Dexter Lawrence

2022, 2023: Pro Bowl

2022, 2023: Second-team All-Pro

Originally a first-round (17th pick overall) draft choice by the Giants in 2019.

HONORS:

• 2022, 2023: Pro Bowl
• 2022, 2023: Second-team All-Pro

TRANSACTIONS:

Originally a first-round (17th pick overall) draft choice by the Giants in 2019.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• Has played in 80 regular-season games with 73 starts and started both postseason games in which he's played for the Giants…Career totals include 266 tackles (148 solo), 21.0 sacks, 79 quarterback hits, 28 tackles for loss, 10 passes defensed and 4 forced fumbles...Postseason totals include 12 tackles (6 solo), one tackle for loss and 4 quarterback hits…Lawrence is the Giants' first defensive lineman to post at least 2.5 sacks in each of his first 5 seasons...Mathias Kiwanuka, a defensive end who played linebacker in 2nd season, had 2.5 or more sacks in 9 Giants seasons…Selected a 2^nd-team all-pro and to the Pro Bowl in both 2022 and 2023.
• In 2023, started all 16 games in which he played…Inactive with a hamstring injury vs. New England (11/26)…Named 2^nd-team all-pro and selected to the Pro Bowl…Recorded 53 tackles (32 solo), a team-high 21 quarterback hits, 7 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks and 2 passes defensed.
• Registered a season-high 7 tackles (4 solo) at San Francisco (9/21)…Tied his career high with 2,0 sacks, for 17 yards, vs Washington (10/22)…Tied his career-high 2 passes defensed against Washington (11/19)…Had a 6-yard sack and was credited wityh a career-high 5 quarterback hits vs. the Jets (10/29)…Recorded an 8-yard sack as one of his 4 solo tackles at Washington (11/19).
• In 2022, started all 16 regular-season games in which he played he played in and both postseason games for the Giants…Inactive at Philadelphia along with numerous other starters (1/8)…In addition to his Pro Bowl and all-pro accolades, Lawrence set careers highs with 68 tackles (35 solo), 7 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, 28 quarterback hits, 3 passes defensed and 2 forced fumbles…In the postseason, he had 12 tackles (6 solo), one tackle for loss and 4 quarterback hits.
• Forced a fumble vs. Carolina (9/18)…Notched a single-game career-high 2.0 sacks of Justin Fields vs. Chicago (10/2)…Recorded 5 tackles (4 solo) and 1.0 sack for 6 yards at Green Bay (10/9)…Sacked quarterback Lamar Jackson for a 7-yard loss vs. Baltimore (10/16), his career-long 3rd consecutive game with a sack…Collected a 9-yard sack of quarterback Davis Mills and was credited with a career-best 5 quarterback hits vs. Houston (11/13)…Shared the team lead with 7 tackles (3 solo) vs. Detroit (11/20).
• Picked up his 6th sack of the season and tallied a career-high 9 tackles (4 solo), including one tackle for loss and 2 quarterback hits vs. Washington (12/4)…Registered 2 tackles (one solo), one forced fumble and 3 quarterback hits and combined with Azeez Ojulari on a 9-yard sack of Taylor Heinicke at Washington (12/18)...Recorded an 8-yard sack of Nick Foles vs. Indianapolis (1/1), increasing his regular-season total to a career-high and team-leading 7.5 sacks.
• Produced 6 tackles in both postseason games – 2 solo in the NFC Wild Card Game at Minnesota (1/15) and 4 solo in the divisional round at Philadelphia (1/21)…Also added a tackle for loss and 4 quarterback hits of Kirk Cousins at Minnesota.
• In 2021, played in 16 games with 10 starts and set then career highs of 54 tackles (27 solo) and 11 quarterback hits…Added 2.5 sacks, 5 tackles for loss, 2 passes defensed and one forced fumble.
• Started and tallied 3 tackles (one solo), one quarterback hit and one tackle for loss vs. Atlanta (9/26)…Made 7 tackles (2 solo) and added a half-sack vs. the Rams (10/17)…Recorded his first full sack of the season for a 6-yard loss vs. Carolina (10/24)…Forced the 2nd fumble of his career vs. Philadelphia (11/28) when he stripped Eagles running back Boston Scott in the 4th quarter, which was recovered by safety Julian Love.
• Produced 7 tackles (4 solo), 1.0 sack, one tackle for loss and a career-high 3 quarterback hits at the L.A. Chargers (12/12)…Did not play at Chicago (1/2) when he was on the Reserve/COVID-19 list, ending his streak of 47 consecutive games played to start his career…Started and totaled 5 tackles (3 solo) and with a tackle for loss vs. Washington (1/9).
• In 2020, played in all 16 games with 15 starts at defensive tackle…Did not start vs. Pittsburgh (9/14)…Tied linebacker Kyler Fackrell for 2nd on the team with 4.0 sacks…Tallied 53 tackles (30 solo), 6 tackles for loss, 10 quarterback hits and 2 passes defensed.
• Lawrence had 1.0 sack in 4 games – vs. Pittsburgh, at Philadelphia (10/22), vs. Philadelphia (11/15) and vs. Cleveland (12/20)…Twice posted a season-high 6 tackles – 3 solo at the Rams (10/4) and 2 solo vs. the Browns…Collected 5 unassisted stops at Chicago (9/20)…Had 3 tackles (one solo) vs. Washington (10/18) and teamed with Blake Martinez to pressure Kyle Allen into throwing an incomplete pass on a potential game-winning 2-point conversion with 36 seconds remaining, clinching the Giants' first victory of the season.
• As a rookie in 2019, was one of 6 Giants players to start all 16 games…It was the 5th consecutive season in which a Giants rookie drafted in the first and/or 2nd round started all 16 games. The others were safety Landon Collins (2015), wide receiver Sterling Shepard (2016), defensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson (2017), and running back Saquon Barkley and guard Will Hernandez (2018)…When Lawrence started the season opener in Dallas (9/8), it marked the 7th consecutive season the Giants started a rookie draft choice in their first game.
• Lawrence totaled 38 tackles (24 solo), 2.5 sacks, one forced fumble, 3 tackles for loss, 9 quarterback hits and one pass defensed…Had one solo tackle in his NFL debut at the Cowboys…Tallied a season-high 5 tackles (3 solo) vs. Minnesota (10/6) and 4 stops (2 solo) vs. Buffalo and at New England…Also collected a season-best 3 solo tackles vs. Green Bay (12/1) and at Philadelphia (12/9)…Recorded his first career sack, a 7-yard takedown of Jameis Winston, at Tampa Bay (9/22)…Also registered an 11-yard sack of Kirk Cousins vs. the Vikings and shared a 9-yarder of Matthew Stafford with Markus Golden at Detroit (10/27).

