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American football player (born 1998) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rashard Lawrence (born August 27, 1998) is an American professional football nose tackle who is a free agent. He played college football for the LSU Tigers and was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL draft.
Personal information | |||||
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Born: | Monroe, Louisiana, U.S. | August 27, 1998||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||
Weight: | 308 lb (140 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Neville (Monroe, Louisiana) | ||||
College: | LSU (2016–2019) | ||||
Position: | Nose tackle | ||||
NFL draft: | 2020 / round: 4 / pick: 131 | ||||
Career history | |||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Lawrence attended Neville High School in Monroe, Louisiana. He was selected to play in the 2016 Under Armour All-America Game, but did not play due to injury.[1] A five-star recruit, he committed to Louisiana State University (LSU) to play college football.[2][3]
As a true freshman at LSU in 2016, Lawrence played in nine games and had six tackles and one sack.[4] He became a starter his sophomore year in 2017.[5] He started 10 games, recording 32 tackles and 1.5 sacks.[6] As a junior in 2018 he started all 13 games, finishing with 54 tackles and four sacks.[7] He was named the MVP of the 2019 Fiesta Bowl after recording two sacks.[8] Lawrence returned to LSU for his senior year in 2019, rather than enter the 2019 NFL draft.[9][10]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Three-cone drill | Bench press | ||||
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6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
308 lb (140 kg) |
34+1⁄8 in (0.87 m) |
11 in (0.28 m) | 5.07 s | 1.72 s | 2.88 s | 8.03 s | 22 reps | ||||
All values from NFL Combine[11] |
Lawrence was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the fourth round with the 131st overall pick of the 2020 NFL draft.[12] He was placed on injured reserve on October 17, 2020, with a calf injury.[13] He was activated on December 1, 2020.[14]
Lawrence entered the 2021 season as the Cardinals starting nose tackle. He was placed on injured reserve on November 6, 2021 with a calf injury.[15] He was activated on December 13.
On October 26, 2022, Lawrence was placed on injured reserve after suffering a shoulder injury in Week 7.[16]
On August 29, 2023, Lawrence was released by the Cardinals as part of final roster cuts before the start of the 2023 season.[17]
On August 31, 2023, Lawrence was signed to the Miami Dolphins practice squad.[18] He was released on November 7.[19]
On November 10, 2023, Lawrence was signed to the Carolina Panthers practice squad.[20] He was released on November 28.[21]
On November 30, 2023, Lawrence was signed to the Houston Texans practice squad.[22] He was released on January 17, 2024.[23]
On January 24, 2024, Lawrence signed a futures contract with the Denver Broncos.[24] Lawrence was released by the Broncos on May 10.[25]
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