Position Defensive end Name Shaq Lawson Class Junior Height 1.93 m | College Clemson (2013–present) Weight 118 kg High school Central (SC) Daniel Date joined 2013 | |
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Date of birth (1994-06-17) June 17, 1994 (age 21) Place of birth Central, South Carolina Role American football defensive end | ||
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Shaquille Lawson (born June 17, 1994) is an American football defensive end for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Clemson and was drafted by the Bills in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft.
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- Early years
- College career
- Professional career
- Personal life
- References
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Early years
Lawson, named after basketball star Shaquille O'Neal, attended D. W. Daniel High School in Central, South Carolina. He had 99 tackles and nine sacks as a senior and 100 tackles and 13 sacks as a junior. Lawson was rated by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit and committed to Clemson University to play college football. After high school, Lawson attended Hargrave Military Academy for a year.
College career
In his first year at Clemson in 2013, Lawson played in all 13 games and had 35 tackles and four sacks. The four sacks tied William Perry and Ricky Sapp for most by a first-year freshman in Clemson history at the time. This record was broken in the 2016 season by Dexter Lawrence. He again played in all 13 games as a sophomore in 2014 and made one start. For the season he had 44 tackles and 3.5 sacks. Lawson became a starter his junior year in 2015.
Professional career
Lawson was selected 19th overall in the 2016 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills.
On May 17, 2016, Lawson underwent shoulder surgery and was ruled out 4 to 6 months. On August 30, 2016, Lawson was placed on the Reserve/PUP list. He was activated to the active roster on October 21, 2016. Lawson recorded his first NFL sack against the New England Patriots in Week 8.
Personal life
Lawson's father was killed in a car accident during his junior year of high school. Lawson then chose to attend Clemson University to remain close to his family.