DeShawn Lynch is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Washington.
Lynch wins the gap play after play. Arrived at Washington from Sacramento State. A game that shows it: 3 tackles against UCLA — Week 13, 2025.
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
19 tackles. 7 passes defended. 1 interception. 3.5 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Washington | 19 | 13 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | Washington | 22 | 8 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 41 | 21 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 8 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 | L 6-24vs No. 1 Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 24-20@ Maryland | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-19vs Rutgers | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 7-24@ Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-25vs No. 23 Illinois | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-13@ Wisconsin | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 49-13vs Purdue | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | W 48-14@ UCLA | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-26vs No. 5 Oregon | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 38-10vs Boise State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 13 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 7 |
Bowl · 2025
W 38-10
vs Boise State · neutral site
1 interception · 0.5 tackles for loss · 2 tackles
Dominant 28-point win at a neutral site against Boise State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
18%4 TFLSack rate
5%1 sackHurry rate
5%1 hurry19 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1 sack · 1 interception.
2 seasons under Jedd Fisch — 15-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Road4g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jedd Fisch
Pass share
44.9%
370 pass / 454 run
Plays / game
63.4
13 games
Team sack rate
6.8%
365 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #208 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #34 of 69 Big Ten DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
