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]
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] He was elevated to play during the Titans' season opener against the Chicago Bears.[20] He was then promoted to the active roster on September 11.[21] He appeared in all 17 games during the 2024 season as a rotational defensive lineman, making 20 tackles, two pass deflections, and a sack.[22]
Personal
Lynch's father, Tim, played linebacker for the University of Nebraska and gave him the middle name "Husker" after the school's mascot.[23]
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