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LB2026 Draft Prospect

Deontae Lawson

Alabama

Measurables

6'3"

226 lb

Scouting report · The One Analytics

Day 3Projected · Round 5-6

Old-School Run-Defending MIKE

Deontae Lawson projects as a old-school run-defending mike — a LB from Alabama who tested with an unmeasured athletic profile. Limited combine sample — works off 6'3" · 226 lb and the position film. College defensive line: 274 tackles · 6.5 sacks · 1 INT · 16 PD across 4 seasons. Dominance score 39 (trailed the cohort when adjusted for age of production).

39C+

Dominance score · multi-component

Below-cohort producer

Blends four cohort percentiles — 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout (early-career + jump year), 10% position-specific efficiency. Prospects with off-the-chart seasons earn a bonus on top.

Career volume

35%

54th

age-weighted

Peak season

40%

17th

2024

Breakout

15%

54th

early-career + jump year

Efficiency

10%

54th

Tk/G · 5.71

Trait grades · 5 dimensions

N/A

Speed

No combine number on file — —s 40-yard

N/A

Burst

No combine number on file — no vert · no broad

N/A

Lateral Agility

No combine number on file — no 3-cone · no shuttle

N/A

Power

No combine number on file — no bench on file

B-

Frame

43th percentile · 6'3" · 226 lb

NFL comparisons · top 3 historical

Closest distance · 0.30
  1. #1

    DeMarvion Overshown

    2023 R3 · #90 · Texas · 6-3/229lb · 4.56s 40

    85

    sim

  2. #2

    Danny Stutsman

    2025 R4 · #112 · Oklahoma · 6-3/233lb · 4.52s 40

    75

    sim

  3. #3

    Jacob Phillips

    2020 R3 · #97 · LSU · 6-3/229lb · 4.66s 40

    72

    sim

Scheme fit

Two-back, gap-scheme base defense that needs a MIKE who can stack and shed.

X-Factor

Frame grades in the 43th percentile — 6'3".

Primary risk

Athletic profile is balanced — primary risk is positional value, not measurable holes.

Generated by deterministic-v5 · Apr 19, 2026Workout · Combine

Scouting Combine · 2026

Combine percentiles

vs. LB class · 2000–2026 baseline
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40-Yard

No data

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Vertical

No data

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Broad

No data

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3-Cone

No data

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Shuttle

No data

i

Bench

No data

Frame measurables · arm / hand / wingspan

36

Athletic composite

36thAVERAGE

2 of 3 metrics graded

1× Average1× Below avg
31.949thAVERAGE
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Arm

vs. 223

9.323rdBELOW AVG
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Hand

vs. 223

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Wingspan

No data

College career · ESPN

Career stats

SeasonTeamTOTSOLOASTPDSACKFFINTYDSTD
2022ALA512427400000
2023ALA673235430000
2024ALA763640421100
2025ALA80453541.52000
Career274137137166.53100