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Sacramento State

2023 Football Roster

41 DeShawn Lynch

  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 283
  • Year Sophomore
  • Position DL
  • Hometown Folsom, Calif.
  • High School Folsom HS
  • Experience 1V

Biography

2023 Season

  • Started all 13 games at rush end for the Hornets.
  • Concluded the season with 34 total tackles, including 6.5 for loss and a team-high tying 4.5 sacks.
  • Credited with at least one tackle in each game and had three or more tackles in seven games.
  • Opened the year with four tackles, including a pair of sacks at Nicholls.
  • Added a sack at Stanford and Idaho and a half-sack at Northern Colorado.
  • Along with the Nicholls game, he had four tackles against Stanford, Idaho, Montana State and South Dakota for his season high.
  • Tallied seven quarterback hurries and a pass breakup during the year.
  • Forced a fumble at Idaho.

2022 Season

  • Played in eight games on the defensive line.
  • Recorded 10 total tackles, including two for loss.
  • Half of his tackles came at Weber State where he had five assists.
  • Posted a 3-yard TFL at UNI.
  • Was credited with a least one tackle in five of his eight games.

2021 Season

  • Redshirted during the season.
  • Played against Northern Arizona and Cal Poly in his first collegiate season.
  • Made his first tackle with an assisted stop against Cal Poly.

2020 Season

  • Season canceled due to COVID-19.

High School

  • Graduated from Folsom HS in 2020.
  • Was a three-star recruit from Rivals.com, 247sports.com and ESPN.
  • Named first team all-metro by The Sacramento Bee as a senior.
  • Was also named first team all-Sac-Joaquin Section and all-Sierra Foothill League.
  • Recorded 39 total tackles, including 12.5 for loss and 4.5 sacks as a senior.
  • Was credited with six tackles against Granite Bay HS and Grant HS for his season high and had five stops against Oak Ridge HS and Monterey Trail HS.
  • Had two sacks as part of his 3.0 TFLs against Oak Ridge.
  • Also played tight end where he caught three passes with two touchdowns.
  • Finished the season with 18 points as he had touchdown receptions against Menlo-Atherton and Del Oro HS and returned a fumble for a score against Whitney HS.
  • As a junior, he had 62 total tackles while playing under current Hornet associate head coach Kris Richardson.
  • That season, he helped guide Folsom to a 14-1 overall record, a California Div. I-AA title and a Sac-Joaquin Section Div. I championship.
  • Was credited with at least two tackles in all 15 games with 7.0 for loss and five sacks.
  • Had 12 tackles against Edison HS for his career high and added six stops against Rocklin HS.
  • Caught three passes for 140 yards and a touchdown as a tight end.
  • Also played basketball for the Bulldogs.

Personal

  • Majoring in ethnic studies.
  • Parents are Tamiko and Lauren Lynch-Martens.

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 41

    2020Freshman

    DL
    6'5" 280 lbs
    41
  • 41

    2021Freshman

    DL
    6'5" 294 lbs
    41
  • 41

    2022Freshman

    Defensive Line
    6'5" 288 lbs
    41
  • 41

    2023Sophomore

    Defensive Line
    6'5" 283 lbs
    41

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