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DeMarcus Lawrence

Linebacker, Seattle Seahawks · #0.

Player facts

Team: Seattle Seahawks
Position: Linebacker
Number: 0
Born: Apr 28, 1992 (age 34)
Birthplace: Aiken, SC, USA
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 254 lbs
College: Boise State
Experience: 13 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS
Regular Season	12	7	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	2	4	7
Last 5 Games	9	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	2	4	0
Career	515	316	199	67.5	24	10	80	2	53	26.5	1	13	23	86.5	163

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Thu, Oct 15	@ DEN	L 17-14 OT	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 11	vs SF	L 32-29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0
Sun, Oct 4	vs LAC	W 30-23	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	@ WSH	L 33-31	5	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	@ ARI	W 31-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

DeMarcus Lawrence (born April 28, 1992) is an American professional football outside linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). Nicknamed "Tank", he played college football for the Butler Community College Grizzlies and Boise State Broncos. Lawrence was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the second round of the 2014 NFL draft. He spent 11 seasons with the Cowboys before signing with the Seahawks in 2025. He won Super Bowl LX the same year.

From Wikipedia’s article on DeMarcus Lawrence, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Lawrence attended Silver Bluff High School in Aiken, South Carolina. As a senior, he played tight end, offensive tackle and defensive tackle, while tallying 97 tackles and three sacks. He received North-South All-Star honors.

College career

Lawrence enrolled at Butler Community College and was redshirted in 2010. As a redshirt freshman in 2011, he collected 69 tackles (second on the team), 21 tackles for loss (led the team) and 12 sacks (led the team), while earning All-Jayhawk Conference and NJCAA All-America honors.

He transferred to Boise State University before the 2012 season. As a sophomore, he started all 11 games and led the team with 13.5 tackles for loss and 9.5 sacks. He also made 48 tackles, four forced fumbles (tied for the team lead), two fumble recoveries (one returned for a 25-yard touchdown), one interception and one blocked kick.

He had nine tackles against Michigan State. He had 2.5 sacks against Miami (OH). He made 2.5 tackles for loss against San Diego State.

Lawrence had 3.5 sacks against Nevada. He made 9 tackles (5 solo) against the United States Air Force Academy. As a junior in 2013, he started in all 12 games, posting 72 tackles (third on the team), 20.5 tackles for loss (sixth in the nation and ninth in school history), 10.5 sacks (fifth in school history) and two blocked kicks. He had a streak of six-consecutive games with a sack. His 20 career sacks were tied for the seventh in school history and his 34 career tackles for loss ranked 14th in school history. He declared for the 2014 NFL draft after the season.

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