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2017 NFL Combine: 10 Players to watch from SEC

By Jerran Anderson

Jan 9, 2017; Tampa, FL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide defensive lineman Jonathan Allen (93) in the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship Game at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 9, 2017; Tampa, FL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide defensive lineman Jonathan Allen (93) in the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship Game at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 2, 2017; New Orleans , LA, USA; Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) pulls away from Auburn Tigers defensive lineman Carl Lawson (55) in the first quarter of the 2017 Sugar Bowl at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 2, 2017; New Orleans , LA, USA; Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) pulls away from Auburn Tigers defensive lineman Carl Lawson (55) in the first quarter of the 2017 Sugar Bowl at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /

10. DE Carl Lawson, Auburn

Defensive end Carl Lawson is one of three Auburn Tigers’ defensive players invited to this year’s NFL Combine. Lawson really picked things up this past season after battling injury most of 2015. He was a leader for the Tigers defense in 2016.

Last season, Lawson recorded 30 total tackles, 14.0 tackles for loss and 9.5 sacks. He led the team in tackles for loss and sacks. In the SEC, he ranked fourth in sacks and eighth in tackles for loss. He was a first-team All-SEC selection.

Lawson is a 6-foot-2, 253-pound prospect with both pass-rushing and run-stopping ability. He recorded two tackles for loss and two sacks in the team’s 18-13 upset victory over 18th-ranked LSU.

In the NFL Combine, Lawson will need to show better effort and quickness. There’s also the torn ACL injury he battled back from in 2014 and the hip injury in 2015. But if 2016 showed anything, it showed Lawson is healthy. His performance at the combine could boost his stock come April.

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