Dexter Lawrence

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Dexter Lawrence
Dexter Lawrence 2019.jpg
Lawrence in 2019
No. 97 – New York Giants
Position: Nose tackle
Personal information
Born: (1997-11-12) November 12, 1997 (age 26)
Wake Forest, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:342 lb (155 kg)
Career information
High school: Wake Forest
(Wake Forest, North Carolina)
College: Clemson (2016–2018)
NFL draft: 2019  / Round: 1 / Pick: 17
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Tackles:266
Sacks:21.0
Forced fumbles:4
Pass deflections:10
Player stats at PFR

Dexter Lawrence II (born November 12, 1997) is an American football nose tackle for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Clemson. In 2015, he concluded his high school football career at Wake Forest High School in Wake Forest. He was ranked as the No. 2 recruit in college football's incoming Class of 2016. [1]

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Early years

Lawrence played his entire high school career at Wake Forest High School. In his junior year, Wake Forest had a 15–1 record, losing only the 4A State Championship game against a Mallard Creek team that included Nafees Lyon and Thaddeus Moss. [2] During his high school career, Lawrence was credited with 28.0 sacks, 204 tackles, 6 forced fumbles and 1 interception. [3]

Lawrence was seen as the best prospect to ever come out of the state of North Carolina. [4] He considered multiple schools, including Clemson Tigers, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Alabama Crimson Tide and NC State Wolfpack. In the end, he signed with Clemson. [5]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeight40‡Commit date
Dexter Lawrence
DT 		Wake Forest, North Carolina Wake Forest High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)340 lb (150 kg)5.00Dec 14, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 5 stars.svg     Rivals: 5 stars.svg     247Sports: 5 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 91
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 2 (DT); 2 (East); 1 (NC)   Rivals: 2 (DT); 2 (Natl); 1 (NC)   247Sports: 2 (Natl); 2 (DT); 1 (NC)   ESPN: 3 (DT); 4 (East); 1 (NC)
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Clemson Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  • "2016 Clemson Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 13, 2016.

College career

Lawrence in 2018 Dexter Lawrence.jpg
Lawrence in 2018

In 2016, Lawrence played in 12 games for the Tigers at defensive tackle. Throughout the regular season, he recorded 55 tackles and 5 sacks. The 5 sacks he recorded in his freshman year is a Clemson record. Lawrence beat the previous record of 4 set by William Perry, Ricky Sapp, and Shaq Lawson. Lawrence was subsequently named the 2016 ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year. [6] Lawrence was part of the Clemson team that defeated Alabama in the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship by a score of 35–31. In the game, he recorded four total tackles. [7] Dexter was ruled ineligible for the 2019 College Football Playoff after testing positive for the banned substance ostarine. [8] [9] After the season, Lawrence decided to forgo his senior year and enter the 2019 NFL draft. [10]

College statistics

Clemson Tigers
SeasonClassGPTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
SoloAstCmbTfLSckIntYdsAvgTDPDFRYdsTDFF
2016 FR 142240628.56.5000.0012000
2017 SO 111320332.52.0000.0000001
2018 JR 131521367.01.5100.0031000
Career38508113118.010.0100.0043001

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split Bench press Wonderlic
6 ft 4+1⁄2 in
(1.94 m)		342 lb
(155 kg)		34+3⁄4 in
(0.88 m)		10+1⁄2 in
(0.27 m)		5.05 s1.76 s36 reps17
All values from 2019 NFL Combine [11] [12]
Lawrence in a game against the Washington Redskins BJ Hill.jpg
Lawrence in a game against the Washington Redskins

Lawrence injured his left leg during his attempt at the 40-yard dash during the 2019 NFL Combine. [13] Lawrence was selected by the New York Giants with the 17th overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft. [14] The Giants originally acquired the selection as part of a trade that sent Odell Beckham Jr. to the Cleveland Browns. [15]

In Week 3 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Lawrence recorded his first career sack on Jameis Winston in the 32-31 win. [16] In Week 5 against the Minnesota Vikings, Lawrence recorded a sack and a forced fumble on Kirk Cousins in the 28-10 loss. [17]

In Week 1 of the 2020 season against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday Night Football, Lawrence recorded his first sack of the season on Ben Roethlisberger during the 26–16 loss. [18]

During Week 2 of the 2021 season against the Washington Football Team, Lawrence jumped offsides on the final play of the 4th quarter, a Dustin Hopkins missed field goal, which nullified the Washington kick attempt. The Giants would lose 29–30 on Hopkins' successful re-kick, dropping to 0–2 for the fifth consecutive season. [19]

On April 28, 2022, the Giants picked up the fifth-year option on Lawrence’s rookie contract. [20]

2022 was a career year for Lawrence. In Week 4, he tallied 2 sacks against the Chicago Bears, the first multi-sack game of his career, then earned praise from Aaron Rodgers following their comeback victory over the Green Bay Packers a week later. [21] In a Week 15 tilt against the Washington Commanders, he forced an incomplete pass from Taylor Heinicke that turned out to be a key forced fumble which the Giants recovered. The Giants made the playoffs in 2022 for the first time in his career. He finished the 2022 season with 7.5 sacks, 68 tackles, 28 quarterback hits and 2 forced fumbles. As well as being selected to his first Pro Bowl and first All-Pro team.

On May 4, 2023, Lawrence signed a four-year extension with the Giants. [22]

In Week 8 of the 2023 New York Giants season, Lawrence had a recorded a sack, a tackle-for-loss, 5 quarterback hits, and 15 quarterback pressures against the New York Jets, which tied the record for the most pressures in a single game by an interior defender. [23]

NFL career statistics

Regular season

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLQBHitsPDIntYdsAvgLngTDFFFRYdsTD
2019 NYG 16163824142.5391000001000
2020 NYG 16155330234.06102000000000
2021 NYG 16105427272.55112000001000
2022 NYG 16166835337.57283000002000
2023 NYG 16165332214.57212000000000
Career 807326614811821.0287910000004000

Postseason

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLQBHitsPDIntYdsAvgLngTDFFFRYdsTD
2022 NYG 2212660.0140000000000
Career 2212660.0140000000000

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  2. ↑ "Wake Forest fights hard, falls short in 4-AA championship". December 13, 2014.
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