James Lynch
DL
#97
Experience: 7 years
Height: 6-4
Age: 27
Weight: 289 lbs
College: Baylor
2025 SEASON
- Solo12
- SCK0.5
- FF0
- INT--
Defense
| YEAR | TEAM | G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tennessee Titans | 17 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 2024 | Tennessee Titans | 17 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| 2022 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2020 | Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| TOTAL | 71 | 91 | 44 | 47 | 3.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles
| YEAR | TEAM | G | FUM | LOST | FF | OWN FR | OPP FR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tennessee Titans | 17 | 0 | |||||
| 2024 | Tennessee Titans | 17 | 0 | |||||
| 2022 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 0 | |||||
| TOTAL | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Biography
PRO CAREER
- Entering his eighth NFL season and first in Chicago in 2026
- Has played in 71 regular season games (four starts) with the Minnesota Vikings (2020-23) and Tennessee Titans (2024-25)
- Has played in one postseason game
- Originally entered the NFL as a fourth-round selection (130th overall) of the Vikings in the 2020 NFL Draft
2025 SEASON (TITANS)
- Played in all 17 games with one start
- Had 25 tackles (14 solo) including 0.5 sacks with three QB hits and a tackle for loss
2024 SEASON (TITANS)
- Played in 17 games
- Tallied 20 tackles (six solo) with one sack, two tackles for loss, two QB hits and two passes defended
2023 SEASON (VIKINGS)
- Spent the season on the Reserve/Injured list
2022 SEASON (VIKINGS)
- Played in 15 games with two starts
- Had 20 tackles (11 solo), including one tackle for loss
2021 SEASON (VIKINGS)
- Played in 13 games with one start
- Totaled a career high 30 tackles (18 solo) with one sack, two tackles for loss and a fumble recovered
2020 SEASON (VIKINGS)
- Played in nine games…Had three tackles (two solo) including one sack