DeShawn Lynch
DeShawn Lynch
Wins his gap play after play. DeShawn Lynch arrived at Washington from Sacramento State. The receipt: 3 tackles against UCLA — Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jedd Fisch
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Washington | 19 | 13 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 7 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Washington | 22 | 8 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 41 | 21 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 8 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2025
W 42–25
vs Illinois
2 TOT
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Washington
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Washington
Returning around him
- 7 Washington players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -9 net (14 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Washington · Last season: 9-4 (AP #24) · Talent rank #37 · 2026 recruiting class #13
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Trevon Mason’s 2021 season.
Matches Trevon on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Cameron Horsley's junior season at Boston College (2022).
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