Carl Lawson (American football)

Carl Lawson is an American football defensive end for the Auburn Tigers.

Lawson attended Milton High School in Milton, Georgia. He had 87 tackles and 15 sacks as a junior and 78 tackles and 27 sacks his senior year. Lawson was consensus five-star recruit and was ranked among the top recruits in his class. He committed to Auburn University to play college football.

As a true freshman at Auburn in 2013, Lawson had 20 tackles and four sacks. He missed his sophomore year in 2014 due to a torn ACL. In 2015, Lawson played in only seven games due to injuries, recording 17 tackles and one sack.