2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Deandre Lynch
Wins the gap play after play. Fourth year in the Old Dominion defensive front. On tape: 10 tackles against Norfolk State, Week 1, 2026.
38 tackles · 2 sacks
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
38 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Old Dominion | 38 | 5 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2 |
| 2025 | Old Dominion | 30 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2024 | Old Dominion | 14 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2023 | Old Dominion | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 83 | 13 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 4 |
Last game (Wk 9): 0.5 tackles for loss, 6 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-10vs Norfolk State | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 21-44@ Virginia Tech | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-20vs East Carolina | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 20-46vs James Madison | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 10-3@ App State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 15-23vs Georgia Southern | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 0-26@ Louisiana Tech | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 23-36vs Marshall | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 5 | 2.5 | 2.0 | — | 2 |
Oct. 31 · L 23-36 vs Marshall, play by play
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Old Dominion’s defense played that day
Marshall’s 16 drives: 8 stopped (1 takeaway) · 8 scored. While the game was within a score they held 2 of 5.
4 tackles, including 1 sack, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 9-yard loss. Second quarter, down 17-0.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 5-yard loss. Second quarter, down 30-7.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 5 for him; the box score credits 4.
2 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
10 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -11 to +11 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
7%2 TFLSack rate
5%2 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries38 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
4 seasons under Ricky Rahne — 23-24 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 6.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ricky Rahne
Pass share
43.6%
243 pass / 314 run
Plays / game
61.9
9 games
Team sack rate
13.3%
309 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
38 tackles in 8 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #14 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #14 of 48 Sun Belt DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 27 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Ricky Rahne.
