lynch, CC BY-SA), season by season as the article gives them, bowls included where it counts them. Our own records come from box scores, which start in 2004 (tackles in 2016, kickoff returns in 2009).
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Northern Illinois | 6 | QB | |
| 2010 | Northern Illinois | 6 | QB | |
| 2011 | Northern Illinois | 6 | QB | |
| 2012 | Northern Illinois | 6 | QB | |
| 2013 | Northern Illinois | 6 | QB | 6′0″ |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Northern Illinois | 629 | 0.19 | 40th (n=144) | 0.22 | 117.5 | 62% | 0.20 | 0.18 |
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
2013 Northern Illinois 14 games, 2,892 passing yards, 24 TD; 1,920 rushing yards, 23 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | W 30–27 | 25 | 41 | 275 | 3 | 0 | 56 |
| Sep 14 | at | W 45–35 | 17 | 29 | 152 | 3 | 0 | 159 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 43–39 | 21 | 30 | 235 | 1 | 2 | 189 |
| Sep 28 | at | W 55–24 | 18 | 25 | 207 | 3 | 0 | 35 |
| Oct 5 | at | W 38–24 | 21 | 35 | 244 | 2 | 2 | 94 |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 27–20 | 16 | 35 | 220 | 1 | 0 | 83 |
| Oct 19 | at | W 38–17 | 20 | 30 | 155 | 1 | 1 | 316 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 59–20 | 16 | 20 | 223 | 4 | 0 | 99 |
| Nov 2 | at | W 63–19 | 10 | 13 | 160 | 1 | 0 | 119 |
| Nov 13 | vs. | W 48–27 | 26 | 32 | 345 | 2 | 0 | 123 |
| Nov 20 | at | W 35–17 | 17 | 22 | 202 | 0 | 0 | 161 |
| Nov 26 | vs. | W 33–14 | 5 | 17 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 321 |
| Dec 6 | vs. | L 27–47 | 21 | 40 | 219 | 1 | 2 | 126 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. | L 14–21 | 20 | 35 | 216 | 1 | 1 | 39 |
2012 Northern Illinois 14 games, 3,138 passing yards, 25 TD; 1,815 rushing yards, 19 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | L 17–18 | 6 | 16 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 119 |
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 35–7 | 19 | 25 | 214 | 1 | 1 | 60 |
| Sep 15 | at | W 41–40 | 18 | 27 | 342 | 4 | 1 | 125 |
| Sep 22 | vs. | W 30–23 | 23 | 35 | 235 | 2 | 1 | 134 |
| Sep 29 | vs. | W 55–24 | 14 | 32 | 215 | 1 | 0 | 144 |
| Oct 6 | at | W 35–23 | 16 | 23 | 195 | 1 | 0 | 207 |
| Oct 13 | vs. | W 45–3 | 13 | 20 | 232 | 2 | 0 | 129 |
| Oct 20 | at | W 37–7 | 20 | 33 | 223 | 2 | 0 | 131 |
| Oct 27 | at | W 48–34 | 18 | 28 | 274 | 4 | 0 | 136 |
| Nov 3 | vs. | W 63–0 | 15 | 19 | 191 | 2 | 0 | 157 |
| Nov 14 | vs. | W 31–24 | 25 | 36 | 407 | 3 | 1 | 162 |
| Nov 23 | at | W 49–7 | 16 | 25 | 168 | 1 | 0 | 107 |
| Nov 30 | vs. | W 44–37 | 19 | 34 | 212 | 1 | 1 | 160 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | L 10–31 | 15 | 41 | 176 | 1 | 1 | 44 |
2011 Northern Illinois 12 games, 246 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 49–26 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | L 7–49 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 47–30 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 |
| Oct 1 | at | L 41–48 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Oct 8 | vs. | W 40–10 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| Oct 15 | vs. | W 51–22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 |
| Oct 22 | at | W 31–30 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| Nov 1 | at | W 63–60 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Nov 8 | at | W 45–14 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 32 |
| Nov 15 | vs. | W 41–38 | – | – | – | – | – | 14 |
| Dec 2 | vs. | W 23–20 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Jan 8 ✦ | vs. | W 38–20 | 4 | 4 | 64 | 0 | 0 | −4 |
No box score in the source for Nov 25 vs. Eastern Michigan, so that game is not listed.
2010 Northern Illinois 9 games, 362 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | at | W 50–14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 9 | vs. | W 31–17 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 |
| Oct 16 | vs. | W 45–14 | – | – | – | – | – | 96 |
| Oct 23 | vs. | W 33–7 | – | – | – | – | – | 12 |
| Oct 30 | at | W 28–21 | – | – | – | – | – | 19 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | W 65–30 | – | – | – | – | – | 43 |
| Nov 20 | at | W 59–21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| Nov 26 | at | W 71–3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 142 |
| Dec 3 | vs. | L 21–26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2014 East–West Shrine Game (East team, won 23–13).
| Drill | Combine 2014 | Combine or pro day 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0⅛″ | |
| Weight | 217 lb | |
| Arm length | 29¾″ | |
| Hand size | 8⅞″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.76 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.65 s | |
| Vertical jump | 29½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′1″ | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.55 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.20 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.
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