97Dexter Lawrence
DT · CIN · LDT
1depth rank
- On the chart
- 1st choice left defensive tackle
- Snaps played
- 68% over 3 weeks, 18% on special teams
- Build
- 6 ft 5 in · 350 lb
- College
- Clemson
- Drafted
- 2019, round 1 pick 17, by NYG
- Experience
- 8 seasons
DT · CIN vs JAX · week 4
Dexter Lawrence
This man
Dexter Lawrence
DT · CIN vs JAX · Not injury related - resting player
46.4%SIT
a genuine coin flip — this band plays 53% of the time (52–55%), measured out of fold. We do not stand behind a call in this band, and say so rather than dress it up.
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The club's own practice report, day by day
| Day | Practice | Dated by the publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Fri | DNP | 2026-10-02 |
Shape of the week: single reading. Only rows the publisher dated are here; a row we could not date is excluded until the nightly sweep stamps it. No measured play rate exists for most of these patterns, so the shape is a fact and not a forecast.
The reader dissents · grade B
The single practice reading is a Friday DNP tagged 'Not injury related - resting player', and on that same day the club's own site has Lawrence previewing Jacksonville and saying 'We've been practicing well the last couple of days' (P1) — a man describing himself as a participant in the week's work, not one nursing an injury. P1 also frames him as a Defensive Player of the Year candidate actively driving the week's practice emphasis (P1), and the preceding coverage shows him playing a full, heavy-snap game last Sunday with sacks and no injury exit noted (P3, P4). A veteran rest DNP for a healthy starter with no designation points to PLAY, so I dissent from the SIT call while conceding the absence of a final report leaves a real gap. It would need to know: Final injury report designation for Lawrence on the Fri 02 Oct or Sat 03 Oct Bengals page (out/doubtful/questionable/none); A Saturday 03 Oct status or practice report confirming the Friday DNP was a one-day veteran rest day; Any Zac Taylor or defensive-staff remark on resting Lawrence or his availability vs Jacksonville; The Sunday 04 Oct inactives list for CIN
We went and found out more
Rank 1 (starter), 12 documents deep, because: llm_unsure. Fetched 12 of 12.
His record this season
| Wk | Practice | P(plays) | Call | Source | Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | DNP | 46.4% | SIT | champion_predesig | — |
A blank in Played is a week not yet settled — never a no.
The rest of his club's report this week
| Player | Pos | Practice | P(plays) | Call | Band |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Allen | DT | FULL | 83.7% | PLAY | LIKELY |
| B.J. Hill | DT | LTD | 62.6% | PLAY | COIN FLIP |
| Dalton Risner | G | FULL | 72.8% | PLAY | LIKELY |
| Kyle Dugger | S | DNP | 1.3% | SIT | NOT EXPECTED |
| Bryan Cook | S | LTD | 65.0% | PLAY | LIKELY |
| DJ Turner II | CB | LTD | 62.1% | PLAY | COIN FLIP |
| Jordan Battle | S | FULL | 75.8% | PLAY | LIKELY |
| Swayze Bozeman | LB | DNP | 44.3% | SIT | COIN FLIP |
| Colbie Young | WR | DNP | 1.3% | SIT | NOT EXPECTED |
The model reads the room: who else is out shifts what his own designation is worth.
What this page does not show
his depth-chart position, snap history and previous injuries (research substrate, not the product database).