Paxton Lynch

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Paxton Lynch
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Lynch with the Denver Broncos in the 2016 season
Pittsburgh Steelers - No. 5
Quarterback
Date of birth: February 12, 1994
Place of birth: San Antonio , Texas
Height: 2.01 m Weight: 111 kg
NFL debut
2016 for the Denver Broncos
Career
College : Memphis
NFL Draft : 2016 / Round: 1 / Pick: 26
 Teams:

* Offseason / Practice Squad only

Current status: Practice Squad
Career highlights and awards
Selected NFL stats
as of week 17 of the 2018 season
TD - INT     4-4
Thrown yards     792
Pass attempts     128
Passes arrived     79
Passes arrived in%     61.7
Quarterback rating     76.7
Statistics at NFL.com
Statistics at pro-football-reference.com

Paxton James Lynch  (* 12. February 1994 in San Antonio , Texas ) is an American American football player at the position of quarterback . He is under contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers  in the National Football League (NFL). He previously played college football at Memphis and was selected by the Denver Broncos in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft .

Early years

Lynch attended Trinity Christian Academy in Deltona , Florida, and played  football and basketball there . During his high school career, he fit for 2,099 yards. Lynch was rated a three star recruit by Rivals.com. After high school, he moved to the  University of Memphis to play college football.

College career

After suspending the first season (2012) in Memphis, Lynch was named starting quarterback before the 2013 season . He played all twelve games from the start, completed 203 of 349 pass attempts for 2,056 yards and threw nine touchdowns  and ten interceptions . In the second season in 2014, he started all 13 games. This season he completed 259 of 413 attempts to pass for 3,031 yards, threw 22 touchdowns and nine interceptions. In addition, he ran for 321 yards and 13 touchdowns. Lynch was named the 2014 Miami Beach Bowl MVP after throwing for 306 yards with four touchdowns and three more touchdowns. In the 2015 season he started all 13 games again. He completed 296 of 443 attempts to pass (66.8%) for 3,778 yards, threw 28 touchdowns and four interceptions (all five values ​​a record for Memphis). In Memphis' 63-0 win over SMU  , Lynch set a Division 1 record with seven touchdown passes in one half . He made nine of 14 passes in the half and threw his touchdowns to seven different receivers . After the season, he decided to forego his senior year at university and participate in the 2016 NFL Draft. Lynch graduated from Memphis with a BA in Sports and Recreation Management in May 2016 .

Lynch's 35 touchdowns in the 2014 season and his 30 touchdowns in the 2015 season (pass and run combined) rank first and second most touchdowns per season in Memphis history, with his 76 career touchdowns second. He also ranks first and second for the most offensive yards in a season (4,015 yards in the 2015 season, 3,352 in the 2014 season). He was responsible for four of seven games with the most offensive yards of all time, including the school record of 447 yards on October 23, 2015 in Tulsa. It ranks second in Pass Attempts, Completions, Completion Percentage, Pass Yards, and Touchdowns.

NFL

Draft analysts predicted Lynch would be selected in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft. NFLDraftScout.com ranked him the third best quarterback in the 2016 draft. He was selected behind Jared Goff and Carson Wentz , who were drafted in first and second place, as the third quarterback in the first round in 26th place.

2016

The Denver Broncos selected Lynch in the first round (26th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft with a draft pick from the Seattle Seahawks for their first and third round picks. On June 9, 2016, the Broncos and Lynch signed a four-year contract with a salary of $ 9,476,296 and a signing bonus of $ 5,091,852.

On October 2, 2016, Lynch played in his first NFL regular season game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers , replacing the injured Trevor Siemian . He completed 14 of 24 pass attempts with 170 yards and threw his first career touchdown pass to wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders in a 27-7 win. In week 5, Lynch started his first NFL game, bringing 23 of 35 attempts to pass for 223 yards, throwing a touchdown and an interception. The game ended in a 23:16 loss to the Atlanta Falcons . He's been sacked six times , a negative record for a Broncos rookie . In week 13, Lynch again replaced the injured Siemian, this time against Jacksonville , throwing twelve passes for 104 yards in a 20:10 win in 24 attempts.

