Dexter
Lawrence II
DT
#97
Dexter Lawrence II
#97DT
Cincinnati Bengals
Height : 6' 5" · Weight : 350 lbs · Age : 28
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cincinnati Bengals | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | New York Giants | 17 | 31 | 14 | 17 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | New York Giants | 12 | 44 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | New York Giants | 16 | 53 | 32 | 21 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | New York Giants | 16 | 68 | 35 | 33 | 7.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | New York Giants | 16 | 54 | 27 | 27 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | New York Giants | 16 | 53 | 30 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | New York Giants | 16 | 38 | 24 | 14 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Contract
Cincinnati Bengals payroll →- 2026 cap number
- 15.33 M$
- Average per year
- 28.00 M$
- Total value
- 28.0 M$
- Seasons left
- 3 · through 2028
2026
15.33 M$
Not guaranteed
2027
24.21 M$
Not guaranteed
2028
30.46 M$
Not guaranteed
Cap number: the season's salary plus the share of the signing bonus spread over the contract. Total value and average per year cover the whole contract, from its signing.
Advanced stats, 2026 Interior defensive line
NFL stats →2026 season, in progress (3 games played). The percentile ranks the player among regular interior defensive line: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Tackles
7
40th percentile
Sacks
2.0
88th percentile
Pressures
6
93th percentile
QB hits
4
84th percentile
Tackles for loss
4
93th percentile
Forced fumbles
0
44th percentile
Passes defended
0
35th percentile
Missed tackle rate
—
Defensive snaps
135
67th percentile
Games
3
Regular season. Data: nflverse (play-by-play, snap counts), Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Reference. EPA: expected points added. CPOE: completion percentage over expected.
2026 end-of-season projection
NFL trends →Projected WAR
0.4
Games
17
WAR 2026
0.2
Games played
3
WAR already earned, plus his pace (WAR per game over the last three seasons, 60/25/15, pulled toward the group average) over his team's remaining games, given his availability so far.
Trend
→ Stable (+7)
- 20230.0 WAR · 0.000 per game
- 20240.2 WAR · 0.017 per game
- 20250.0 WAR · 0.000 per game
- 20260.2 WAR · 0.067 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
+7 · 28 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026
All ratings →Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
81
Very good
- PRS
- Pass rush
- 83
- RDF
- Run defense
- 76
- TCK
- Tackling
- 75
- DUR
- Durability
- 75
- EX
- Experience
- 75
Why these ratings?Hide details
- PRS — Pass rush : Pressures, sacks and QB hits, per snap
- RDF — Run defense : Run tackles and tackles for loss, per snap
- TCK — Tackling : Tackles made and missed tackles
- DUR — Durability : Games played out of his team's, over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the NFL
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026
How we rate →WAR: the EPA (expected points added) of every play, above replacement level, shared among those who made it, then converted to wins (35.3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).
WAR
0.2
#1 of 47 regular interior defensive line
PAL Rating
95 / 100
#3 of 47 regular interior defensive line
Value Rating · 2025
8 / 100
2025 PAL (18) against 2026 salary: the contract's average per year (APY), $28.0M.PAL expected for this salary: 71PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
Half the EPA of his sacks, interceptions, passes defended, forced fumbles, tackles for loss and QB hits, against his position's average per snap.
Yards allowed per target against his position's average, 0.12 points per yard (measured).
Replacement level: the share of defense the league spends on his position (by payroll), prorated by snaps.
How much better or worse than average his team's defense was (EPA allowed), minus what is already credited to players, prorated by snaps.
The individual part is splash plays and coverage. The rest is the position share and his team's defense, split by snaps played.
| Season | Team | G | WAR | PAL | OV | Tkl | Sacks | Prss | TFL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CIN | 3 | 0.2 | 95 | 81 | 7 | 2.0 | 6 | 4 |
| 2025 | NYG | 17 | 0.0 | 18 | 76 | 30 | 0.5 | 12 | 4 |
| 2024 | NYG | 12 | 0.2 | 98 | 88 | 41 | 9.0 | 18 | 8 |
| 2023 | NYG | 16 | 0.0 | 80 | 88 | 48 | 4.5 | 25 | 6 |
| 2022 | NYG | 16 | 0.0 | 88 | 86 | 58 | 7.5 | 36 | 7 |
| 2021 | NYG | 16 | 0.1 | 60 | 81 | 52 | 2.5 | 17 | 5 |
Dexter Lawrence II in five questions
What are Dexter Lawrence II's stats in 2026?
Dexter Lawrence II has 2 sacks and 4 QB hits in 3 games in 2026.
How old and how tall is Dexter Lawrence II?
Dexter Lawrence II is 28 years old. He is 6'5" (196 cm) and weighs 351 lb (159 kg).
How good is Dexter Lawrence II?
Dexter Lawrence II produced 0.2 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2026 (season in progress), 1st of 47 players at his position in the NFL. His PAL rating is 95 out of 100: elite for his position.
What number does Dexter Lawrence II wear, and what team does he play for?
Dexter Lawrence II plays for Cincinnati Bengals in the NFL, at DT, and wears number 97.
What is Dexter Lawrence II's projection for 2026?
Our projection has him at 0.4 WAR over the full 2026 season, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
