Usage / Role
82%
Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2015Memphis
Paxton Lynch
QB • 6'7" • Deltona, FL, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Paxton Lynch is a balanced quarterback profile with 16.7 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
4
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
21
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Memphis
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Memphis
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Cincinnati
Player Story
Paxton Lynch built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a quarterback from Deltona, FL wearing No. 12, spending time with Memphis. The clearest part of Paxton Lynch's career was his passing role: 8,863...
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- Committed To
- Memphis
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2016
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 26
- Overall
- No. 26
- NFL Team
- Denver Broncos
Paxton Lynch, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Memphis. Paxton Lynch is a balanced quarterback profile with 16.7 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 9,550
- Passing yards
- 8,863
- Rushing yards
- 687
- Touchdowns
- 76
Quick Answers
Paxton Lynch quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Memphis · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 9,550
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2015 Postseason · Memphis
- Top game
- Cincinnati
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Trinity Christian Academy · Memphis
- High school pipeline
- Trinity Christian Academy · 1 FBS recruit · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2016 · Round 1 · Pick 26 · Denver Broncos
- Latest roster
- No. 12 · Class 2015
- 2015 Total offense rank
- 4,015 total offense · QB 16th (top 6%) · American Athletic 2nd (top 2%) · National 16th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Memphis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Memphis | 12 | 2,183 | 2,056 | 127 | 11 | 60.4 |
| 2014 Postseason | Memphis | 13 | 344 | 306 | 38 | 7 | 69.3 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Memphis | 13 | 3,008 | 2,725 | 283 | 28 | 69.3 |
| 2015 Postseason | Memphis | 13 | 105 | 106 | -1 | 0 | 70.2 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Memphis | 13 | 3,910 | 3,670 | 240 | 30 | 70.2 |
Related Context
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Paxton Lynch played QB for Memphis. Across 4 tracked seasons, Paxton Lynch recorded 8,863 passing yards, 687 rushing yards, and 76 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Memphis.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason
Memphis paired 4,015 primary output with 66.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 66.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2015 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Cincinnati
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2015 Postseason · Memphis
Games
13
Primary Metric / G
308.8
Efficiency
66.7
Usage
16.7
Consistency
76.9
Best Game by takeover score
Cincinnati
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Auburn: 105. Missouri State: 105. Kansas: 368. Bowling Green: 403. Cincinnati: 464. South Florida: 311. Ole Miss: 387. Tulsa: 453. Tulane: 386. Navy: 329. Houston: 321. Temple: 154. SMU: 229
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Auburn: 42 by 39.1. Missouri State: 15 by 77.7. Kansas: 31 by 77.8. Bowling Green: 47 by 69.3. Cincinnati: 47 by 77.3. South Florida: 42 by 61.1. Ole Miss: 61 by 57.5. Tulsa: 46 by 71.8. Tulane: 49 by 72.8. Navy: 49 by 61.8. Houston: 44 by 64.9. Temple: 42 by 52.9. SMU: 15 by 83.6
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins345.1 · Games = 9 · +117.9 vs Losses
Losses227.3 · Games = 4 · -117.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Cincinnati
Best efficiency game
83.6 vs SMU
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/30 | vs Auburn | L 10-31 | 16 | 37 | 106 | 43.2 | 0 | 1 | 39.1 | 5 | -1 | -0.20 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 11/28 | vs SMU3+ TD | W 63-0 | 9 | 14 | 222 | 64.3 | 7 | 0 | 83.6 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 11/21 | @ Temple | L 12-31 | 25 | 34 | 156 | 73.5 | 0 | 0 | 52.9 | 8 | -2 | -0.30 | 0 | 2 |
| Sun 11/15 | @ Houston | L 34-35 | 20 | 31 | 278 | 64.5 | 2 | 1 | 64.9 | 13 | 43 | 3.30 | 0 | 9 |
| Sun 11/8 | vs Navy300-yard game | L 20-45 | 26 | 42 | 305 | 61.9 | 1 | 1 | 61.8 | 7 | 24 | 3.40 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 10/31 | vs Tulane300-yard game | W 41-13 | 26 | 42 | 343 | 61.9 | 1 | 0 | 72.8 | 7 | 43 | 6.10 | 0 | 23 |
| Sat 10/24 | @ Tulsa300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 66-42 | 32 | 44 | 447 | 72.7 | 4 | 0 | 71.8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Sat 10/17 | vs Ole Miss300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 37-24 | 39 | 53 | 384 | 73.6 | 3 | 1 | 57.5 | 8 | 3 | 0.40 | 0 | 6 |
| Fri 10/2 | @ South Florida300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 24-17 | 20 | 33 | 305 | 60.6 | 2 | 0 | 61.1 | 9 | 6 | 0.70 | 1 | 9 |
| Thu 9/24 | vs Cincinnati300-yard game · Dual-threat | W 53-46 | 24 | 36 | 412 | 66.7 | 2 | 0 | 77.3 | 11 | 52 | 4.70 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 9/19 | @ Bowling Green300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 44-41 | 29 | 40 | 386 | 72.5 | 3 | 0 | 69.3 | 7 | 17 | 2.40 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 9/12 | @ Kansas300-yard game | W 55-23 | 22 | 25 | 354 | 88.0 | 2 | 0 | 77.8 | 6 | 14 | 2.30 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 9/5 | vs Missouri State | W 63-7 | 8 | 12 | 78 | 66.7 | 1 | 0 | 77.7 | 3 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 20 |
Player Story
Paxton Lynch story
Paxton Lynch built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a quarterback from Deltona, FL wearing No. 12, spending time with Memphis. The clearest part of Paxton Lynch's career was his passing role: 8,863 passing yards, 59 touchdown passes, 1,205 attempts, and 687 rushing yards across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2015 with Memphis. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 687 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Memphis.
The arc is straightforward: Paxton Lynch moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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- 1
Memphis
2012-2015
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Season Value Progression
201220132014201420152015
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Memphis | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Memphis | 2,183 | 54.8 | 20.1 | 2,183 |
| 2014 Postseason | Memphis | 3,352 | 63.1 | 20.3 | 1,169 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Memphis | 3,352 | 63.1 | 20.3 | 0 |
| 2015 Postseason | Memphis | 4,015 | 66.7 | 16.7 | 663 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Memphis | 4,015 | 66.7 | 16.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Cincinnati
Week 4 · W 53-46 · Conference game
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
464
Total Offense
81.8 takeover
464 total offense with 77.3 efficiency.
#2
@ Cincinnati
Week 6 · W 41-14 · Conference game
356
Total Offense
72.4 takeover
Win with 356 yards of offense and 77.4 efficiency.
356 total offense with 77.4 efficiency.
#3
@ UCLA
Week 2 · L 35-42
332
Total Offense
71.8 takeover
Loss with 332 yards of offense and 63.7 efficiency.
332 total offense with 63.7 efficiency.
#4
vs Houston
Week 7 · L 24-28 · Conference game
278
Total Offense
71.1 takeover
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
278 total offense with 54 efficiency.
#5
vs BYU
Week 1 · W 55-48 · Postseason
344
Total Offense
69 takeover
Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
344 total offense with 52.7 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Postseason · Memphis
4,015 primary output · 66.7 efficiency · 16.7 usage
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#2
2015 Regular Season · Memphis
70.2
4,015 primary · 66.7 efficiency · 16.7 usage
#3
2014 Postseason · Memphis
69.3
3,352 primary · 63.1 efficiency · 20.3 usage
Milestones
14
250+ passing yards
13
300+ total offense
11
3+ TD games
21
Above avg efficiency
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