Blake Lynch

• College teammates at Baylor with fellow Vikings James Lynch and Harrison Hand.

• High school teammates with Vikings DB Kris Boyd.

• Started 1st career game at New Orleans (12/25/20).

OFF THE FIELD

• Earned bachelor's degree in December 2018, playing final season at Baylor as a grad student.

• College teammates at Baylor with fellow Vikings James Lynch and Harrison Hand.

• High school teammates with Vikings DB Kris Boyd.

• Started 1st career game at New Orleans (12/25/20).

OFF THE FIELD

• Earned bachelor's degree in December 2018, playing final season at Baylor as a grad student.

PRO

• Signed with Minnesota as an undrafted free agent 4/27/20.

• Waived on 9/5/20 during the final 53-man roster cut-down.

• Signed to the Vikings practice squad on 9/6/20 and signed from Vikings practice squad to active roster on 12/16/20.

2020: MINNESOTA VIKINGS

• Appeared in the final four games of the season with 1 start in 2020, totaling 11 tackles and 1 PD.

• Standard elevation to active roster on 12/12.

• Made his NFL debut at Tampa Bay (12/13).

• Signed from the practice squad to the active roster on 12/16.

• Recorded his 1st career tackle vs. Chicago (12/20).

• Led team with a career-high 10 tackles in 1st career start at New Orleans (12/25).

COLLEGE

• Started at 5 different positions on both sides of the ball during his Baylor career (LB, S, CB, WR, RB) settling in at LB as a senior in 2019 when he started 14 games at SLB.

• Named Honorable Mention All-Big 12 as a senior.

• Helped 2019 Bears go 11-3, falling in Big 12 title game to Oklahoma in OT and advancing to Sugar Bowl, losing to Georgia. Baylor's 3 losses came to Oklahoma twice and Georgia.

• In 2018, started 10 games and played in all 13, opening 9 at SLB. Team went 7-6, winning Texas Bowl over Vanderbilt.

• Started 3 games at WR and 2 games at CB for the Bears, notching a 4-catch, 110-yard, 1 TD game at TCU. Ended season with 17 catches for 269 yards and a TD and 15 tackles with 4 PD.

• Made 2 starts at WR and 1 at RB while playing in 11 games as a redshirt freshman in 2016. Scored 1st career TD in debut game vs. Northwestern State on a 12-yard pass. In 1st start at RB vs. Kansas State, was 3-13 rushing and 6-63 receiving with a TD.

PREP

• Named to U.S. Army All-America team as a senior at Gilmer, TX High and the runner-up for Mr. Texas Football by Dave Campbell's Texas Football. Gilmer is a small town in East Texas with a population around 5,000.

• Earned 2nd-Team All-State Class 4A All-State at WR as a senior and led Gilmer to a 16-0 mark and state championship, earning Offensive MVP of the 4A DII state title game, scoring twice in comeback win over West Orange-Stark.