Carl Lawson Stats, News, Film – DE | NY Jets Player Profile

📲 Player	Carl Lawson
✅ Team	New York Jets
➡️ Position	DE
🔢 Number	58
🚨 Height	6-foot-2
⚖️ Weight	265 pounds
🎂 DOB	June 29, 1995
🇺🇸 Hometown	Alpharetta, GA
🎓 High School	Milton (GA)
🏫 College	Auburn
📛 NFL Entrance	2017 NFL draft CIN: No. 116 (Round 4)
❗️ Jets Acquisition	Signed by NYJ (2021)
🐦 Twitter	@carllawson55
🏙 Instagram	carllawson55

Carl Lawson is this current New York Jets regime’s first free-agent prize.

Signed as a free agent in the 2021 NFL offseason, the Auburn product came to Florham Park, NJ with high expectations. Though his sack total never surpassed 8.5 in any of his four seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals, Lawson’s advanced metrics featured a glowing story.

Consistency in pushing the offensive line back and creating pressures helped Carl Lawson sign a lucrative three-year deal with up to $47.4 million (with $30 million guaranteed).

As luck would have it, Lawson missed the entire 2021 season with a torn achilles. Jets fans sang the blues while realizing another year would pass before their team could potentially enjoy a legit edge rusher.

Lawson returned in 2022 to the tune of seven sacks and 24 quarterback hits, and he enters 2023 with plenty of talent around him along that talented defensive line.

Carl Lawson inactive for Week 1 vs. Buffalo

The only substantial New York Jets injury heading into Week 1 was Carl Lawson—who was a surprise inactive for the game.

CAREER TOTALS

	GAMES	SACKS	QB HITS	TFL	TKL (SOLO)	INT	PD	FF (FR)	SAFETY	TD
Regular Season	69	27	107	28	116 (68)	0	11	3 (1)	0	0

Carl Lawson’s stats have always flown a bit under the radar for many onlookers.

Due to the fact that Lawson doesn’t pile up the sacks, he oftentimes receives the short end of the “stud pass-rusher” stick. Yet, a closer eye reveals metrics that tell a much more productive story.

2023 SEASON STATS

	GAMES	SACKS	QB HITS	TFL	TKL (SOLO)	INT	PD	FF (FR)	SAFETY	TD
Regular Season	1	0	0	0	2 (1)	0	0	0 (0)	0	0

DEFENSE BY SEASON

Year	Tm	G	GS	Sk	QBHits	TFL	Tkl	Solo	Ast	Int	Int Yds	Int TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Fmb Yds	Fmb TD	Sfty
2017		16	1	8.5	21	8	16	10	6			0			0	0	0	0	0
2018		7	0	1	8	1	6	4	2			0			0	0	0	0	0
2019		12	2	5	22	6	23	17	6			0			0	0	0	0	0
2020		16	11	5.5	32	4	36	18	18			0			2	0	0	0	0
2022		17	17	7	24	9	33	18	15			0			1	0	1	2	0

CONTRACT

	Team	Contract Type	Year Signed	Yrs	Total	APY	Guarantees
Carl Lawson		Drafted	2017	4	$3,052,620	$763,155	$652,620
Carl Lawson		UFA	2021	3	$45,000,000	$15,000,000	$30,000,000
Carl Lawson		Renegotiated	2023	1	$9,000,000	$9,000,000	$8,000,000

Sometimes, no matter the obsession of a youth movement, free agents are necessary. And that’s where the Carl Lawson salary topic becomes important.

Joe Douglas and the Jets decided to sign their big free-agent prize to a three-year deal worth $30 million in guarantees back in 2021.

SALARY BY SEASON

	Team	Season	Org	League/Conf
PFWA NFL All-Rookie Team		2017

The Carl Lawson awards department does not even feature a single Pro Bowl nod—which is pretty incredible considering the name value. However, the Jets’ edge man did make the PFWA All-Rookie team upon entering the NFL in 2017.