Deontae Lawson is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Alabama.
Lawson carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Played for two head coaches at Alabama: Nick Saban and Kalen DeBoer. The first career honor came in 2025: All-SEC. On tape: 10 tackles and 1 sack against Oklahoma, Bowl, 2025.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
80 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-31@ Florida State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 73-0vs UL Monroe | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-21@ No. 5 Georgia | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 30-14vs No. 16 Vanderbilt | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-24@ No. 14 Missouri | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 37-20vs No. 11 Tennessee | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 29-22@ South Carolina | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 20-9vs LSU | 9 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 21-23vs No. 11 Oklahoma | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 56-0vs Eastern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 27-20@ Auburn | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 7-28vs No. 3 Georgia | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | W 34-24@ No. 8 Oklahoma | 10 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | L 3-38vs No. 1 Indiana | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 80 | 45 | 4.5 | 1.5 | — | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
80tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%4 TFLSack rate
2%2 sacksPD rate
5%4 pass breakups80 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 6.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 5.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalen DeBoer
Pass share
53.4%
523 pass / 456 run
Plays / game
65.3
15 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
504 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #188 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot to repeat All-SEC
Based on 2025: #27 of 76 SEC LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC · 2ND TEAM
All-SEC 2nd team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Nick Saban → Kalen DeBoer. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
