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Rich Lynn

3 Justin Swift

  • Position OLB
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 229
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Memphis, Tenn.
  • Highschool Trezevant

Biography

Last updated July 19, 2019

2019 Preseason All-Ohio Valley Conference.

2018: Second-Team All-OVC selection…Two-time OVC Defensive Player of the Week (10/21, 11/11)…Started 13 games at outside linebacker…Ranked second on the team with 114 tackles as one of two Redhawks with over 100 tackles for the season…Had 58 solo stops…Tallied a team-high 15 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks…Tied for first on the team with four interceptions and led the Redhawks with 121 interception return yards…Forced a team-high four fumbles and recovered a team-best three…Added six pass breakups and a team-leading nine quarterback hurries…Tied for fith in the nation in fumble recoveries and 13th in forced fumbles…Led the OVC in tackles for loss and forced fumbles, and ranked second in sacks and fumble recoveries…Was also tied for fifth among league leaders in interceptions and seventh in total tackles…Scored two defensive touchdowns at Murray State (11/10)…Returned a fumble 60 yards for a touchdown and ran back an interception 76 yards for a touchdown in that game…His 76-yard interception return was second-longest and his 60-yard fumble return was fourth-longest in school history…Finished with double-digit tackles in six games with a season-high 12 vs. Austin Peay (10/13) and vs. #15 Stony Brook (11/24)…Had two sacks at Tennessee Tech (10/6) and vs. Austin Peay (10/13)…Led the Redhawks in tackles twice.

2017: Partcipated in 10 games and made two starts...Ranked seventh on the team with 39 tackles, including 24 solo...Was second on the team in sacks (7) and third in tackles for loss (9)...Had two pass breakups, recovered a fumble and blocked a kick...Started two of the final three games of the season...Closed out the season with 10 tackles, three tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks vs. Murray State (11/18)...Notched a season-high 4.5 tackles for loss and three sacks at Jacksonville State (10/28)...Finished with nine tackles and recovered a fumble in his first career start vs. UT Martin (11/4)...Followed that up with nine more tackles and blocked a field goal at Tennessee State (11/11)...Ranked sixth in the Ohio Valley Conference in sacks and 15th in tackles for loss.

2016: Played in all 11 games seeing action at outside linebacker and on special teams...Collected eight total tackles and three solo stops...Had four tackles vs. Austin Peay (10/29).

Prep: Registered 157 tackles, five fumble recoveries and four interceptions as a senior at Trezevant High School...Four-time Defensive Player of the Week... Returned an interception 95 yards for a touchdown in the 2A BlueCross Bowl....Finalist for the Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Award...Was the Shelby Metro Defensive Player of the Year...Garnered All-State accolades and was named to the All-State Team...Trezevant won the Division I Class 2A State Championship in 2015.

Personal: Born October 18, 1996...Majoring in General Studies...Son of Audra Johnson.



 

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2016Freshman

    OLB
    6'0" 206 lbs
    6
  • 33

    2017Sophomore

    OLB
    5'11" 209 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2018Junior

    OLB
    6'0" 220 lbs
    33
  • 3

    2019Senior

    OLB
    6'0" 229 lbs
    3