Big Board ranking: #92
Positional ranking: #8
Overview
Position: DL
College: Baylor
Class: Junior
Age: 21
Measurables
Height: 6’3 5/8”
Weight: 289 lbs.
Arm length: 31 7/8”
Hand size: 9 7/8”
Athletic testing
40-yard dash: 5.01 sec.
Vertical jump: 29.0”
Broad jump: 111.0”
Bench press: 23 reps
3-cone drill: 7.39 sec.
Short shuttle: 4.39 sec.
Strengths
Strong and athletic frame. Natural movement skills. Light feet. Stout at the point of attack. Great burst at the snap and stays low as a penetrator. Rarely moved off the ball. Can take on multiple blockers on the interior. Quality power to get push as a rusher. Very good bend for an interior defensive lineman. Plus acceleration. Active hands. Uses a rip move on the edge. Able to win with an effective spin move. Compact and powerful tackler. Excellent pursuit. High motor and plays hard. Often faced double teams. Used as 3-technique and 5-technique at Baylor. Played very well in big games. Tremendous production in final season (13.5 sacks).
Weaknesses
Below average length. Fooled too easily on zone read plays. A little slow in general reacting to the run. Average overall athleticism based on testing numbers.
NFL comparison
Matt Ioannidis
Conclusion
Overall, Lynch projects best as a 3-4 defensive end that can generate pressure against the pass and do a quality job of anchoring down against the run. I think he is a good value in the third round and could go even higher in the right system (such as Carolina with head coach Matt Rhule and defensive coordinator Phil Snow).
Rhule will get him.
I forgot about Lynch but I think he could be solid.