2017

During the third preseason game of the 2017 season, Lynch suffered a shoulder injury. In week 11 against the Cincinnati Bengals , the Broncos activated Lynch 2017 for the first time and he was the backup of Brock Osweiler . On November 21, Lynch was named a starter for the Week 12 game against the Oakland Raiders . Lynch completed 9 of 14 pass attempts for 41 pass yards, threw an interception in the end zone, although the Raiders had not yet recorded an interception in their first 11 weeks. Lynch left the game with an ankle injury in the third quarter and was replaced by Siemian for the remainder of the game, the Broncos losing 14:21. A day after the game, it was announced that Lynch would be out for two to four weeks due to his injury.

2018

At the end of the 2018 preseason , the Denver Broncos announced that Lynch had been placed on the waiver list.

2019

In January 2019, he signed a contract with the Seattle Seahawks . There he competed with Geno Smith for the position as a backup behind Russell Wilson . Lynch could not prevail and was dismissed as part of the final squad reduction to 53 players. On September 17, 2019, the Pittsburgh Steelers enlisted Lynch for their Practice Squad .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bachelor of science in education . In: Spring Convocation of the One-Hundred and Fourth Commencement . University of Memphis. May 7, 2016.
  2. ^ Paxton Lynch .
  3. ↑ Buddy Collings: Paxton Lynch's recruiting road had some detours before he got to Memphis . In: tribunedigital-orlandosentinel . February 1, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  4. ^ Buddy Shacklette: Lynch commits to Memphis . In: News-JournalOnline.com . January 30, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  5. ↑ On the precipice: Justin Fuente, Paxton Lynch and Memphis's reinvention into a football contender . In: si.com . October 13, 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  6. ^ Brian Linder: After big sophomore season, Memphis' Paxton Lynch looking to live up to hype . In: News-JournalOnline.com . August 30, 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  7. ↑ John Davis: Tigers continue to build behind QB Paxton Lynch . In: Oxford Citizen . August 14, 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  8. ^ Nate Taylor: Miami Beach Bowl ends in brawl, overshadowing Memphis double overtime win against BYU - Sun Sentinel . In: Sun-Sentinel.com . December 22, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  9. ↑ Chase Goodbread: Paxton Lynch ties FBS record with seven TD passes in a half . In: nfl.com . November 28, 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  10. ↑ Highly rated Memphis Tigers QB Paxton Lynch declares for NFL draft . In: ESPN.com . December 31, 2015. Accessed November 28, 2017.
  11. ↑ Memphis vs. Tulsa - Game Summary - October 23, 2015 . October 24, 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  12. ^ Paxton Lynch . nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  13. ↑ Jeff Legwold: Lynch drafted by Broncos in first round of 2016 NFL Draft. . ESPN. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  14. ↑ Cameron Wolfe: Paxton Lynch signs a four-year deal with Denver Broncos. . Denver Post. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  15. ↑ Mike Klis: Falcons rattle Paxton Lynch, gash Broncos for win . usatoday.com. October 9, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  16. ↑ Denver Broncos at Jacksonville Jaguars - December 4th, 2016 . pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  17. ↑ Nicki Jhabvala: Paxton Lynch set to be Broncos' backup QB vs. Bengals . denverpost.com. November 18, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  18. ^ Broncos' Lynch will serve as Brock Osweiler's backup . sports.yahoo.com. November 19, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  19. ^ Edward Lewis: Broncos to start Paxton Lynch at QB against Raiders . In: nfl.com . November 21, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  20. ↑ Jeff Legwold: Denver QB Paxton Lynch out 2-4 weeks with high ankle sprain . In: espn.com . November 27, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  21. ↑ Aric DiLalla: Broncos put Paxton Lynch on the waiver list. www.denverbroncos.com, September 2, 2018, accessed September 3, 2018 .
  22. ^ Seahawks sign former Broncos QB Paxton Lynch . National Football League , January 17, 2019, accessed January 18, 2019.
  23. ↑ Jeremy Bergman: Seahawks waive Paxton Lynch; Geno wins backup job . National Football League , August 30, 2019, accessed September 2, 2019.
  24. ^ Steelers place Davis on IR. In: steelers.com. Retrieved September 18, 2019 (American English).
personal data
SURNAME Lynch, Paxton
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lynch, Paxton James (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player
DATE OF BIRTH February 12, 1994
PLACE OF BIRTH San Antonio , Texas , United States