2024 USC Football Roster
Roster
Lynch, Denis
Jersey Number 46
Denis Lynch
- Position:
- Kicker
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Newbury Park, Calif.
- High School:
- Newbury Park HS
Bio
2024: Lynch, a left-footed kicker, will return to kick for the Trojans as a redshirt junior in 2024.
2023: Lynch was USC’s starting kicker in all 13 games as a redshirt sophomore in 2023. Lynch scored 95 points for the Trojans going 65-of-66 (98.4%) on extra points and 10-of-14 (71.4%) on field goals. His season and career-long was a 53-yarder against Arizona State. This was also the third-longest field goal in program history. Lynch was perfect in field goals from 40-53 yards, going 3-for-3. He also recorded 60 kickoffs totaling 3,625 yards.
He made all 8 PATs against San Jose State. He made all 8 of his PATs and 1 field goal from 37 yards against Nevada. He made all 8 of his PATs against Stanford. He made all 4 of his PATs and went 2-for-2 on field goals, hitting a 53-yarder (his career and season-long) and a 36-yarder. He was 6-of-6 on PATs against Colorado, but 0-of-1 on field goals. He made 5-of-5 PATs against Arizona. He was 2-of-2 on PATs against Notre Dame and went 2-for-2 on field goals making a 25-yarder and a 48-yarder. He went 2-of-2 on PATs versus Utah and was 2-for-2 on field goals, making a 44-yarder and a 36-yarder. He went 5-of-6 on PATs against California and was 1-of-2 on field goals, making a 23-yarder. He went 6-of-6 on PATs against Washington. He went 3-of-3 on PATs versus Oregon. He went 2-of-2 on PATs against UCLA and made 2-of-3 field goals, making two 34-yarders. He went 6-for-6 on PATs in the Holiday Bowl against Louisville and went 0-for-1 on field goals.
2022: Lynch was USC’s starting kicker in all 14 games as a redshirt freshman in 2022. Lynch accumulated 119 total points (ranked 10th in the nation for total points scored) going 74-of-74 on extra points and 15-of-22 (68.1%) on field goals. His season long came against UCLA when he nailed a 49-yard field goal at the end of the first half. Lynch was perfect on field goals from 40-49 yards, going 8-8. He also had 2 kickoffs, totaling 101 yards.
He made all 9 of his PATs and made a 25-yard field goal against Rice. He made all 5 of his PATs and was 2-of-3 on field goals, hitting from 45 yards and 42 yards at Stanford. He made all 6 of his PATs and nailed a 41-yard field goal against Fresno State. He was 2-of-2 on PATs, was 1-of-2 hitting a 42-yard field goal and kicked off 2 times at Oregon State. He made all 6 of his PATs against Arizona State and all 3 of his PATs while nailing 3 field goals (31 yards, 27 yards and another from 31 yards) against Washington State. He made all 6 of his PATs at Utah. He nailed all 6 of his PATs and made a 45-yard field goal against Arizona. He put all 5 of his PATs through the uprights against California and was perfect hitting all 6 of his PATs and a 34-yard field goal against Colorado. He made all 6 of his PATs and was 2-of-4 on field goals (hitting from 44 yards and 49 yards) at UCLA. He made all 3 of his PATs and a 20-yard field goal in the Pac-12 Championship against Utah. He made all 6 of his PATs and went 1-of-2 on field goals (scoring from 43 yards) in the Cotton Bowl against Tulane.
2021: Lynch did not see action as a backup as a first-year freshman in 2021.
HIGH SCHOOL: He was 10-of-10 on PATs and kicked off 15 times (with 5 touchbacks) as a senior in the spring of 2021 at Newbury Park (Calif.) High.
As a 2019 junior, he was 23-of-25 on PATs, had a 31-yard field goal and kicked off 31 times.
PERSONAL: He is majoring in Real Estate Development at USC.
2023: Lynch was USC’s starting kicker in all 13 games as a redshirt sophomore in 2023. Lynch scored 95 points for the Trojans going 65-of-66 (98.4%) on extra points and 10-of-14 (71.4%) on field goals. His season and career-long was a 53-yarder against Arizona State. This was also the third-longest field goal in program history. Lynch was perfect in field goals from 40-53 yards, going 3-for-3. He also recorded 60 kickoffs totaling 3,625 yards.
He made all 8 PATs against San Jose State. He made all 8 of his PATs and 1 field goal from 37 yards against Nevada. He made all 8 of his PATs against Stanford. He made all 4 of his PATs and went 2-for-2 on field goals, hitting a 53-yarder (his career and season-long) and a 36-yarder. He was 6-of-6 on PATs against Colorado, but 0-of-1 on field goals. He made 5-of-5 PATs against Arizona. He was 2-of-2 on PATs against Notre Dame and went 2-for-2 on field goals making a 25-yarder and a 48-yarder. He went 2-of-2 on PATs versus Utah and was 2-for-2 on field goals, making a 44-yarder and a 36-yarder. He went 5-of-6 on PATs against California and was 1-of-2 on field goals, making a 23-yarder. He went 6-of-6 on PATs against Washington. He went 3-of-3 on PATs versus Oregon. He went 2-of-2 on PATs against UCLA and made 2-of-3 field goals, making two 34-yarders. He went 6-for-6 on PATs in the Holiday Bowl against Louisville and went 0-for-1 on field goals.
2022: Lynch was USC’s starting kicker in all 14 games as a redshirt freshman in 2022. Lynch accumulated 119 total points (ranked 10th in the nation for total points scored) going 74-of-74 on extra points and 15-of-22 (68.1%) on field goals. His season long came against UCLA when he nailed a 49-yard field goal at the end of the first half. Lynch was perfect on field goals from 40-49 yards, going 8-8. He also had 2 kickoffs, totaling 101 yards.
He made all 9 of his PATs and made a 25-yard field goal against Rice. He made all 5 of his PATs and was 2-of-3 on field goals, hitting from 45 yards and 42 yards at Stanford. He made all 6 of his PATs and nailed a 41-yard field goal against Fresno State. He was 2-of-2 on PATs, was 1-of-2 hitting a 42-yard field goal and kicked off 2 times at Oregon State. He made all 6 of his PATs against Arizona State and all 3 of his PATs while nailing 3 field goals (31 yards, 27 yards and another from 31 yards) against Washington State. He made all 6 of his PATs at Utah. He nailed all 6 of his PATs and made a 45-yard field goal against Arizona. He put all 5 of his PATs through the uprights against California and was perfect hitting all 6 of his PATs and a 34-yard field goal against Colorado. He made all 6 of his PATs and was 2-of-4 on field goals (hitting from 44 yards and 49 yards) at UCLA. He made all 3 of his PATs and a 20-yard field goal in the Pac-12 Championship against Utah. He made all 6 of his PATs and went 1-of-2 on field goals (scoring from 43 yards) in the Cotton Bowl against Tulane.
2021: Lynch did not see action as a backup as a first-year freshman in 2021.
HIGH SCHOOL: He was 10-of-10 on PATs and kicked off 15 times (with 5 touchbacks) as a senior in the spring of 2021 at Newbury Park (Calif.) High.
As a 2019 junior, he was 23-of-25 on PATs, had a 31-yard field goal and kicked off 31 times.
PERSONAL: He is majoring in Real Estate Development at USC.
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