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Dexter Lawrence II

Defensive Tackle, Cincinnati Bengals · #97.

Player facts

Team: Cincinnati Bengals
Position: Defensive Tackle
Number: 97
Born: Nov 12, 1997 (age 28)
Birthplace: Wake Forest, NC, USA
Height: 6' 5"
Weight: 350 lbs
College: Clemson
Experience: 8 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	14	9	5	3	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	6	3	0
Last 5 Games	14	9	5	3	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	6	0	0
Career	355	194	161	33.5	5	1	37	37.0	37	15	39	34	1

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	@ MIA	W 31-24	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	vs JAX	L 22-17	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	@ PIT	L 30-27	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	@ HOU	W 20-6	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	vs TB	W 33-27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

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

About

Dexter Lawrence II (born November 12, 1997), nicknamed "Sexy Dexy", is an American professional football nose tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Clemson Tigers and was selected by the New York Giants in the first round of the 2019 NFL draft.

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

Background

Early life

Lawrence played his entire high school football career at Wake Forest High School. In his sophomore and junior years, Wake Forest made it to the NCHSAA 4AA state championship game, finishing as runner-up against Mallard Creek High School both times. During his high school career, Lawrence was credited with 28.0 sacks, 204 tackles, 6 forced fumbles and 1 interception.

The nation's 2nd ranked recruit, Lawrence was the highest ranked prospect to ever come out of the state of North Carolina. He considered multiple schools, including Clemson Tigers, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Alabama Crimson Tide and NC State Wolfpack. In the end, he signed with Clemson.

College career

In 2016, Lawrence played in 12 games for the Tigers at defensive tackle. Throughout the regular season, he recorded 55 tackles and five sacks. The five sacks he recorded in his freshman year is a Clemson record. Lawrence beat the previous record of four set by William Perry, Ricky Sapp, and Shaq Lawson. Lawrence was subsequently named the 2016 ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year. Lawrence was part of the Clemson team that defeated Alabama in the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship by a score of 35–31. In the game, he recorded four total tackles. Dexter was ruled ineligible for the 2019 College Football Playoff after testing positive for the banned substance ostarine. After the season, Lawrence decided to forgo his senior year and enter the 2019 NFL draft.

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