James Lynch
DT · CHI · 2020–2026 · 59 games · Baylor · 76 in / 295 lb · Draft: 2020 R4 #130 (MIN)
Season by season (regular season)
| Season | Team | G | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sacks | QB Hits | INT | PD | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | MIN | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | MIN | 11 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | MIN | 13 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | TEN | 9 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | TEN | 16 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | CHI | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 58 | 49 | 58 | 8 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Splits (per game)
| Split | G | Team SU | Team ATS | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sacks | QB Hits | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All games | 59 | 27-32 | 25-32-2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Home | 30 | 15-15 | 12-17-1 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Away | 29 | 12-17 | 13-15-1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Team won | 27 | 27-0 | 20-5-2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Team lost | 32 | 0-32 | 5-27 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Team favored | 25 | 19-6 | 12-11-2 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Team underdog | 34 | 8-26 | 13-21 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Playoffs | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2026 season | 6 | 4-2 | 4-2 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Last 5 games | 5 | 3-2 | 3-2 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Last 10 games | 10 | 5-5 | 5-5 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Vs every opponent (per game)
| Opp | G | SU | ATS | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sacks | QB Hits | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB | 4 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| IND | 4 | 1-3 | 0-4 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| NE | 4 | 3-1 | 2-1-1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| CHI | 3 | 3-0 | 2-1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| DET | 3 | 2-1 | 0-3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| HOU | 3 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| JAX | 3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| ARI | 2 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| BUF | 2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CAR | 2 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| DAL | 2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| LA | 2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| LAC | 2 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| MIA | 2 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MIN | 2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NO | 2 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| SF | 2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| WAS | 2 | 1-1 | 0-1-1 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ATL | 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| BAL | 1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CIN | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CLE | 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| DEN | 1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| KC | 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| LV | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYG | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYJ | 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| PHI | 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| PIT | 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SEA | 1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| TB | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Offensive players he has made plays against
From play-by-play since 2016: sacks, interceptions, QB hits, pass breakups and solo tackles credited to one player against the other. Open full player-vs-player →
| Player | Games met | Sacks | INT | QB hits | Pass def | Solo tkl | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Darnold H2H | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2021–2021 |
| Russell Wilson H2H | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2020–2020 |
| Mac Jones H2H | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2024–2024 |
| Kayshon Boutte H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2024–2024 |
| Quintin Morris H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2025–2025 |
| Olamide Zaccheaus H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2026–2026 |
| Zach Ertz H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2024–2024 |
| Rhamondre Stevenson H2H | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2022–2025 |
| Tyler Shough H2H | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025–2025 |
| Aaron Jones H2H | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2021–2026 |
| Austin Ekeler H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2021–2021 |
| Drake Maye H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2024–2024 |
| Devin Singletary H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2022–2022 |
| Justin Herbert H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2025–2025 |
| AJ Dillon H2H | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2021–2021 |
| Quinshon Judkins H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2025–2025 |
| Ezekiel Elliott H2H | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2020–2022 |
| James Cook H2H | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2022–2024 |
| Travis Etienne H2H | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2025–2025 |
| Daniel Jones H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2025–2025 |
| MarShawn Lloyd H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2026–2026 |
| Ashton Jeanty H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
| Darnell Mooney H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2021–2021 |
| Elijah Mitchell H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2021–2021 |
| D'Andre Swift H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2021–2021 |
Injury history
| Season | Wk | Team | Game status | Injury | Practice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025.0 | 11.0 | TEN | – | Shoulder | Full Participation in Practice |
| 2025.0 | 9.0 | TEN | – | Shoulder | Limited Participation in Practice |
| 2025.0 | 8.0 | TEN | – | Shoulder | Limited Participation in Practice |
| 2025.0 | 7.0 | TEN | – | Shoulder | Limited Participation in Practice |
| 2025.0 | 6.0 | TEN | – | Shoulder | Full Participation in Practice |
| 2025.0 | 5.0 | TEN | Questionable | Shoulder | Limited Participation in Practice |
