Devon Lynch: LB · Western Kentucky · #51.
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Devon Lynch
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Two seasons in the Western Kentucky linebacker corps to date. On tape: 4 tackles against Liberty, Week 13, 2024.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
22 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 2 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Western Kentucky | 22 | 13 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2023 | Western Kentucky | 23 | 14 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 45 | 27 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 31-0vs Eastern Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 26-21vs Toledo | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-21@ Boston College | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 44-17vs UTEP | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-14@ Sam Houston | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-14vs Kennesaw State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 41-28@ New Mexico State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-38@ Liberty | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 14 | W 19-17vs Jacksonville State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 12-52@ Jacksonville State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 17-27vs James Madison | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 22 | 13 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Week 14 · 2024
W 19-17
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 2 tackles
A close one, won by 2 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
22tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%2 TFLSack rate
5%1 sackPD rate
5%1 pass breakups22 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack.
2 seasons under Tyson Helton — 16-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Pass share
52.2%
469 pass / 430 run
Plays / game
64.2
14 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
506 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Two seasons at Western Kentucky, 45 tackles — the college career is complete.
