JL
Player file
James Lynch
No sourced #1 / top 5 / top 10 on this file.
DT Defensive Tackle · official depth DT3 · Baylor · #97 · PRO
6' 4" · 295 lbs
age 27 · born 1999-01-20 · signed through 2026 · OTC APY $1,315,000
25 tkl · 0.5 sack · 0 INT2025 defensive · 17g
ESPN regular-season stats2026Signed through
Over The Cap
53PFF+ 2025 overall
348 snaps
PFF+ filePFF+
- 2025 · season · overall 53defense 53 · 348 snapsPFF+ · 2026-08-18
College by year
- 2019 · Baylor · NCAA41 tkl · 13.5 sackHC Matt RhuleCollegeFootballData player season stats · 2026-08-14CollegeFootballData coaches · 2026-08-15
- 2018 · Baylor · NCAA36 tkl · 5.5 sackHC Matt RhuleCollegeFootballData player season stats · 2026-08-14CollegeFootballData coaches · 2026-08-15
- 2017 · Baylor · NCAA20 tkl · 3 sackHC Matt RhuleCollegeFootballData player season stats · 2026-08-14CollegeFootballData coaches · 2026-08-15
Combine / pro day
No sourced combine / pro day on this file.
Draft
Year not on file
Draft year / round not on this file.
NFL by year
- 2025 · TEN · 16g23 tkl · 0.5 sack · 0 INTnflverse stats_player_reg · 2026-08-13
- 2024 · TEN · 9g18 tkl · 1 sack · 0 INTnflverse stats_player_reg · 2026-08-13
- 2022 · MIN · 13g20 tkl · 0 sack · 0 INTnflverse stats_player_reg · 2026-08-13
- 2021 · MIN · 11g27 tkl · 1 sack · 0 INTnflverse stats_player_reg · 2026-08-13
- 2020 · MIN · 3g3 tkl · 1 sack · 0 INTnflverse stats_player_reg · 2026-08-13
Stack-up lives on leaders. Not a rank invented on this file.
Official games
- Preseason week 1 · CLE 10–34 CHI2 tackles (0-2)
Snaps not printed in the NFL Game Summary.
Open the book · NFL Game Summary - Preseason week 1 · CHI 9–27 CIN1 tackles (0-1)
Snaps not printed in the NFL Game Summary.
Open the book · NFL Game Summary
Injuries
No sourced injury on this file. Not “healthy.”
Suspensions / discipline
No sourced suspension or discipline on this file.
Transactions
- 2026-03-18Signed DL James Lynch to one-year contract.chicagobears.com / transactions · 2026-08-14
Awards
No sourced award on this file.