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DT · Chicago Bears · week 7

James Lynch

  • ROLE a starter
  • CLASS 2020 · R4 P130
  • EXP 6 seasons
  • AGE 25-28
  • DEPTH RDE1

As of week 7, James Lynch was a DT for CHI, age 27.6, 6 seasons of experience, drafted in round 4. In 2026 through week 6 he was listed at depth rank 1 on his club's depth chart; he had played 5 games on 47% of snaps; his line was 3 tackles a game, 0 sacks a game and 0.2 passes defended a game. Before 2026 he played 72 games (postseason included) over 5 seasons. His injury history held 4 episodes (shoulder 3, toe 1), 1 of them reaching OUT, 2 a repeat of an earlier site; the last was a shoulder injury in 2025 week 11.

The full read

In short

James Lynch is a starter at right defensive end for CHI — 67% of the snaps in his best week of 6. His team named him inactive in week 4. His team has not listed him on the final report.

He is not on this week's injury report

Which is the ordinary state of a healthy player, and it is a successful read rather than a missing one. We publish a call for every player a team lists; if the week has not been called yet, it will say so on the week's page.

No dated practice report for him this week

The team has not published one we can date, or the window has not reached it. Not the same as his having practiced.

Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range

  • Tackles / game2.7 range 0.0–7.0

    wk 1–7 · 6 games

  • Sacks / game0.0 range 0.0–0.0

    wk 1–7 · 6 games

  • Passes defended / game0.2 range 0.0–1.0

    wk 1–7 · 6 games

  • Snap share49.0% range 32–67

    wk 1–7 · 6 games

Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share

  1. 32%wk 1
  2. 54%wk 2
  3. 36%wk 3
  4. 44%wk 5
  5. 67%wk 6
  6. 61%wk 7

Medical history

WhenInjuryWeeks on a reportWorst status
2025 · wk 5shoulder6Questionable
2024 · wk 14shoulder1—
2022 · wk 15shoulder4Out
2021 · wk 9toe2—

Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.

Injury history by season · 4 episodes · 13 weeks on a report · same site more than once: shoulder ×3

  • ruled out
  • questionable
  • listed, and played

Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status.

The rest of his team's report this week

PlayerPosPracticeWhose wordCallChance he playsBand
Case KeenumQBUNKteam's word—
T.J. EdwardsLBLTDteam's wordDoubtful
Nick McCloudCBUNKteam's word—
Tony Fields IILBUNKteam's word—
Jack SanbornLBDNPteam's wordOut
Jordan McFaddenGUNKteam's word—
Tyrique StevensonCBFULLteam's wordQuestionable
Kyle MonangaiRBDNPteam's wordOut
Hayden LargeTEUNKteam's word—
Jayden LovingDTUNKteam's word—

The model reads the room: who else is out shifts what his own designation is worth.

The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show

Profile — as of week 7

RoleDT1 · 47% snaps
Season2026 · 5 games through wk 6
Per game3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0.2 passes defended
Career5 seasons · 72 games before 2026
Injuries4 episodes · last: shoulder, 2025 wk 11
Bioage 27.6 · 6 seasons' experience · drafted round 4

Where the profile comes from

Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.

nflverse injuries_2026.csv

About him

About himAs the record holds it
His rolea starter at right defensive end — 67% of the snaps in his best week of 6
Listed on the depth chartfirst at right defensive end
Snaps played49% a week on average over 6 weeks, 67% at his highest, 3% on special teams
Build6 ft 4 in · 295 lb
CollegeBaylor
Drafted2020, round 4 pick 130, by MIN
Age25-28 at the season's start
Experience6 seasons

Named inactive in week 4

The team's own list. We held it before kickoff, so it could have informed a call. Matched to him by his player id.

What this page does not show

the reader's opinion — it has not read him this week.