Last confirmed: Baylor, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′4″ · 295 lb · Round Rock, TX
James Lynch: DT · Baylor · #93.
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James Lynch
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. This is his third year in the same defensive front at Baylor. One game to point at: 6 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against TCU — Week 11, 2019.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
41 tackles. 5 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 19.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-17vs Stephen F. Austin | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 63-14vs UTSA | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 21-13@ Rice | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 5 | W 23-21vs Iowa State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-12@ Kansas State | 5 | 3 | 4.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 | 3 sacks |
| Wk 7 | W 33-30vs Texas Tech | 4 | 2 | 3.0 | 2.5 | — | 1 | 2.5 sacks |
| Wk 8 | W 45-27@ Oklahoma State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 17-14vs West Virginia | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 29-23@ TCU | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 31-34vs No. 10 Oklahoma | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-10vs Texas | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 14 | W 61-6@ Kansas | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 23-30@ No. 6 Oklahoma | 5 | 4 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
 Bowl | L 14-26vs No. 5 Georgia | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 23 | 19.5 | 13.5 | — | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
48%20 TFLSack rate
33%14 sacksHurry rate
32%13 hurries41 tackles · 19.5 for loss · 13.5 sacks.
3 seasons under Matt Rhule — 19-20 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Road5g | 3.4 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Rhule
Pass share
46.9%
444 pass / 502 run
Plays / game
67.6
14 games
Team sack rate
7.8%
499 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
41 tackles in 14 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Baylor, 97 tackles — drafted at #130 overall by the Minnesota Vikings.
His career
He has a stat line in 33 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2019
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Matt Rhule.
Where he ended up · NFL
Minnesota VikingsEntering 7th NFL season
Minnesota VikingsEntering 7th NFL season
