Carl Lawson, EDGE, Auburn: 2017 NFL Draft Scouting Report
By Andrew Kim
Will the Auburn pass rusher and redshirt junior Carl Lawson fall out of Round 1 due to injuries?
When looking at Carl Lawson, he looks like a defensive lineman more than an outside linebacker. Even with his active hand usage, I think he will fit better as an outside linebacker due to his shorter arm length at 31/5 inches. When looking at his film, he creates the most pressure on the quarterback when he tries to jump the snap and sets the edge. As a stouter defensive end/ outside linebacker, he bends the edge pretty well and adding good hand usage could make him a 1st rounder. But with his extensive injury history as he missed 2014 with a torn ACL and 6 games in 2015 with a cracked hip. He should be selected in Round 2 and be an impact edge rusher for a 3-4 team and with 35 bench press reps and 4.19 sec. 20 yd. shuttle; both 1st for defensive lineman at the Scouting Combine.
Stats via Sports Reference
| Tackles | Def Int | Fumbles | |||||||||||||||||
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| Year | School | Conf | Class | Pos | G | Solo | Ast | Tot | Loss | Sk | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | PD | FR | Yds | TD | FF |
| *2013 | Auburn | SEC | FR | DE | 11 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 7.5 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| *2015 | Auburn | SEC | SO | DL | 7 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | Auburn | SEC | JR | DL | 12 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 14.0 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Career | Auburn | 35 | 32 | 67 | 24.5 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Games Watched via Draft Breakdown: 10 Games (4 Games in 2015- 6 Games in 2016); 2015- Louieville, Ole Miss, Memphis, Georgia; 2016- Clemson, Mississippi State, Alabama, Texas A&M, Arkansas State, LSU
