Cornerback, Utah State, 2010–13
Nevin Lawson
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 5′10″
- Hometown
- Lauderhill, FL
- Born
- Apr 23, 1991, in Kingston
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Nevin Lawson played cornerback at Utah State (2010–13). The Detroit Lions took Lawson in round 4, No. 133 overall in the 2014 NFL Draft.
Team titles: WAC champions, 2012
Defense
| Season | Team | Int |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Utah State | 1 |
| 2011 | Utah State | 1 |
| 2013 | Utah State | 4 |
| Career | 6 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011N | 13 | 56 | 17 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | – |
| 2012 | 13 | 47 | 16 | 63 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013N | 14 | 33 | 24 | 57 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 1 | – |
| On file | 143 | 62 | 205 | 9.5 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 2 | – | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources, marked by season: unmarked, cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in); N, NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Utah State | 1 | CB | |
| 2011 | Utah State | 1 | CB | |
| 2012 | Utah State | 1 | CB | |
| 2013 | Utah State | 1 | CB | 5′10″ |
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
2013 Utah State 3 games with an interception on file, 4 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | at San José State | W 40–12 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Boise State | L 23–34 | 2 |
| Nov 9 | at UNLV | W 28–24 | 1 |
2011 Utah State 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3 | at New Mexico State | W 24–21 | 1 |
2010 Utah State 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13 | atSan José State | W 38–34 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
Played in the 2014 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 10–20); played in the 2014 East–West Shrine Game (East team, won 23–13).
| Drill | Combine 2014 | Combine or pro day 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′9½″ | |
| Weight | 190 lb | |
| Arm length | 31½″ | |
| Hand size | 9″ | |
| Wingspan | 76¾″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.48 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.63 s | |
| Vertical jump | 33″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′0″ | |
| Bench press | 16 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.12 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.40 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
8 seasons, 93 games with a stat; latest team: Jacksonville Jaguars.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Detroit Lions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Detroit Lions | 13 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 56 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Detroit Lions | 15 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Detroit Lions | 15 | 51 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | Oakland Raiders | 11 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Las Vegas Raiders | 14 | 61 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 8 | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| NFL career | 93 | 307 | 2 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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