James Lynch (American football)

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James Lynch
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Lynch with the Vikings in 2022
No. 97 – Tennessee Titans
Position: Nose tackle
Personal information
Born: (1999-01-20) January 20, 1999 (age 25)
Round Rock, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:295 lb (134 kg)
Career information
High school: Round Rock
College: Baylor (2017–2019)
NFL draft: 2020  / Round: 4 / Pick: 130
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Practice squad
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Total tackles:53
Sacks:2.0
Fumble recoveries:1
Player stats at PFR

James Husker Lynch (born January 20, 1999) is an American professional football nose tackle for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Baylor.

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Early life

Lynch grew up in Round Rock, Texas and attended Round Rock High School, playing defensive line and punter on the school's football team. He was named the District 13-6A lineman of the year in each of his final two high school seasons. As a senior, Lynch recorded 46 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 8 sacks, 3 pass breakups, 3 fumbles recoveries and a forced fumble and punted 27 times for an average of 43.7 yards. [1] He initially committed to play college football at Texas Christian before switching his commitment to USC. Lynch de-committed again during his senior year before deciding to play at Baylor. [2]

College career

Lynch played in 11 games during his true freshman season as a member of the Bears' defensive tackle rotation and was named a Freshman All-American by ESPN after making 20 tackles (five for loss), three sacks (most among Big 12 Conference freshmen) and a fumble recovery. [3] [4] As a sophomore, he led the team with 5.5 sacks and nine tackles for loss and was named first-team All-Big 12 by the Associated Press and to the second-team by the league's coaches. [5]

Lynch was named preseason first-team All-Big 12 and to the Chuck Bednarik Award watchlist entering his junior season. [6] Lynch was named first-team All-Big 12, the Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year, the conference Defensive Player of the Year and was a unanimous All-America selection after finishing the regular season with 41 tackles, 19.5 tackles for loss and a conference-high 13.5 sacks along with three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, five passes defended and two blocked kicks. [7] [8] [9] Lynch announced that he would forgo his senior season to enter the 2020 NFL draft. [10]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 3+5⁄8 in
(1.92 m)		289 lb
(131 kg)		31+7⁄8 in
(0.81 m)		9+7⁄8 in
(0.25 m)		5.01 s1.73 s2.92 s4.39 s7.39 s29.0 in
(0.74 m)		9 ft 3 in
(2.82 m)		23 reps
All values from NFL Combine [11] [12]

Minnesota Vikings

Lynch was selected by the Minnesota Vikings with the 130th overall pick in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft. [13] He made his NFL debut on October 11, 2020, against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday Night Football and recorded his first career sack on Russell Wilson during the 27–26 loss. [14]

On August 4, 2023, it was announced that Lynch had suffered a torn ACL in practice and would miss the entirety of the 2023 season. [15] He was placed on injured reserve two days later. [16]

On May 14, 2024, Lynch re-signed with the Vikings. [17] He was released on August 27. [18]

Tennessee Titans

On August 29, 2024, Lynch was signed to the Tennessee Titans practice squad. [19]

Personal

Lynch's father, Tim, played linebacker for the University of Nebraska and gave him the middle name "Husker" after the school's mascot. [20]

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