Senior linebacker for Army. 2019: 25 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks.
6′0″ · 215 lb · Noblesville, IN
The story
4 linebacker for Army. 2019: 25 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearDonavan Lynch
He has spent three seasons in the Army linebacker corps. The receipt on tape: 9 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Air Force, Week 10, 2019.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Army, 36 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2017–2019
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Jeff Monken.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Jeff Monken, all run-heavy offenses — 26-13 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 4.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Monken
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2019
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 21-24@ Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 8-17@ Western Kentucky | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-28@ Georgia State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 13-17@ Air Force | 9 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 63-7vs Massachusetts | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 7-31@ Navy | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 12 | 3.0 | 1.5 | — | 0 |