Shaq Lawson is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Lawson in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Lawson's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Shaq Lawson
Top 22% all-time pass rushersHigh-End Starter
Height6'3"
Weight265 lb
BornJun 17, 1994
Age32
CollegeClemsonSee College Stats
ConferenceAtlantic Coast
Rookie yr2016
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2016 | 22 | BUF | 10 | — | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 237 | 35.2% | 1 | 0.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 23 | BUF | 11 | — | 29 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 4.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 436 | 58.7% | 39 | 12.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 24 | BUF | 14 | — | 28 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 4.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 440 | 50.2% | 14 | 3.3% | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 41.7 | 7.5 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 25 | BUF | 15 | — | 30 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 6.5 | 37.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 483 | 49.9% | 29 | 7.3% | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 81.2 | 2.0 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0.2 |
| 2020 | 26 | MIA | 14 | — | 32 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 18 | 4.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 572 | 64.0% | 79 | 20.9% | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 56.2 | 8.0 | 25 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 27 | NYJ | 14 | — | 19 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 534 | 55.6% | 48 | 12.8% | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 58.3 | -4.5 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 28 | BUF | 15 | — | 28 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 3.5 | 18.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 467 | 47.2% | 28 | 6.7% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 29 | BUF | 16 | — | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 321 | 34.0% | 55 | 13.6% | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 118.7 | 1.3 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 30 | CAR | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 14 | 20.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 110 | — | 190 | 104 | 86 | 42 | 77 | 26.0 | 145.0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 3,504 | 49.1% | 293 | 9.8% | 15 | 10 | — | — | — | 105 | 39 | 43 | 22 | 16 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
74 career value over replacement — #1584 all-time of 4,695. 9.3/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #19 (Rd 1) · BUF · 2016 · +6.3 vs expected KV-H
63actual
56.7 expected · Δ+6.3
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