Defensive tackle, Clemson, 2016–18
Dexter Lawrence
- Number
- No. 90
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 340 lb
- Class (2018)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Wake Forest, NC
- Born
- Nov 12, 1997, in Wake Forest, North Carolina
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Dexter Lawrence played defensive tackle at Clemson (2016–18). The New York Giants took Lawrence in the first round, No. 17 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
9tackles, career highat Syracuse, 20172sacks, career highvs. Virginia Tech, 2016Honors
Team titles: National champions, 2016 and 2018; ACC champions, 2016, 2017 and 2018
All-America: AFCA 2018
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2018 Clemson 13 games, 32 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Furman | W 48–7 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | at Texas A&M | W 28–26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Georgia Southern | W 38–7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | at Georgia Tech | W 49–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | vs. Syracuse | W 27–23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | at Wake Forest | W 63–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs. NC State | W 41–7 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | at Florida State | W 59–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Louisville | W 77–16 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 10 | at Boston College | W 27–7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Duke | W 35–6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 24 | vs. South Carolina | W 56–35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 1 | vs. Pittsburgh | W 42–10 | 5 | 4 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 |
2017 Clemson 11 games, 34 tackles, 2.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Kent State | W 56–3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Auburn | W 14–6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | atLouisville | W 47–21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs.Boston College | W 34–7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Virginia Tech | W 31–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Wake Forest | W 28–14 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | atSyracuse | L 24–27 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | atNC State | W 38–31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atSouth Carolina | W 34–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs. Miami | W 38–3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Alabama | L 6–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Clemson 14 games, 63 tackles, 7 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | atAuburn | W 19–13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Troy | W 30–24 | 7 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. South Carolina State | W 59–0 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | atGeorgia Tech | W 26–7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Louisville | W 42–36 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | atBoston College | W 56–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.NC State | W 24–17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | atFlorida State | W 37–34 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Syracuse | W 54–0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Pittsburgh | L 42–43 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | atWake Forest | W 35–13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.South Carolina | W 56–7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 3 | vs.Virginia Tech | W 42–35 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 9 ✦ | vs.Alabama | W 35–31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2019 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′4½″ |
| Weight | 342 lb |
| Arm length | 34¾″ |
| Hand size | 10½″ |
| Wingspan | 84″W |
| 40-yard dash | 5.05 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.76 sW |
| Bench press | 36 reps |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
8 seasons, 112 games with a stat; latest team: Cincinnati Bengals.
Pro Bowls: 3 (2022–24) · First-team All-Pro: 2024 · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (2022–23)
All-Pro teams: AP second team 2022–23; Sporting News first team 2024.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | New York Giants | 16 | 35 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2020 | New York Giants | 16 | 48 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | New York Giants | 15 | 52 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2022 | New York Giants | 16 | 58 | 7.5 | 0 |
| 2023 | New York Giants | 16 | 48 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 2024 | New York Giants | 12 | 41 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 | New York Giants | 16 | 30 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 2026 (so far) | Cincinnati Bengals | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| NFL career | 112 | 325 | 33.5 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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