Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2018Clemson
Dexter Lawrence
DT • 6'4" • 340 lbs • Wake Forest, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Dexter Lawrence shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
60
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
47
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
89
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Clemson
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Clemson
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech
Player Story
Dexter Lawrence built his college career from 2016 through 2018 as a defensive tackle from Wake Forest, NC wearing No. 90, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of Dexter Lawrence's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Clemson
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2019
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 17
- Overall
- No. 17
- NFL Team
- New York Giants
Dexter Lawrence, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Clemson. Dexter Lawrence shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 129
- TFL
- 18.5
- Sacks
- 10.5
- QB hurries
- 13
- Passes defended
- 4
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Dexter Lawrence quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Clemson · DT
- Career Tackles
- 129
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Clemson
- Top game
- Virginia Tech
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Wake Forest · Clemson
- High school pipeline
- Wake Forest · 14 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2019 · Round 1 · Pick 17 · New York Giants
- Latest roster
- No. 90 · Junior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 32 tackles · DT 43rd (top 18%) · ACC 144th (top 23%) · National 1,282nd (top 22%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Clemson | 14 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 65.9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Clemson | 14 | 59 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 65.9 |
| 2017 Postseason | Clemson | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 24.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Clemson | 11 | 33 | 3 | 2.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 24.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Clemson | 13 | 32 | 6.5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 43.6 |
Related Context
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Dexter Lawrence played DT for Clemson. Across 3 tracked seasons, Dexter Lawrence recorded 2 rushing yards, 129 tackles, and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Clemson.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Clemson paired 23 primary output with 35.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 22.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Pittsburgh
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 92.3th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Clemson
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
22.9
Usage
5.1
Consistency
37.4
Best Game by takeover score
Pittsburgh
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Furman: 0.5. Texas A&M: 2. Georgia Southern: 0. Georgia Tech: 0. Syracuse: 1. Wake Forest: 1. NC State: 0.5. Florida State: 1. Louisville: 0. Boston College: 1. Duke: 4. South Carolina: 2. Pittsburgh: 3.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Furman: 2 by 13.3. Texas A&M: 2 by 28.3. Georgia Southern: 4 by 16.7. Georgia Tech: 1 by 4.2. Syracuse: 2 by 18.3. Wake Forest: 0 by 10. NC State: 4 by 21.7. Florida State: 2 by 18.3. Boston College: 3 by 22.5. Duke: 4 by 56.7. South Carolina: 3 by 32.5. Pittsburgh: 5 by 55.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half0.7 · Games = 7 · -1.2 vs Second Half
Second Half1.9 · Games = 6 · +1.2 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Pittsburgh
Best efficiency game
56.7 vs Duke
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/2 | @ PittsburghSplash game | W 42-10 | 5 | 4 | — | 2.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/25 | vs South CarolinaSplash game | W 56-35 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/18 | vs DukeSplash game | W 35-6 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sun 11/11 | @ Boston College | W 27-7 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Louisville | W 77-16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | @ Florida State | W 59-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | vs NC State | W 41-7 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | @ Wake Forest | W 63-3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Syracuse | W 27-23 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | @ Georgia Tech | W 49-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Georgia Southern | W 38-7 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | @ Texas A&MSplash game | W 28-26 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Furman | W 48-7 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Dexter Lawrence story
Dexter Lawrence built his college career from 2016 through 2018 as a defensive tackle from Wake Forest, NC wearing No. 90, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of Dexter Lawrence's career was his defensive production: 129 tackles, 18.5 tackles for loss, 10.5 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Clemson. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Dexter Lawrence's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 2 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Clemson.
The arc is straightforward: Dexter Lawrence moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Clemson
2016-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162016201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Clemson | 23 | 35.2 | 8.5 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Clemson | 23 | 35.2 | 8.5 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Clemson | 6.5 | 18.8 | 4.1 | -16.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Clemson | 6.5 | 18.8 | 4.1 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Clemson | 16.5 | 22.9 | 5.1 | 10 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Virginia Tech
Week 14 · W 42-35 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#2
@ Pittsburgh
Week 14 · W 42-10 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
81.1 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.1 takeover score.
#3
vs Duke
Week 12 · W 35-6 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Miami
Week 14 · W 38-3 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
74.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.2 takeover score.
#5
vs South Carolina State
Week 3 · W 59-0
3.5
Havoc Plays
69.2 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Clemson
23 primary output · 35.2 efficiency · 8.5 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Clemson
65.9
23 primary · 35.2 efficiency · 8.5 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Clemson
43.6
16.5 primary · 22.9 efficiency · 5.1 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
14
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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