COLLEGE:

• Played in 40 games with 36 starts in 3 seasons (2016-18) at Clemson…Three-time All-ACC selection…Career totals include 162 tackles (100 solo) 19 tackles for losses, 11.0 sacks, one forced fumble, 3 fumble recoveries, 5 passes defensed, one interception, and 43 quarterback pressures…In 2018, started all 13 games in which he played for the national champion Tigers…AFCA first-team All-America and first-team All-ACC selection...Credited with 44 tackles (30 solo), 7.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, 3 pass breakups, 15 quarterback pressures, one fumble recovery, one blocked kick and one rushing touchdown in 467 combined offensive and defensive snaps…In 2017, started all 12 games in which he played…Missed 2 games with a foot injury…One of 18 semifinalists for the Bednarik Award, which is presented to the best defensive player in college football…First-team All-ACC selection…Finished the season with 39 tackles (22 solo), 3 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, 5 quarterback pressures, one pass breakup and one forced fumble…In 2016, played in 15 games with 11 starts for Clemson's national championship team…Named Freshman All-America by ESPN and USA Today...ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year (media, coaches)...2nd-team All-ACC...All-ACC Academic Team selection...Shared Rookie of the Year honors defensively with Clelin Ferrell... Produced a career-high 79 tackles (48 solo), 9.5 tackles for loss and set a Clemson freshman record with 7.0 sacks.

OFF-THE-FIELD ACTIVITY:

• Attended The Giants Foundation Golf Classic which raised more than $400,000 for the foundation…Served as a coach during Saquon Barkley's youth football camp for 300 kids in Jersey City, N.J….Met with members from the Wounded Warriors Project during their visit at the Quest Diagnostic Training Facility to watch practice and enjoy a day with the Giants.

PERSONAL:

• Justice studies major…Was one of the highest-rated 5-star recruits in Clemson history...First-team USA Today All-America...Rated as the consensus top player in North Carolina…AP Prep Player of the Year in North Carolina in 2015...Played in the U.S. Army All-America Game...As a senior at Wake Forest High School, was selected first-team all-state after finishing with 91 tackles, 21 tackles for a loss, 13.0 sacks, and 16 quarterback hurries…Helped Wake Forest to a 12-1 record…As a junior, had 55 tackles, 10 sacks, 25 tackles for loss, 3 blocked kicks and 3 forced fumbles and helped the team to a 15-1 record and a berth in AAAA State Championship game...As a sophomore, had 56 tackles, including 19 tackles for loss and 5.0 sacks…Concluded his career with 204 tackles, 65 tackles for loss, 28.0 sacks, 6 forced fumbles and 3 fumble recoveries...Played 3 years of basketball...Enrolled at Clemson in January 2016.