Receiver, Northern Illinois (from Temple), 2021–25
Justin Lynch
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Chicago, IL
Justin Lynch played receiver at Temple (2021) and Northern Illinois (2022–25).
Career highs
255passing yards, career highat Akron, 202189rushing yards, career highat Ball State, 2022Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Temple | 75 | 295 | 3.9 | 1 | 33 |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 64 | 280 | 4.4 | 3 | 52 |
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 88 | 6.8 | 1 | 30 |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 18 | 81 | 4.5 | 0 | 31 |
| 2025 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 173 | 746 | 4.3 | 5 | 52 | |
Passing
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Temple | 87 | 153 | 56.9 | 830 | 5.4 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 28 | 46.4 | 146 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 101 | 183 | 55.2 | 983 | 5.4 | 5 | 4 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Temple | 5 | WR | Yr 1 | ||
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 5 | WR | Yr 2 | ||
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 5 | WR | Yr 3 | ||
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 5 | WR | Yr 4 | ||
| 2025 | Northern Illinois | 5 | WR | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′1″ | 205 |
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. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Temple | 239 | 0.01 | 11th (n=277) | 0.16 | 1.2 | 32% | 0.20 |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 86 | 0.22 | 72nd (n=470) | 0.14 | 19.0 | 14% | 0.19 |
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 0.16 | – | – | 2.1 | – | – |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 21 | 0.09 | – | – | 1.9 | 5% | – |
| 2025 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 0.78 | – | – | 2.3 | – | – |
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
2025 Northern Illinois 3 games, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 19–17 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 5 | at | L 3–42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| Nov 12 | at | W 45–3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – |
2024 Northern Illinois 6 games, 4 catches, 14 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 54–15 | 6 | 42 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 6 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | L 20–23 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 3 |
| Oct 12 | at | W 17–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Nov 13 | vs. | W 29–16 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 13 | – | – |
| Nov 30 | vs. | W 24–16 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. | W 28–20 | 1 | −1 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
2023 Northern Illinois 3 games, 88 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at | W 27–24 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 13 | – | – |
| Sep 23 | vs. | L 14–22 | 8 | 84 | 1 | 30 | – | – |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. | W 21–19 | 2 | −8 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
2022 Northern Illinois 9 games, 280 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | at | L 23–31 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 7 | – | – |
| Oct 1 | at | L 38–44 | 15 | 89 | 0 | 24 | – | – |
| Oct 8 | vs. | L 32–52 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 15 | – | – |
| Oct 15 | at | W 39–10 | 8 | 38 | 0 | 24 | – | – |
| Oct 22 | at | L 17–24 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Nov 2 | vs. | L 22–35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | – | – |
| Nov 9 | at | W 24–21 | 6 | 83 | 1 | 52 | – | – |
| Nov 16 | vs. | L 23–29 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Nov 26 | vs. | L 12–44 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 16 | – | – |
2021 Temple 11 games, 830 passing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at | L 14–61 | 6 | 39 | 0 | 20 | – | – |
| Sep 11 | at | W 45–24 | 6 | 34 | 1 | 12 | – | – |
| Sep 18 | vs. | L 3–28 | 21 | 27 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Sep 25 | vs. | W 41–7 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 2 | vs. | W 34–31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Oct 8 | at | L 3–52 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 33 | – | – |
| Oct 30 | vs. | L 7–49 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 14 | – | – |
| Nov 6 | at | L 3–45 | 7 | 42 | 0 | 18 | – | – |
| Nov 13 | vs. | L 8–37 | 14 | 78 | 0 | 21 | – | – |
| Nov 20 | at | L 10–44 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Nov 27 | vs. | L 14–38 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 11 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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