| 2024.0 | 14.0 | TEN | – | Shoulder | Full Participation in Practice |
| 2022.0 | 19.0 | MIN | – | Shoulder | Full Participation in Practice |
| 2022.0 | 18.0 | MIN | Out | Shoulder | Did Not Participate In Practice |
| 2022.0 | 17.0 | MIN | Out | Shoulder | Did Not Participate In Practice |
| 2022.0 | 15.0 | MIN | – | Shoulder | Full Participation in Practice |
| 2021.0 | 10.0 | MIN | – | Toe | Full Participation in Practice |
| 2021.0 | 9.0 | MIN | – | Toe | Full Participation in Practice |
Game log
| Date | Szn | Wk | Opp | Score | SU | Line | ATS | O/U | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sacks | QB Hits | INT | PD | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-22 | 2026 | 7 | NE | 30-24 | W | -3.0 | W | O | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-10-18 | 2026 | 6 | @ATL | 31-23 | W | -1.5 | W | O | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-10-11 | 2026 | 5 | @GB | 7-31 | L | -1.5 | L | U | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-28 | 2026 | 3 | PHI | 27-7 | W | +3.5 | W | U | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-20 | 2026 | 2 | MIN | 3-9 | L | -4.5 | L | U | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-13 | 2026 | 1 | @CAR | 59-37 | W | -3.0 | W | O | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-01-04 | 2025 | 18 | @JAX | 7-41 | L | +12.5 | L | O | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-12-28 | 2025 | 17 | NO | 26-34 | L | +1.5 | L | O | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-12-21 | 2025 | 16 | KC | 26-9 | W | +3.5 | W | U | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-12-14 | 2025 | 15 | @SF | 24-37 | L | +12.5 | L | O | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-12-07 | 2025 | 14 | @CLE | 31-29 | W | +4.5 | W | O | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-11-30 | 2025 | 13 | JAX | 3-25 | L | +6.0 | L | U | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-11-16 | 2025 | 11 | HOU | 13-16 | L | +5.5 | W | U | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-11-02 | 2025 | 9 | LAC | 20-27 | L | +10.0 | W | O | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-10-26 | 2025 | 8 | @IND | 14-38 | L | +15.5 | L | O | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-10-19 | 2025 | 7 | NE | 13-31 | L | +6.5 | L | O | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-10-12 | 2025 | 6 | @LV | 10-20 | L | +3.5 | L | U | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-10-05 | 2025 | 5 | @ARI | 22-21 | W | +7.5 | W | O | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-09-28 | 2025 | 4 | @HOU | 0-26 | L | +7.5 | L | U | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-09-21 | 2025 | 3 | IND | 20-41 | L | +6.0 | L | O | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-09-14 | 2025 | 2 | LA | 19-33 | L | +5.5 | L | O | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-09-07 | 2025 | 1 | @DEN | 12-20 | L | +8.5 | W | U | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-01-05 | 2024 | 18 | HOU | 14-23 | L | -2.5 | L | O | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-12-29 | 2024 | 17 | @JAX | 13-20 | L | -1.0 | L | U | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-12-22 | 2024 | 16 | @IND | 30-38 | L | +4.0 | L | O | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-12-15 | 2024 | 15 | CIN | 27-37 | L | +6.0 | L | O | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-12-01 | 2024 | 13 | @WAS | 19-42 | L | +6.0 | L | O | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-11-17 | 2024 | 11 | MIN | 13-23 | L | +6.0 | L | U | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-11-03 | 2024 | 9 | NE | 20-17 | W | -3.0 | P | U | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-10-20 | 2024 | 7 | @BUF | 10-34 | L | +9.5 | L | O | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-09-30 | 2024 | 4 | @MIA | 31-12 | W | +2.5 | W | O | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-01-15 | 2022 | 19P | NYG | 24-31 | L | -2.5 | L | O | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-12-17 | 2022 | 15 | IND | 39-36 | W | -3.5 | L | O | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-12-11 | 2022 | 14 | @DET | 23-34 | L | +2.5 | L | O | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-12-04 | 2022 | 13 | NYJ | 27-22 | W | -3.0 | W | O | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-11-24 | 2022 | 12 | NE | 33-26 | W | -2.5 | W | O | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-11-20 | 2022 | 11 | DAL | 3-40 | L | +1.5 | L | U | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-11-13 | 2022 | 10 | @BUF | 33-30 | W | +6.5 | W | O | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-11-06 | 2022 | 9 | @WAS | 20-17 | W | -3.0 | P | U | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-10-30 | 2022 | 8 | ARI | 34-26 | W | -4.0 | W | O | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-10-16 | 2022 | 6 | @MIA | 24-16 | W | -3.0 | W | U | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-10-09 | 2022 | 5 | CHI | 29-22 | W | -10.0 | L | O | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-10-02 | 2022 | 4 | @NO | 28-25 | W | -4.0 | L | O | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-09-25 | 2022 | 3 | DET | 28-24 | W | -6.5 | L | P | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-09-11 | 2022 | 1 | GB | 23-7 | W | -2.5 | W | U | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-01-09 | 2021 | 18 | CHI | 31-17 | W | -3.5 | W | O | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-01-02 | 2021 | 17 | @GB | 10-37 | L | +13.0 | L | O | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-12-26 | 2021 | 16 | LA | 23-30 | L | +3.5 | L | O | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-12-20 | 2021 | 15 | @CHI | 17-9 | W | -7.0 | W | U | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-12-09 | 2021 | 14 | PIT | 36-28 | W | -3.5 | W | O | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-11-28 | 2021 | 12 | @SF | 26-34 | L | +3.5 | L | O | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-11-21 | 2021 | 11 | GB | 34-31 | W | +1.0 | W | O | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-11-14 | 2021 | 10 | @LAC | 27-20 | W | +3.0 | W | U | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-11-07 | 2021 | 9 | @BAL | 31-34 | L | +7.5 | W | O | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-10-17 | 2021 | 6 | @CAR | 34-28 | W | -2.5 | W | O | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-10-10 | 2021 | 5 | DET | 19-17 | W | -10.0 | L | U | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-12-13 | 2020 | 14 | @TB | 14-26 | L | +7.0 | L | U | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-11-22 | 2020 | 11 | DAL | 28-31 | L | -7.0 | L | O | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-10-11 | 2020 | 5 | @SEA | 26-27 | L | +6.5 | W | U | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |