
Quarterback, Memphis, 2012–15
Paxton Lynch
- Number
- No. 12
- Height
- 6′7″
- Hometown
- Deltona, FL
- Born
- Feb 12, 1994, in San Antonio, Texas
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Paxton Lynch played quarterback at Memphis (2012–15). The Denver Broncos took Lynch in the first round, No. 26 overall in the 2016 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
447passing yards, career highat Tulsa, 20157touchdown passes, career highvs. SMU, 20153rushing touchdowns, career highvs. BYU, 2014Team titles: American champions, 2014
Season by season, from Wikipedia
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | GS | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2013 | 12 | 12 | 203 | 349 | 58.2 | 2,056 | 9 | 10 | 110.4 | 88 | 127 | 1.4 | 2 |
| 2014 | 13 | 13 | 259 | 413 | 62.7 | 3,031 | 22 | 9 | 137.6 | 113 | 321 | 2.8 | 13 |
| 2015 | 13 | 13 | 296 | 443 | 66.8 | 3,776 | 28 | 4 | 157.5 | 87 | 239 | 2.7 | 2 |
| Career | 38 | 38 | 758 | 1,205 | 8,863 | 59 | 23 | 288 | 687 | 17 | |||
From the college statistics table in Lynch’s Wikipedia article (Paxton 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
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 | Memphis | 390 | 0.17 | 32nd (n=144) | 0.22 | 67.9 | 51% | 0.17 | 0.13 |
| 2014 | Memphis | 525 | 0.24 | 49th (n=147) | 0.24 | 124.3 | 51% | 0.35 | 0.37 |
| 2015 | Memphis | 528 | 0.40 | 89th (n=151) | 0.24 | 213.5 | 50% | 0.51 | 0.27 |
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
2015 Memphis 13 games, 3,776 passing yards, 28 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. | W 63–7 | 8 | 12 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 27 |
| Sep 12 | at | W 55–23 | 22 | 25 | 354 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Sep 19 | at | W 44–41 | 29 | 40 | 386 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 53–46 | 24 | 36 | 412 | 2 | 0 | 52 |
| Oct 2 | at | W 24–17 | 20 | 33 | 305 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Oct 17 | vs. | W 37–24 | 39 | 53 | 384 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 23 | at | W 66–42 | 32 | 44 | 447 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Oct 31 | vs. | W 41–13 | 26 | 42 | 343 | 1 | 0 | 43 |
| Nov 7 | vs. | L 20–45 | 26 | 42 | 305 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
| Nov 14 | at | L 34–35 | 20 | 31 | 278 | 2 | 1 | 43 |
| Nov 21 | at | L 12–31 | 25 | 34 | 156 | 0 | 0 | −2 |
| Nov 28 | vs. | W 63–0 | 9 | 14 | 222 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. | L 10–31 | 16 | 37 | 106 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
2014 Memphis 13 games, 3,031 passing yards, 22 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 63–0 | 20 | 27 | 242 | 2 | 1 | 34 |
| Sep 6 | at | L 35–42 | 27 | 41 | 305 | 1 | 0 | 27 |
| Sep 20 | vs. | W 36–17 | 21 | 35 | 219 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| Sep 27 | at | L 3–24 | 13 | 31 | 81 | 0 | 1 | −24 |
| Oct 4 | at | W 41–14 | 18 | 25 | 311 | 2 | 0 | 45 |
| Oct 11 | vs. | L 24–28 | 26 | 37 | 243 | 2 | 3 | 35 |
| Oct 25 | at | W 48–10 | 17 | 23 | 307 | 1 | 0 | −6 |
| Oct 31 | vs. | W 40–20 | 18 | 31 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| Nov 7 | at | W 16–13 | 21 | 28 | 230 | 1 | 0 | −1 |
| Nov 15 | at | W 38–7 | 14 | 25 | 178 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| Nov 22 | vs. | W 31–20 | 18 | 23 | 232 | 2 | 0 | 44 |
| Nov 29 | vs. | W 41–10 | 22 | 41 | 194 | 4 | 0 | 40 |
| Dec 22 ✦ | vs. | W 55–48 | 24 | 46 | 306 | 4 | 3 | 38 |
2013 Memphis 12 games, 2,056 passing yards, 9 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs. | L 14–28 | 14 | 24 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Sep 14 | at | L 15–17 | 19 | 27 | 170 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 31–7 | 17 | 26 | 176 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Oct 5 | vs. | L 17–24 | 20 | 38 | 279 | 0 | 2 | −18 |
| Oct 12 | at | L 15–25 | 21 | 41 | 222 | 0 | 0 | −7 |
| Oct 19 | vs. | L 29–34 | 26 | 36 | 198 | 1 | 1 | −5 |
| Oct 30 | vs. | L 21–34 | 17 | 33 | 140 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | W 21–6 | 15 | 22 | 189 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Nov 16 | at | W 23–10 | 6 | 13 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 51 |
| Nov 23 | at | L 17–24 | 11 | 23 | 144 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
| Nov 30 | vs. | L 21–41 | 19 | 29 | 162 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
| Dec 7 | at | L 10–45 | 18 | 37 | 169 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2016 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′6⅝″ |
| Weight | 244 lb |
| Arm length | 34¼″ |
| Hand size | 10¼″ |
| Wingspan | 81¾″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.86 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.66 sW |
| Vertical jump | 36″ |
| Broad jump | 9′10″ |
| 3-cone drill | 7.14 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.26 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
2 seasons, 5 games with a stat; latest team: Pittsburgh Steelers.
| Season | Team | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Denver Broncos | 3 | 49 | 83 | 497 | 2 | 1 | 25 |
| 2017 | Denver Broncos | 2 | 30 | 45 | 295 | 2 | 3 | 30 |
| NFL career | 5 | 79 | 128 | 792 | 4 | 4 | 55 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| 2022 | USFL | Michigan Panthers |
| 2023 | XFL | Orlando Guardians |
| 2023 | XFL | San Antonio Brahmas |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.
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