Deontae Lawson

LB · Alabama · Sr.

CFB Index 62 · #188 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceAll-Conf HMReturning to Alabama for 2026

The record

4 tackles, 0.5 sacks · vs Indiana

Bowl, 2025

10 tackles, 1 sacks · vs Oklahoma

Bowl, 2025

6 tackles · vs Georgia

Week 15, 2025

All-SEC (SEC)

2025

7 tackles, 1 TFL · vs Auburn

Week 14, 2025

1 tackles · vs Eastern Illinois

Week 13, 2025

Deontae Lawson

LB · Alabama · Sr

Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Deontae Lawson has been at Alabama through two head coaches in four seasons. In 2025 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-SEC. The receipt on tape: 10 tackles, 1 sacks against Oklahoma, Bowl, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
head-coach lineage
recognition record
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Alabama11-2HC: Nick Saban · Balanced

2023Alabama12-2HC: Nick Saban · Run-heavy

2024Alabama9-4HC: Kalen DeBoer · Run-leaning

2025Alabama11-4HC: Kalen DeBoer · Balanced

Splits & context

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Kalen DeBoer

Awards

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 3 · Recognized

R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team

All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.

Recognition

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production

62 · #188 of 583 LBs

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 entries

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ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2025)

All-SEC

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Alabama	80	45	4.5	1.5	4	--	--
2024	Alabama	76	36	6.0	2.0	4	1	--
2023	Alabama	67	32	5.5	3.0	4	--	--
2022	Alabama	45	22	1.0	0.0	4	--	--
Career		268	135	17.0	6.5	16	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2025

W 24–21

at Georgia

4 TOT · 3 SOLO · 0 TFL

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team

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