The Bengals acquired Dexter Lawrence II from the New York Giants in exchange for their 2026 first-round pick on Sunday, April 19, 2026. Lawrence, a 2019 first-round pick out of Clemson, has been one of the most dominant defensive tackles of the decade. He's been elected to three Pro Bowls and two Associated Press All-Pro Teams and has totaled 30.5 career sacks and 341 tackles.
2025: Played and started all 17 games... Recorded first career interception versus Chargers (9/28/25)... Totaled 31 tackles, 8 quarterback hits, four tackles for loss and four passes defensed
2024: Started the season's first 12 games…Selected to the Pro Bowl…Led the team with a career-high 9.0 sacks despite missing the season's final five games…Totaled 44 tackles (23 solo), 16 quarterback hits, 8 tackles for loss, 1 pass defensed and 1 forced fumble…Tallied a career-high 3.0 sacks and tied his season-high with 4 quarterback hits at Seattle (10/6/24)…Became the first Giants defensive lineman to have 3.0 sacks in a game since Leonard Williams in 2021...
2023: Started all 16 games in which he played…Named second-team all-pro and selected to the Pro Bowl…Recorded 53 tackles (32 solo), a team-high 21 quarterback hits, 7 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks and 2 passes defensed.
2022: Started all 16 regular-season games in which he played he played in and both postseason games for the Giants…Lawrence recorded 68 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, 28 quarterback hits, 3 passes defensed and 2 forced fumbles…In the postseason, he had 12 tackles, 1 tackle for loss and 4 quarterback hits.
2021: Played in 16 games with 10 starts and produced 54 tackles and 11 quarterback hits…Added 2.5 sacks, 5 tackles for loss, 2 passes defensed and 1 forced fumble.
2020: Played in all 16 games with 15 starts at defensive tackle…Tied linebacker Kyler Fackrell for 2nd on the team with 4.0 sacks…Tallied 53 tackles (30 solo), 6 tackles for loss, 10 quarterback hits and 2 passes defensed.
2019: Was one of six Giants players to start all 16 games… Totaled 38 tackles (24 solo), 2.5 sacks, 1 forced fumble, 3 tackles for loss, 9 quarterback hits and 1 pass defensed.
Played in 40 games with 36 starts in three seasons (2016-18) at Clemson…Three-time All-ACC selection…Career totals include 162 tackles (100 solo) 19 tackles for losses, 11.0 sacks, one forced fumble, 3 fumble recoveries, 5 passes defensed, 1 interception, and 43 quarterback pressures.
