Bray Lynch

Indiana State

Sep 12 (Fri)

6:30 p.m.

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BLOOMINGTON, IN - September 8, 2023 - offensive lineman Bray Lynch #74 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game between the Indiana State Sycamores and the Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Gretta Cohoon/Indiana Athletics

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Position:
OL
Ht./Wt.:
6-5 / 290
Year:
Freshman
Hometown:
Austin, Texas
High School:
Westlake

CAREER NOTES & RECORDS
Appeared in 23 career games with 14 starts ... Part of an offensive line that was named semifinalist for the Joe Moore Award.

2025 (Redshirt-Junior Season)
Season: Started one game at right guard.
Old Dominion (8/30): Blocked for 502 yards of total offense with 309 on the ground ... The 309 rushing yards were the most in a season opener since 2014 (455, Indiana State) and the most against an FBS opponent since 2016 (414, Maryland) ... Paved the way for Roman Hemby’s first 100-yard rushing game as a Hoosier and eighth of his career.

2024 (Sophomore Season)
Awards: Part of an offensive line that was named semifinalist for the Joe Moore Award ... Earned Academic All-Big Ten.

Season: Started all 13 games ... One of six Hoosiers to make first collegiate start in 2024 ... Graded as the No. 10 offensive guard in the Big Ten (69.0) per Pro Football Focus (min. 600 snaps) ... Part of an offensive line that didn’t allow a sack in back-to-back Big Ten games (Week 9, Washington; Week 10, at Michigan State) for the first time since a five-game streak in 2001 ... Paved the way for multiple rushing touchdowns in nine-straight games to start the season and 11 of 12 games in 2024 ... Part of an offensive unit that set or tied program single-season records for most 40-point games (8), most total offensive touchdowns (70), most points scored (537) and rushing touchdown (tied; 37).

FIU (8/31): Made first collegiate start ... Rated No. 3 in the Big Ten and No. 6 in the Power 4 in pass protection per Pro Football Focus (87.8) ... Helped IU to 234 team rushing yards which were the most by a Hoosier backfield since 257 yards at Michigan State (11/19) in 2022. Western Illinois (9/6): Part of a program-record 701 yards of total offense ... Paved the way for 323 yards rushing and seven touchdowns on the ground ... The rushing total marked IU’s first 300-yard rushing game since 2016 (Maryland, 414) ... Helped the offense produce 300 yards rushing and passing in the same game for the first time since 2015 (Purdue). at UCLA (9/14): Helped IU gain 430 yards of total offense (123 rush, 307 pass) for its third-straight game of 400-plus yards ... The 29-point victory was the largest winning margin in a Big Ten road game for IU since 2001 at Wisconsin. Charlotte (9/21): Part of an offensive line that helped IU to 500-plus yards of total offense and 50-plus points for the second time in 2024 ... Cleared the way for six rushing touchdowns and 222 yards rushing ... The six rushing scores are the second time in 2024 IU scored six-or-more rushing touchdowns to mark the first time since at least 1996 to accomplish the feat in multiple games of a season. Maryland (9/28): Helped the offense gain 510 yards of total offense for the third time in 2024 ... Paved the way for 151 yards rushing and three touchdowns ... Protected Kurtis Rourke to the tune of 22-of-33 passing for 359 yards and three touchdown passes. at Northwestern (10/5): Graded out No. 3 in the Big Ten and No. 8 nationally per Pro Football Focus (78.1) ... Protected Kurtis Rourke for a 380-yard passing games, which ranks No. 14 on the single-season charts and No. 9 in Big Ten-only games in program history ... Helped the team gain 529 yards of total offense for its fourth such game in 2024. Nebraska (10/19): Paved the way for the first 200-yard rushing game (215) against Nebraska defense since 2023 (Michigan) ... IU scored the first rushing touchdown on Nebraska as part of five touchdowns on the ground ... More than doubled NU’s season rushing yards allowed average entering the game (84.2 ypg). Washington (10/26): Part of an offensive line that did not allow a tackle for loss for the first time since 2013 (Navy) ... Led a rushing attack that ran the ball 52 times for the most rushing attempts by an IU backfield since 2016 (54; Purdue) ... Helped Justice Ellison to the first back-to-back 100-yard rushing effort since Stevie Scott III in 2019 with 123 yards ... Posted one tackle. at Michigan State (11/2): Protected Kurtis Rourke to the tune of 263 yards and four touchdown passes ... Offensive line did not allow a sack for the second-straight game and posted the first back-to-back Big Ten games without a sack allowed since 2001. Purdue (11/30): Helped Indiana gain 582 yards of total offense, its fifth 500-plus yard game of the season ... Paved the way for 233 yards rushing and protected Kurtis Rourke to the tune of 349 yards passing and a program-record-tying six touchdown passes. at Notre Dame (12/20): Protected Kurtis Rourke in a two passing touchdown effort that set the Indiana single-season record at 29 for the year.

2023 (Redshirt Freshman Season)
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten.

Season: Appeared in five games ... saw time on the offensive line and special teams.

2022 (Freshman Season)
Season: Appeared in four games and redshirted initial collegiate season ... made collegiate debut against Idaho (9/10) ... one of 33 student-athletes to make collegiate debut in 2022 ... one of 15 true freshmen to make collegiate debut in 2022.

Idaho (9/10): Played snaps at left tackle in collegiate debut.

Prep/Personal
Offensive lineman for head coach Todd Dodge at Westlake High School ... ranked the No. 42 offensive tackle nationally per ESPN ... 2021 MaxPreps All-American ... first-team all-state ... helped Westlake to three-straight state championships (2019-21) ... started his final 30 games ... named second-team Academic All-State as a senior ... Westlake averaged over 500 yards and 50 points per game in 2021 ... the Chaparrals passed for 3,797 and rushed for 2,813 his junior campaign ... they averaged 472.1 yards and 52.4 points ... also lettered in track and field ... parents are Colleen and Scott Lynch.