BIOGRAPHY
Dexter Lawrence was born on November 12th, 1997 in Wake Forest, North Carolina. He is a nose tackle in the NFL.
Lawrence attended Wake Forest High School, where he played his entire football career. During his high school career, he had 28.0 sacks, 204 tackles, 6 forced fumbles, and 1 interception. Lawrence received 21 official offers from elite Division 1 programs including USC, Penn State, Michigan, Georgia, Florida State, Alabama, Ohio State, and Florida. He signed with Clemson on 12/14/2015. Lawrence was seen as the best prospect to ever come out of the state of North Carolina.
In 2016, Lawrence played in 12 games for the Tigers at defensive tackle. Throughout the regular season, he recorded 55 tackles and 5 sacks. The 5 sacks he recorded in his freshman year is a Clemson record. Lawrence beat the previous record of 4 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. During his career at Clemson, Lawrence won 2 National Championships, was a 2X First-Team All-ACC, and USA Today All-American.
Dexter Lawrence was selected in the first round with the 17th overall pick, by the New York Giants in the 2019 NFL Draft. The Giants originally acquired the selection as part of a trade that sent Odell Beckham Jr. to the Cleveland Browns.
On April 28, 2022, the Giants picked up the fifth-year option on Lawrence’s rookie contract.
Lawrence was selected as a Pro Bowler in 2023 for his first Pro Bowl.
