Paxton Lynch in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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

Best season
3,776
Passing yards, 2015 (Memphis, 9–⁠4)
Best game
447 yards
At Tulsa, week 8, 2015: No. 3 passing game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 26
Overall, 2016 NFL Draft (Denver Broncos)

Career highs

447passing yards, career highat Tulsa, 20157touchdown passes, career highvs. SMU, 20153rushing touchdowns, career highvs. BYU, 2014

Team titles: American champions, 2014

Season by season, from Wikipedia

SeasonGamesPassingRushing
GGSCmpAttPctYdsTDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
201200
2013121220334958.22,056910110.4881271.42
2014131325941362.73,031229137.61133212.813
2015131329644366.83,776284157.5872392.72
Career38387581,2058,863592328868717

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Memphis12QB
2013Memphis12QB
2014Memphis12QB
2015Memphis12QB6′7″

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. passAdj. rush
2013Memphis3900.1732nd (n=144)0.2267.951%0.170.13
2014Memphis5250.2449th (n=147)0.24124.351%0.350.37
2015Memphis5280.4089th (n=151)0.24213.550%0.510.27

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
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5vs.Missouri StateW 63–⁠7812781027
Sep 12atKansasW 55–⁠2322253542014
Sep 19atBowling GreenW 44–⁠4129403863017
Sep 24vs.CincinnatiW 53–⁠4624364122052
Oct 2atSouth FloridaW 24–⁠172033305206
Oct 17vs.Ole MissW 37–⁠243953384313
Oct 23atTulsaW 66–⁠423244447406
Oct 31vs.TulaneW 41–⁠1326423431043
Nov 7vs.NavyL 20–⁠4526423051124
Nov 14atHoustonL 34–⁠3520312782143
Nov 21atTempleL 12–⁠31253415600−2
Nov 28vs.SMUW 63–⁠0914222707
Dec 30 ✦vs.AuburnL 10–⁠31163710601−1
2014 Memphis 13 games, 3,031 passing yards, 22 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30vs.Austin PeayW 63–⁠020272422134
Sep 6atUCLAL 35–⁠4227413051027
Sep 20vs.Middle TennesseeW 36–⁠1721352192116
Sep 27atOle MissL 3–⁠2413318101−24
Oct 4atCincinnatiW 41–⁠1418253112045
Oct 11vs.HoustonL 24–⁠2826372432335
Oct 25atSMUW 48–⁠10172330710−6
Oct 31vs.TulsaW 40–⁠2018311830047
Nov 7atTempleW 16–⁠13212823010−1
Nov 15atTulaneW 38–⁠714251781026
Nov 22vs.South FloridaW 31–⁠2018232322044
Nov 29vs.UConnW 41–⁠1022411944040
Dec 22 ✦vs.BYUW 55–⁠4824463064338
2013 Memphis 12 games, 2,056 passing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 7vs.DukeL 14–⁠2814241480029
Sep 14atMiddle TennesseeL 15–⁠171927170121
Sep 21vs.Arkansas StateW 31–⁠717261761014
Oct 5vs.UCFL 17–⁠24203827902−18
Oct 12atHoustonL 15–⁠25214122200−7
Oct 19vs.SMUL 29–⁠34263619811−5
Oct 30vs.CincinnatiL 21–⁠341733140212
Nov 9vs.UT MartinW 21–⁠61522189113
Nov 16atSouth FloridaW 23–⁠10613590151
Nov 23atLouisvilleL 17–⁠2411231441126
Nov 30vs.TempleL 21–⁠4119291621024
Dec 7atUConnL 10–⁠451837169117

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2016
Height6′6⅝″
Weight244 lb
Arm length34¼″
Hand size10¼″
Wingspan81¾″W
40-yard dash4.86 s
10-yard split1.66 sW
Vertical jump36″
Broad jump9′10″
3-cone drill7.14 s
20-yard shuttle4.26 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.

SeasonTeamGCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
2016Denver Broncos349834972125
2017Denver Broncos230452952330
NFL career5791287924455

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

YearsLeagueTeam
2021CFLSaskatchewan Roughriders
2022USFLMichigan Panthers
2023XFLOrlando Guardians
2023XFLSan 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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