Place of birth Chicago, Illinois College Northern Illinois Parents Jim Lynch, Sheila Lynch Position(s) QB Weight 98 kg | CFL status International Height 1.83 m Status Active Name Jordan Lynch Nominations Heisman Trophy | |
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Date of birth (1990-10-03) October 3, 1990 (age 25) Role American football quarterback Education Northern Illinois University Similar People AJ McCarron, Chandler Harnish, Ka'Deem Carey, David Fales, Mike Reilly | ||
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Jordan Lynch (born October 3, 1990) is the running backs coach for Northern Illinois and a former American football quarterback. He played college football at Northern Illinois. Lynch had playing stints with the Chicago Bears and Edmonton Eskimoes.
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- Ko trained with jordan lynch
- Jordan lynch ultimate 2013 highlights
- High school career
- College career
- NCAA records
- Chicago Bears
- Edmonton Eskimos
- Northern Illinois
- References
Jordan lynch ultimate 2013 highlights
High school career
After graduating from St. Christina Elementary School in the Mt. Greenwood area of Chicago, Lynch attended Mt. Carmel High School and graduated in 2009. He played varsity for three years under coach Frank Lenti. He started two of those three years.
College career
Lynch was redshirted in 2009. He was the backup quarterback to Chandler Harnish in 2010 and 2011. During those two years he completed 19 of 26 passes for 179 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed for 608 yards on 76 carries with six touchdowns.
In 2012, he became a starter. During the 2012 marathon MAC Championship Game, Lynch increased his rushing stats to 1,771 yards on 271 carries, breaking the previous NCAA record for rushing yards in a season by a quarterback set by Denard Robinson. He finished the season with 1,815 yards. Lynch finished 7th in Heisman Voting at the end of 2012, and won the Vern Smith Leadership Award, which is awarded to the best player in the Mid-American Conference.
On October 19, 2013, Lynch broke the record for the most rushing yards by a quarterback in one game, finishing with 316 yards and three touchdowns, en route to winning the Walter Camp National Player of the Week. On October 26 against Eastern Michigan, Lynch was responsible for six total touchdowns, throwing four, running for one, and catching a touchdown, gaining 339 total yards. On November 26, 2013, in Dekalb, Illinois, Lynch broke the single-game quarterback rushing yards record again, rushing for 321 yards versus the Western Michigan University Broncos. On December 9, 2013, Lynch was announced as a finalist for the 2013 Heisman Trophy. He finished third in the voting that was announced on December 14, 2013. On December 17, Lynch was selected as a first team All-American. He finished the season with 1,920 rushing yards, which broke his record from the previous season.
NCAA records
Chicago Bears
Lynch was eligible for the 2014 NFL Draft, but was not drafted. The Chicago Bears signed him to a contract as a running back shortly after the draft concluded. The Bears released Lynch on August 29, 2014.
Edmonton Eskimos
On January 14, 2015, Lynch signed with the Edmonton Eskimos.
Lynch scored his first CFL touchdown against the Ottawa RedBlacks on Thursday, July 9. Lynch was part of the Eskimos team that won the 2015 Grey Cup, and scored the game-winning touchdown with 3:22 remaining in the game for the Eskimos.
On March 8, 2017, Lynch announced his retirement from professional football. The same day, the Northern Illinois Athletics Department announced that Lynch had been hired as a running backs coach for the Huskies football program.
Northern Illinois
On March 8, 2017, NIU hired Lynch as the teams running backs coach. Lynch serves under his former head coach Rod Carey, who was hired as NIU's head coach after Lynch's junior season.