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Justin Lawler

SMU · Edge Rusher · 2013-17

SACKS
16
TFL
29
TKL
139

Career totals · 3 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

From 2016 to 2017, Lawler recorded 139 tackles, 29 tackles for loss and 15.5 sacks.

Lawler was the No. 244 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 75 overall, the highest edge rusher rating at SMU since 1990 and No. 50 among all edge rushers of the 2015-2019 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2018
    • No. 244 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Justin Lawler season-by-season statistics at SMU
SeasonTklTFLSacksPD
20166513.560
20177415.59.52
Total1392915.52

Seasons with tracked stats at SMU. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

SMU Teammates

  1. 80Rodney Clemons2015-19S
  2. 75Courtland Sutton2014-17WR
  3. 75Mikial Onu2016-18S
  4. 74Delontae Scott2016-19EDGE
  5. 74James Proche2015-19WR
  6. 72Xavier Jones2015-19RB
  7. 72Jordan Wyatt2014-18CB
  8. 72Kyran Mitchell2014-18LB
  9. 72Horace Richardson2012-16S
  10. 72Shane Buechele2019-20QB

Full SMU all-time roster

Top Edge Rushers of the 2015-2019 Era

  1. 93Christian WilkinsClemson · 2015-18EDGE
  2. 93Chase YoungOhio State · 2017-19EDGE
  3. 93Myles GarrettTexas A&M · 2014-16EDGE
  4. 91Nick BosaOhio State · 2016-18EDGE
  5. 91Jonathan AllenAlabama · 2013-16EDGE
  6. 91Carl NassibPenn State · 2012-15EDGE
  7. 91Joey BosaOhio State · 2013-15EDGE
  8. 90Derrick BrownAuburn · 2016-19EDGE

Best college edge rushers since 1990Best ACC players

Sources: Wikipedia (Justin Lawler) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.