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Player Dossier
2017-2019Baylor
James Lynch
DT • 6'4" • 295 lbs • Round Rock, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
James Lynch shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 44 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
73
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
91
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Baylor
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Baylor
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech
Player Story
James Lynch built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a defensive tackle from Round Rock, TX wearing No. 93, spending time with Baylor. The clearest part of James Lynch's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Baylor
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2020
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 24
- Overall
- No. 130
- NFL Team
- Minnesota Vikings
James Lynch, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Baylor. James Lynch shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 44 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 97
- TFL
- 33.5
- Sacks
- 22
- QB hurries
- 19
- Passes defended
- 7
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James Lynch Baylor Highlights
2019 · Baylor · Player Highlight
James Lynch college highlights at Baylor.
- Season
- 2019
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
James Lynch quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Baylor · DT
- Career Tackles
- 97
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Baylor
- Top game
- Texas Tech
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Round Rock · Baylor
- High school pipeline
- Oaks Christian · 36 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2020 · Round 4 · Pick 24 · Minnesota Vikings
- Latest roster
- No. 93 · Junior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 41 tackles · DT 22nd (top 10%) · Big 12 65th (top 15%) · National 926th (top 16%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Baylor | 8 | 20 | 5 | 3 | - | - | 0 | 32.1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Baylor | 11 | 36 | 9 | 5.5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 59.7 |
| 2019 Postseason | Baylor | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 77.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Baylor | 14 | 39 | 18.5 | 12.5 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 77.5 |
Related Context
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James Lynch played DT for Baylor. Across 3 tracked seasons, James Lynch recorded 97 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Baylor.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Baylor paired 51 primary output with 44 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 34.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UTSA
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Baylor
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
2.0
Efficiency
34.1
Usage
13.2
Consistency
60.7
Best Game by takeover score
UTSA
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Abilene Christian: 4. UTSA: 4.5. Duke: 3.5. Kansas: 2. Oklahoma: 1. Kansas State: 3. Texas: 1. West Virginia: 2. Oklahoma State: 1. Iowa State: 0. TCU: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Abilene Christian: 2 by 48.3. UTSA: 4 by 61.7. Duke: 2 by 43.3. Kansas: 2 by 28.3. Oklahoma: 5 by 30.8. Kansas State: 5 by 50.8. Texas: 3 by 22.5. West Virginia: 3 by 32.5. Oklahoma State: 5 by 30.8. Iowa State: 4 by 16.7. TCU: 1 by 9.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.9 · Games = 5 · +1.6 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 6 · -1.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UTSA
Best efficiency game
61.7 vs UTSA
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/17 | vs TCU | L 9-16 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Iowa State | L 14-28 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Oklahoma State | W 35-31 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/25 | @ West VirginiaSplash game | L 14-58 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | @ Texas | L 17-23 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | vs Kansas StateSplash game | W 37-34 | 5 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Oklahoma | L 33-66 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs KansasSplash game | W 26-7 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs DukeSplash game | L 27-40 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | @ UTSASplash game | W 37-20 | 4 | 2 | — | 2.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/2 | vs Abilene ChristianSplash game | W 55-27 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
James Lynch story
James Lynch built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a defensive tackle from Round Rock, TX wearing No. 93, spending time with Baylor. The clearest part of James Lynch's career was his defensive production: 97 tackles, 33.5 tackles for loss, 22 sacks, and 7 passes defended across 33 career games in the available record. That gives James Lynch's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Baylor
2017-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Baylor | 8 | 20.4 | 7.1 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Baylor | 22.5 | 34.1 | 13.2 | 14.5 |
| 2019 Postseason | Baylor | 51 | 44 | 13.2 | 28.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Baylor | 51 | 44 | 13.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Texas Tech
Week 7 · W 33-30 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
7.5
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
7.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#2
@ Kansas State
Week 6 · W 31-12 · Conference game
7
Havoc Plays
88 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
7 disruption/tackle impact with 88 takeover score.
#3
@ UTSA
Week 2 · W 37-20
4.5
Havoc Plays
87.2 takeover
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.2 takeover score.
#4
@ Oklahoma
Week 15 · L 23-30 · Conference game
6
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#5
vs Texas
Week 9 · L 7-38 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Baylor
51 primary output · 44 efficiency · 13.2 usage
77.5
#2
2019 Regular Season · Baylor
77.5
51 primary · 44 efficiency · 13.2 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Baylor
59.7
22.5 primary · 34.1 efficiency · 13.2 usage
Milestones
14
Impact games
20
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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