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Shaq Lawson
Born June 17, 1994 · College Clemson · Drafted 2016, round 1, pick 19 (BUF) · 6-3, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | BUF | 8 | 13 | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | BUF | 10 | 33 | 4.0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2018 | BUF | 13 | 30 | 4.0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2019 | BUF | 14 | 32 | 6.5 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2019 playoffs | BUF | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | MIA | 13 | 32 | 4.0 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | NYJ | 12 | 23 | 1.0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | BUF | 14 | 31 | 3.5 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 playoffs | BUF | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | BUF | 12 | 13 | 1.0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 playoffs | BUF | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | BUF | 96 | 207 | 26.0 | 77 | 42 | 1 | 14 | 7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | BUF | 10 | – | – | 233 | 35.8 |
| 2017 | BUF | 11 | – | – | 418 | 57.6 |
| 2018 | BUF | 14 | – | – | 422 | 48.5 |
| 2019 | BUF | 15 | – | – | 475 | 49.9 |
| 2019 playoffs | BUF | 1 | – | – | 37 | 57.8 |
| 2020 | MIA | 14 | – | – | 565 | 63.3 |
| 2021 | NYJ | 14 | – | – | 520 | 55.0 |
| 2022 | BUF | 15 | – | – | 462 | 47.4 |
| 2022 playoffs | BUF | 2 | – | – | 70 | 49.6 |
| 2023 | BUF | 16 | – | – | 316 | 32.7 |
| 2023 playoffs | BUF | 2 | – | – | 32 | 28.8 |
| 2024 | CAR | 1 | – | – | 12 | 17.9 |
Game logs
2023 game log (14 games)
2023 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023-09-11 | @ NYJ | L 16–22 OT | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2023-09-17 | vs LV | W 38–10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2023-09-24 | @ WAS | W 37–3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2023-10-15 | vs NYG | W 14–9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2023-10-22 | @ NE | L 25–29 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2023-10-26 | vs TB | W 24–18 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2023-11-05 | @ CIN | L 18–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2023-11-13 | vs DEN | L 22–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2023-11-19 | vs NYJ | W 32–6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2023-12-10 | @ KC | W 20–17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2023-12-17 | vs DAL | W 31–10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2023-12-31 | vs NE | W 27–21 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2024-01-15 | vs PIT | W 31–17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P20 | 2024-01-21 | vs KC | L 24–27 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 game log (16 games)
2022 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2022-09-19 | vs TEN | W 41–7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2022-09-25 | @ MIA | L 19–21 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2022-10-02 | @ BAL | W 23–20 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2022-10-09 | vs PIT | W 38–3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2022-10-16 | @ KC | W 24–20 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2022-11-06 | @ NYJ | L 17–20 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2022-11-13 | vs MIN | L 30–33 OT | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2022-11-20 | vs CLE | W 31–23 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2022-11-24 | @ DET | W 28–25 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2022-12-01 | @ NE | W 24–10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2022-12-11 | vs NYJ | W 20–12 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2022-12-17 | vs MIA | W 32–29 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 2022-12-24 | @ CHI | W 35–13 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2023-01-08 | vs NE | W 35–23 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2023-01-15 | vs MIA | W 34–31 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P20 | 2023-01-22 | vs CIN | L 10–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 game log (12 games)
2021 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021-09-12 | @ CAR | L 14–19 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2021-09-19 | vs NE | L 6–25 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2021-09-26 | @ DEN | L 0–26 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2021-10-10 | @ ATL | L 20–27 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2021-10-24 | @ NE | L 13–54 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2021-10-31 | vs CIN | W 34–31 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 2021-11-04 | @ IND | L 30–45 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2021-11-14 | vs BUF | L 17–45 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2021-11-21 | vs MIA | L 17–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2021-11-28 | @ HOU | W 21–14 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2021-12-05 | vs PHI | L 18–33 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2021-12-12 | vs NO | L 9–30 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
2020 game log (13 games)
2020 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2020-09-13 | @ NE | L 11–21 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2020-09-20 | vs BUF | L 28–31 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2020-09-24 | @ JAX | W 31–13 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2020-10-04 | vs SEA | L 23–31 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2020-10-18 | vs NYJ | W 24–0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2020-11-01 | vs LA | W 28–17 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2020-11-08 | @ ARI | W 34–31 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2020-11-15 | vs LAC | W 29–21 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2020-11-22 | @ DEN | L 13–20 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2020-11-29 | @ NYJ | W 20–3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2020-12-06 | vs CIN | W 19–7 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 2020-12-13 | vs KC | L 27–33 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2020-12-20 | vs NE | W 22–12 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 game log (15 games)
2019 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019-09-08 | @ NYJ | W 17–16 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2019-09-15 | @ NYG | W 28–14 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2019-09-22 | vs CIN | W 21–17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2019-09-29 | vs NE | L 10–16 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2019-10-20 | vs MIA | W 31–21 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2019-10-27 | vs PHI | L 13–31 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2019-11-03 | vs WAS | W 24–9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2019-11-10 | @ CLE | L 16–19 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2019-11-17 | @ MIA | W 37–20 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2019-11-24 | vs DEN | W 20–3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2019-11-28 | @ DAL | W 26–15 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2019-12-08 | vs BAL | L 17–24 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 2019-12-15 | @ PIT | W 17–10 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2019-12-21 | @ NE | L 17–24 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P18 | 2020-01-04 | @ HOU | L 19–22 OT | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 game log (13 games)
2018 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018-09-09 | @ BAL | L 3–47 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2018-09-30 | @ GB | L 0–22 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2018-10-07 | vs TEN | W 13–12 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2018-10-14 | @ HOU | L 13–20 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2018-10-29 | vs NE | L 6–25 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2018-11-04 | vs CHI | L 9–41 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2018-11-11 | @ NYJ | W 41–10 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 2018-11-25 | vs JAX | W 24–21 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2018-12-02 | @ MIA | L 17–21 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2018-12-09 | vs NYJ | L 23–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | 2018-12-16 | vs DET | W 14–13 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 2018-12-23 | @ NE | L 12–24 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2018-12-30 | vs MIA | W 42–17 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 game log (10 games)
2017 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2017-09-10 | vs NYJ | W 21–12 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2017-09-17 | @ CAR | L 3–9 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2017-09-24 | vs DEN | W 26–16 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2017-10-08 | @ CIN | L 16–20 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2017-10-22 | vs TB | W 30–27 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2017-11-02 | @ NYJ | L 21–34 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2017-11-12 | vs NO | L 10–47 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 2017-11-19 | @ LAC | L 24–54 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2017-11-26 | @ KC | W 16–10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2017-12-03 | vs NE | L 3–23 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |