Carl Lawson (American football)
Carl Lawson (born June 29, 1995) is an American football defensive end for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Auburn.
.JPG.webp) Lawson with the Bengals in 2017 | |||||||||
| No. 58 – New York Jets | |||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born: | June 29, 1995 Alpharetta, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 265 lb (120 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Milton (GA) | ||||||||
| College: | Auburn | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2017 / Round: 4 / Pick: 116 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2022 | |||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||
Early years
Lawson attended Milton High School in Milton, Georgia. He had 87 tackles and 15 sacks as a junior and 78 tackles and 27 sacks his senior year. Lawson was a consensus five-star recruit and was ranked among the top recruits in his class.[1] He committed to Auburn University to play college football.[2]
College career
As a true freshman at Auburn in 2013, Lawson had 20 tackles and four sacks. He missed his sophomore year in 2014 due to a torn ACL.[3][4] In 2015, Lawson played in only seven games in his junior season due to injuries, recording 17 tackles and one sack.[5][6]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 1+3⁄4 in (1.87 m) |
261 lb (118 kg) |
31+1⁄2 in (0.80 m) |
10+3⁄8 in (0.26 m) | 4.67 s | 1.60 s | 2.67 s | 4.19 s | 7.46 s | 33.0 in (0.84 m) | 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) | 35 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine[7][8][9] | ||||||||||||
Cincinnati Bengals
Lawson was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth round, 116th overall, in the 2017 NFL Draft.[10] He played in all 16 games with one start, recording 16 tackles and 8.5 sacks. His 8.5 sacks finished second on the team behind Geno Atkins' 9.0 and first among all rookies, earning him a spot on the PFWA All-Rookie Team.
In 2018, Lawson played in eight games before suffering a season-ending torn ACL in Week 8.[11] He was placed on injured reserve on November 5, 2018.[12]
New York Jets
On March 18, 2021, Lawson signed a three-year, $45 million contract with the New York Jets.[13]
On August 19, 2021, during a joint practice with the Green Bay Packers, Lawson went down with an apparent left leg injury. An MRI later confirmed that Lawson had suffered a ruptured Achilles’ tendon in his left leg, ending his 2021 NFL season.[14]
NFL career statistics
| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sack | Sfty | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2017 | CIN | 16 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | CIN | 7 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | CIN | 12 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | CIN | 16 | 11 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | NYJ | 0 | 0 | Did not play due to injury | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | NYJ | 17 | 17 | 33 | 18 | 15 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Career | 68 | 31 | 114 | 67 | 47 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
References
- "Rivals.com Carl Lawson". rivals.com. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
- "Tennessee recruiting notebook: 5-star defensive end Carl Lawson sticking with Auburn". nooga.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
- "Auburn's Carl Lawson healthy, eager to hit somebody". al.com. August 5, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
- Ellis, Zac. "Auburn's Carl Lawson plans to make up for lost time in 2015". si.com. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
- "Finally healthy, Auburn's Carl Lawson is ready to dominate". April 20, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
- "Auburn's Carl Lawson eager for healthy, productive season". timesfreepress.com. Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
- "Carl Lawson Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- "2017 NFL Draft Scout Carl Lawson College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- "Carl Lawson 2017 NFL Draft Profile". insider.espn.com. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- Toback, Rebecca (April 29, 2017). "2017 NFL Draft picks: Bengals select Auburn defensive end Carl Lawson in Round 4, pick 116". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- Terrell, Katherine (October 28, 2018). "Bengals DE Carl Lawson out for season with torn ACL". ESPN.com.
- "Bengals put Carl Lawson on IR, promote Auden Tate, sign Clark Harris to extension". CincyJungle.com. November 5, 2018.
- Allen, Eric (March 18, 2021). "Jets Sign Edge Rusher Carl Lawson". NewYorkJets.com.
- "Jets DE Carl Lawson suffers ruptured Achilles in practice, will miss 2021 season". NFL.com. Retrieved August 19, 2021.