Dexter Lawson Jr.

American gridiron football player (born 1999)

Dexter Lawson Jr.
Career information
No. 14 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Lawson with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2023
Born:	(1999-11-05) November 5, 1999 (age 24) Bloomfield, Connecticut, U.S.
Status	Active
CFL status	American
Position(s)	Defensive back
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg)
College	Central Connecticut Appalachian State
High school	St. Thomas More (Oakdale, CT)
Career history
As player
2023–present	Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-NEC (2019)
Career stats
Playing stats at CFL.ca

Dexter Lawson Jr. (born November 5, 1999) is an American professional football defensive back for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Central Connecticut and Appalachian State.

Early years

Lawson played high school football at Bloomfield High School in Bloomfield, Connecticut and St. Thomas More High School in Oakdale, Connecticut.^[1]^[2]^[3]

College career

Central Connecticut

Lawson played college football at Central Connecticut from 2018 to 2021. The 2020 season was cancelled to due the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1]

He played in 10 games in 2018, recording 17 tackles and four pass breakups.^[1] He appeared in 13 games in 2019, totaling 31.0 tackles, one sack, one forced fumble, five pass breakups and a conference leading six interceptions, earning second team All-Northeast Conference and HERO Sports FCS Sophomore All-American honors.^[4]^[1] Lawson played in six games in 2021, accumulating 26 tackles and two interceptions.^[1]

Appalachian State

George transferred to play college football at Appalachian State in 2022.^[5] He played in 12 games, starting 10, recording 26 tackles, three interceptions, five pass breakups and one forced fumble.^[6]

Professional career

Lawson signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on May 3, 2023. He was moved between the practice roster and active roster several times during the 2023 season.^[7] Overall, he played in nine games, starting eight, for the Tiger-Cats in 2023, totaling 29 tackles on defense, one special teams tackle and one interception.^[8]^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Dexter Lawson, Jr". ccsubluedevils.com. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
^ Turner, Derek (September 23, 2016). "Football: Lawson, No. 10 Bloomfield rally to stun Rocky Hill in overtime classic". ctinsider.com. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
^ Alickolli, Trevi. "Dexter Lawson: "It's Me, I'm The Best"". centralrecorder.org. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
^ McLaughlin, Brian (December 17, 2019). "FCS: HERO Sports Sophomore All-American Team (2019)". herosports.com. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
^ Amore, Dom (September 14, 2022). "Bloomfield's Dexter Lawson Jr. makes his place on a big stage at Appalachian State, setting an example for kids back home". courant.com. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
^ "Dexter Lawson Jr". appstatesports.com. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
^ "Hamilton Tiger-Cats Transactions". Footballdb.com. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
^ "Dexter Lawson Jr". cfl.ca. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
^ "Dexter Lawson Jr". Footballdb.com. Retrieved February 27, 2024.