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, 2022

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021Temple752953.9133
2022Northern Illinois642804.4352
2023Northern Illinois13886.8130
2024Northern Illinois18814.5031
2025Northern Illinois320.701
Career1737464.3552

Passing

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2021Temple8715356.98305.444
2022Northern Illinois132846.41465.200
2023Northern Illinois11100.077.010
2024Northern Illinois010.000.000
Career10118355.29835.454

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Temple5WRYr 1
2022Northern Illinois5WRYr 2
2023Northern Illinois5WRYr 3
2024Northern Illinois5WRYr 4
2025Northern Illinois5WRSr. (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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2021Temple2390.0111th (n=277)0.161.232%0.20
2022Northern Illinois860.2272nd (n=470)0.1419.014%0.19
2023Northern Illinois130.16––2.1––
2024Northern Illinois210.09––1.95%–
2025Northern Illinois30.78––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
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.Holy CrossW 19–⁠17––––––
Nov 5atToledoL 3–⁠421101––
Nov 12atMassachusettsW 45–⁠32101––
2024 Northern Illinois 6 games, 4 catches, 14 yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Western IllinoisW 54–⁠1564203116
Sep 21vs.BuffaloL 20–⁠23––––23
Oct 12atBowling GreenW 17–⁠7110115
Nov 13vs.AkronW 29–⁠16424013––
Nov 30vs.Central MichiganW 24–⁠1661505––
Dec 23 ✦vs.Fresno StateW 28–⁠201−100––
2023 Northern Illinois 3 games, 88 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2atBoston CollegeW 27–⁠24312013––
Sep 23vs.TulsaL 14–⁠22884130––
Dec 23 ✦vs.Arkansas StateW 21–⁠192−800––
2022 Northern Illinois 9 games, 280 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 24atKentuckyL 23–⁠3172117––
Oct 1atBall StateL 38–⁠441589024––
Oct 8vs.ToledoL 32–⁠52412115––
Oct 15atEastern MichiganW 39–⁠10838024––
Oct 22atOhioL 17–⁠24111007––
Nov 2vs.Central MichiganL 22–⁠352302––
Nov 9atWestern MichiganW 24–⁠21683152––
Nov 16vs.Miami (OH)L 23–⁠292404––
Nov 26vs.AkronL 12–⁠44920016––
2021 Temple 11 games, 830 passing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4atRutgersL 14–⁠61639020––
Sep 11atAkronW 45–⁠24634112––
Sep 18vs.Boston CollegeL 3–⁠28212706––
Sep 25vs.WagnerW 41–⁠7––––––
Oct 2vs.MemphisW 34–⁠311000––
Oct 8atCincinnatiL 3–⁠52329033––
Oct 30vs.UCFL 7–⁠49427014––
Nov 6atEast CarolinaL 3–⁠45742018––
Nov 13vs.HoustonL 8–⁠371478021––
Nov 20atTulsaL 10–⁠44101109––
Nov 27vs.NavyL 14–⁠3838011––

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

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