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Dexter Lawrence

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#97

Experience: 2 years

Height: 6-4

Age: 22

Weight: 342 lbs

College: Clemson

2020 SEASON

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15
SCK

1
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0
INT

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Defense

YEAR	TEAM	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
2019	New York Giants	16	35	21	14	2.5		1
2020	New York Giants	6	24	13	11	1		0
TOTAL		22	59	34	25	3.5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fumbles

YEAR	TEAM	G	FUM	LOST	FF	OWN FR	OPP FR	TD
2019	New York Giants	16			1
2020	New York Giants	6			0
TOTAL		22	0	0	1	0	0	0

Biography

Originally a first-round (17th pick overall) draft choice by the Giants in 2019...As a rookie in 2019, Lawrence started all 16 games at defensive tackle and totaled 38 tackles (24 solo), 2.5 sacks, 1 forced fumble, 3 tackles for loss, 9 quarterback hits and 1 pass defensed...Lawrence was selected to the Pro Football Writers All-Rookie Team.

TRANSACTIONS:

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

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

As a rookie in 2019, Lawrence started all 16 games at defensive tackle…He was 1 of 6 Giants players to start every game, joining offensive linemen Nate Solder and Will Hernandez, defensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson, linebacker Markus Golden and safety Antoine Bethea…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), Dalvin Tomlinson (2017), and Saquon Barkley and 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. That is their longest such streak since the 1970 merger. Four other teams have an active 7-season streak: Buffalo, Carolina, Jacksonville and Tampa Bay.
Lawrence totaled 38 tackles (24 solo), 2.5 sacks, 1 forced fumble, 3 tackles for loss, 9 quarterback hits and 1 pass defensed…Had 1 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-yards sack of Kirk Cousins vs. Minnesota 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, 1 forced fumble, 3 fumble recoveries, 5 passes defensed, 1 interception, and 43 quarterback pressures…Declared for the NFL Draft after his junior season. 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, 1 fumble recovery, 1 blocked kick and 1 rushing touchdown in 467 combined offensive and defensive snaps…Recorded 3 tackles, a season-high 5 quarterback pressures, plus the 3rd blocked placekick of his career, when he got his hands on a field goal attempt at Texas A&M, which earned him Special Teams Player of the Week honors…Made 3 tackles vs. Georgia Southern and vs. Syracuse…Registered 4 tackles, vs. N.C. State and 5 tackles at Florida State…Posted 3 tackles, including a half-sack, and scored a touchdown on a 2-yard run, vs. Louisville…Shared team Defensive Player of the Week honors following a season-high 6‐tackle (4 solo) performance vs. Duke that included 2 tackles for loss…Tied his season best with 6 tackles (4 solo) including (2.5 for loss) and 1.0 sack, vs. Pitt…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, 1 pass breakup and 1 forced fumble…Had a season-high 9 tackles (7 solo) at Syracuse…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)...Second‐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…In his first collegiate game, notched a career-high 10 tackles (7 solo), including a sack, and added a pass breakup, at Auburn…Also played on offense, helping Wayne Gallman score on a touchdown run...Contributed 4 tackles and 2 pressures in National Championship Game victory vs. Alabama.

OFF-THE-FIELD ACTIVITY:

Visited the children's hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center with fellow rookies who on Halloween. In fun costumes, they interacted with young patients and their families… Set up and served lunch at Eva's Village in Paterson, N.J. with rookie teammates and cleaned up afterwards…Represented the Jayda Dionne Parker Scholarship Fund during the NFL's Week 14 My Cause My Cleats initiative…Joined with his fellow defensive linemen to make a donation to host a holiday pizza party for youth from local YCS group homes at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center…Contributed funds to YCS…Surprised cancer survivor and former Stoneman Douglas High School student Joshua Rhodes with 2 tickets to Super Bowl LIV…During Salute to Service month, played video games at the Giants' headquarters against military veterans through the Wounded Warrior Project and led them on a tour of the facility…During the coronavirus pandemic, donated face masks and hand sanitizes to Brookdale, a senior citizen residence in Wake Forest, N.C…. Joined Daniel Jones, Dalvin Tomlinson, Blake Martinez, Julian Love, Will Hernandez and Evan Engram in recording messages to the graduating class of 2020. These messages were included in a single video and customized with a display of the school's name in the beginning. Videos were sent to more than 75 school districts in the Tri-State area.

PERSONAL:

Justice studies major…Was 1 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.