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Carl Lawson
DE · CIN/NYJ/DAL/BAL/IND · 2017–2026
Born June 29, 1995 · College Auburn · Drafted 2017, round 4, pick 116 (CIN) · 6-2, 265 lb
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | CIN | 13 | 16 | 8.5 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | CIN | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | CIN | 12 | 23 | 5.0 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | CIN | 16 | 36 | 5.5 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | NYJ | 16 | 33 | 7.0 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | NYJ | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | DAL | 10 | 15 | 5.0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | BAL | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | IND | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | IND | 79 | 136 | 32.0 | 122 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | CIN | 16 | – | – | 474 | 41.7 |
| 2018 | CIN | 7 | – | – | 221 | 44.0 |
| 2019 | CIN | 12 | – | – | 443 | 57.5 |
| 2020 | CIN | 16 | – | – | 711 | 68.3 |
| 2022 | NYJ | 17 | – | – | 657 | 58.6 |
| 2023 | NYJ | 6 | – | – | 101 | 24.3 |
| 2024 | DAL | 15 | – | – | 395 | 41.7 |
| 2025 | BAL | 1 | – | – | 26 | 31.3 |
Game logs
2026 game log (1 games)
2026 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2026-11-01 | @ JAX | L 7–42 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 game log (1 games)
2025 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 2025-11-27 | vs CIN | L 14–32 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 game log (10 games)
2024 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2024-10-06 | @ PIT | W 20–17 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2024-10-13 | vs DET | L 9–47 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2024-10-27 | @ SF | L 24–30 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2024-11-03 | @ ATL | L 21–27 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2024-11-10 | vs PHI | L 6–34 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2024-11-28 | vs NYG | W 27–20 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2024-12-15 | @ CAR | W 30–14 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2024-12-22 | vs TB | W 26–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2024-12-29 | @ PHI | L 7–41 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2025-01-05 | vs WAS | L 19–23 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 game log (4 games)
2022 game log (16 games)
2022 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022-09-11 | vs BAL | L 9–24 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2022-09-18 | @ CLE | W 31–30 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2022-09-25 | vs CIN | L 12–27 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2022-10-02 | @ PIT | W 24–20 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2022-10-09 | vs MIA | W 40–17 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2022-10-16 | @ GB | W 27–10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2022-10-23 | @ DEN | W 16–9 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2022-10-30 | vs NE | L 17–22 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2022-11-20 | @ NE | L 3–10 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2022-11-27 | vs CHI | W 31–10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2022-12-04 | @ MIN | L 22–27 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2022-12-11 | @ BUF | L 12–20 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2022-12-18 | vs DET | L 17–20 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2022-12-22 | vs JAX | L 3–19 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2023-01-01 | @ SEA | L 6–23 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2023-01-08 | @ MIA | L 6–11 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 game log (16 games)
2020 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2020-09-13 | vs LAC | L 13–16 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2020-09-17 | @ CLE | L 30–35 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2020-09-27 | @ PHI | T 23–23 OT | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2020-10-04 | vs JAX | W 33–25 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2020-10-11 | @ BAL | L 3–27 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2020-10-18 | @ IND | L 27–31 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2020-10-25 | vs CLE | L 34–37 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2020-11-01 | vs TEN | W 31–20 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2020-11-15 | @ PIT | L 10–36 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2020-11-22 | @ WAS | L 9–20 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2020-11-29 | vs NYG | L 17–19 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2020-12-06 | @ MIA | L 7–19 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2020-12-13 | vs DAL | L 7–30 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2020-12-21 | vs PIT | W 27–17 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2020-12-27 | @ HOU | W 37–31 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2021-01-03 | vs BAL | L 3–38 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 game log (12 games)
2019 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019-09-08 | @ SEA | L 20–21 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2019-09-15 | vs SF | L 17–41 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2019-10-06 | vs ARI | L 23–26 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2019-10-13 | @ BAL | L 17–23 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2019-11-10 | vs BAL | L 13–49 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2019-11-17 | @ LV | L 10–17 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2019-11-24 | vs PIT | L 10–16 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2019-12-01 | vs NYJ | W 22–6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2019-12-08 | @ CLE | L 19–27 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2019-12-15 | vs NE | L 13–34 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2019-12-22 | @ MIA | L 35–38 OT | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2019-12-29 | vs CLE | W 33–23 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 game log (6 games)
2017 game log (13 games)
2017 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2017-09-14 | vs HOU | L 9–13 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2017-09-24 | @ GB | L 24–27 OT | 4 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2017-10-01 | @ CLE | W 31–7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2017-10-08 | vs BUF | W 20–16 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2017-10-22 | @ PIT | L 14–29 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2017-10-29 | vs IND | W 24–23 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2017-11-05 | @ JAX | L 7–23 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2017-11-12 | @ TEN | L 20–24 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2017-11-19 | @ DEN | W 20–17 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2017-11-26 | vs CLE | W 30–16 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2017-12-04 | vs PIT | L 20–23 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2017-12-24 | vs DET | W 26–17 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2017-12-31 | @ BAL | W 31–27 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |