Shaq Lawson

Defensive end who made an enormous impact in three seasons, blossoming into one of the top players at his position as a junior in 2015 … had 167 tackles, 46.5 tackles for loss, 20 sacks, 29 quarterback pressures and two caused fumbles in 1,354 snaps over 41 games (16 starts) in his career … eighth in Clemson history in career tackles for loss and 10th in sacks … first Clemson defender since Anthony Simmons (1995-97) with double figure tackles for loss as a freshman, sophomore and junior … finalist for several national awards after leading the nation in tackles for loss in 2015 … declared after his junior season for the 2016 NFL Draft … drafted in the first round (19th overall) by the Buffalo Bills.

2015: Member of the Bednarik Award preseason watch list … preseason first-team All-ACC selection by a vote of the league’s media…Finalist for the Hendricks Award, Lombardi Award and Nagurski Trophy … semifinalist for the Bednarik Award … consensus All-American … first-team All-American by the Associated Press, ESPN.com, AFCA, USA Today and Walter Camp … second-team All-American according to CBS Sports, Sporting News and Sports Illustrated … first-team All-ACC (media, coaches) … had 88 tackles, 25.5 for loss and 12.5 sacks to lead all Tigers in the latter two categories … led all FBS players in total tackles for loss … his 25.5 tackles for loss were sixth-most in a single season in Clemson history … his sack total tied the late Gaines Adams for fourth-most in a single season in Clemson history … had at least one tackle for loss in 14 of the 15 games … third on the team with 15 quarterback pressures … posted 1.5 tackles for loss against Wofford … first sack came against Appalachian State, when he shared defensive player-of-the-game honors with Ben Boulware … named ACC Co-Defensive Lineman of the Week for his efforts versus the Mountaineers … posted 1.5 sacks at Louisville, upping his career total to five sacks on Thursday night games … posted 3.5 tackles for loss, all in the first half, against Notre Dame … co-defensive player-of-the-game with Kevin Dodd for the performance by the coaches … notched a sack against Georgia Tech … had a tackle for loss in the Boston College win … posted two sacks in just 25 snaps at Miami … tallied three tackles for loss with a sack at Syracuse and was named defensive player-of-the-game by the coaches … notched 1.5 tackles for loss against Wake Forest … had a sack and 1.5 tackles for loss at South Carolina … had two tackles for loss, a sack and forced fumble in the ACC Championship Game against North Carolina … suffered knee sprain after just six snaps in the Orange Bowl win over Oklahoma, but not before tallying a 14-yard sack and four tackles … returned and logged 61 snaps in the National Championship Game, posting two sacks against Alabama.

2014: Had 44 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, five quarterback pressures and one caused fumble in 295 snaps over 13 games (one start) … had four tackles and two quarterback pressures in 33 snaps at No. 12 Georgia on Aug. 30 … had five tackles, two tackles for loss and one sack in 24 snaps against SC State on Sept. 6 … had four tackles and one sack for a safety in 23 snaps against North Carolina on Sept. 27 … had one tackle and two quarterback pressures in 22 snaps against NC State on Oct. 4 … had two tackles in 21 snaps against Louisville on Oct. 11; it was his first career start … had two tackles and one tackle for loss in 18 snaps at Boston College on Oct. 18 … had four tackles in 16 snaps against Syracuse on Oct. 25 … had six tackles, a game-high four tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks in 30 snaps at Wake Forest on Nov. 6; named team defensive player-of-the-game … had four tackles and one tackle for loss in 25 snaps at No. 23 Georgia Tech on Nov. 15 … had two tackles and one tackle for loss in 26 snaps against Georgia State on Nov. 22 … had four tackles and one tackle for loss in 24 snaps against South Carolina on Nov. 29 … had four tackles, a caused fumble and a blocked extra point in 19 snaps against No. 24 Oklahoma in the Russell Athletic Bowl on Dec. 29.

2013: Second-team freshman All-American by CollegeFootballNews.com and Phil Steele … third-team freshman All-American by Athlon … had 35 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, four sacks, nine quarterback pressures and one pass breakup in 337 snaps over 13 games … his four sacks tied William Perry (1981) and Ricky Sapp (2006) for most by a Tiger first-year freshman … had three tackles in 30 snaps against No. 5 Georgia on Aug. 31; it was his first career game … had four tackles, two tackles for loss and two quarterback pressures in 29 snaps against SC State on Sept. 7 … had four tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and one sack in 22 snaps at NC State on Sept. 19 … had two tackles for loss, one sack and two quarterback pressures in 35 snaps at Syracuse on Oct. 5 … had three tackles in 23 snaps against Boston College on Oct. 12 … had one tackle and two quarterback pressures in 22 snaps at Maryland on Oct. 26 … had two tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, a pass breakup and two quarterback pressures in 34 snaps at Virginia on Nov. 2 … had two tackles and one sack in 26 snaps against Georgia Tech on Nov. 14 … had five tackles in 32 snaps against The Citadel on Nov. 23 … had three tackles in 19 snaps at No. 9 South Carolina on Nov. 30 … had three tackles and one sack against No. 6 Ohio State in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 3 … enrolled in January … had two tackles in the Spring Game.

Before Clemson: Rated as the No. 1 prep school prospect in the nation and No. 1 prep school defensive end at Hargrave Military Academy by 247Sports.com … No. 3 player in South Carolina by Rivals.com … top-300 All-American by PrepStar … had 99 tackles, 23 tackles for loss, nine sacks and five caused fumbles as a senior … had 100 tackles, 23 tackles for loss, 13 sacks and two touchdowns as a junior … played in the North/South All-Star game, where he was named defensive MVP … defensive MVP in the Offense/Defense All-American Bowl … coached by Randy Robinson at Daniel High School and Troy Davis at Hargrave Military Academy … recruited by Dan Brooks and Chad Morris.

Personal: Majoring in parks, recreation & tourism management … born June 17, 1994.