BAYLOR FOOTBALL: Lynch Earns Unanimous All-America Honors

[Caton, Rachel]

BAYLOR ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS – December 19, 2019

Lynch Earns Unanimous All-America Honors
The junior defensive lineman is the fourth defensive Bear to earn the honor in program history.
For more information contact: Rachel Caton, (254) 652-2061, Rachel_Caton at baylor.edu<mailto:Rachel_Caton at baylor.edu>

WACO, Texas – Junior defensive lineman James Lynch is the first unanimous All-America selection for Baylor since 2015 and just the 10th Bear overall to earn the honor.

Lynch was named a first team All-America selection by all five outlets that are considered for consensus and unanimous All-America honors - AP, Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Sporting News and Walter Camp.

Named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year by the conference coaches and the AP, Lynch is the Bears' all-time sack record holder with 21.0 career sacks, along with being the single-season record holder with 12.5 in 2019.

The Round Rock, Texas, native amassed 39 total tackles on the year, defended five passes, forced three fumbles, recovered two more and blocked two kicks as he started all 13 games on the defensive line. His 18.5 tackles-for-loss on the season are good for fourth-most in program single-season history.

The junior is only the fourth defensive Bear to earn unanimous All-America status, joining the likes of Mike Singletary (1980), Thomas Everett (1986) and Santana Dotson (1991). He is the first Baylor honoree overall since 2015, when the Bears had two in wide receiver Corey Coleman and offensive tackle Spencer Drango.

Lynch, the Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year, was also a finalist for the Hendricks Award, given to the nation's top defensive lineman and was on the preseason watch lists for the Outland Trophy and the BednarikAward. He was named the Dave Campbell Texas Football Texas Colleges Player of the Year and was a First Team All-Big 12 honoree. He also earned First Team All-America honors from ESPN and The Athleticand Second Team All-America honors from Sports Illustrated.

BAYLOR UNANIMOUS ALL-AMERICANS
1956 - Bill Glass, OG
1980 - Mike Singletary, LB
1986 - Thomas Everett, FS
1991 - Santana Dotson, DT
2006 - Daniel Sepulveda, P
2012 - Terrance Williams, WR
2013 - Cyril Richardson, OG
2015 - Corey Coleman, WR
2015 - Spencer Drango, OT
2019 – James Lynch, DL

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Department of Athletics | Baylor University
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