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Giants Now: Dexter Lawrence selected to Bucky Brooks’ All-22 Team

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September 3, 2024

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Dexter Lawrence selected to Bucky Brooks’ All-22 Team

With the start of the season right around the corner, NFL analyst Bucky Brooks recently put together his predictions for who will be named an All-Pro in 2024.

Among his two selections for first-team All-Pro at defensive tackle was Dexter Lawrence.

“The ginormous interior defender is more than a run stuffer at the point of attack,” Brooks wrote. “Lawrence is a rare find as a 340-pounder with heavy hands, nimble feet, and a nasty disposition. The fifth-year pro routinely fought through double teams to tally 53 total stops, seven tackles for loss, and 4.5 sacks while registering 21 quarterback hits.

“Though the league is built around the passing game, Lawrence’s impact production as a run-stopper-pass rusher makes him an essential piece of a championship-caliber defensive puzzle.”

For the second consecutive season, Lawrence was one of the most dominant defensive linemen in the NFL last year.

In addition to the stats Brooks mentioned above, Lawrence also recorded 65 total pressures on the season, which topped his previous career-high of 63 set in 2022. He did this despite missing one game and playing limited snaps in the final five outings.

Following the 2023 campaign, the defensive lineman was named second-team All-Pro by the Associated Press in addition to making the NFLPA’s Players’ All-Pro Team, both for the second consecutive season. This came after he was also named to his second straight Pro Bowl.

Lawrence is one of four players since individual sacks were tracked in 1982 to record at least 20 sacks and 250 tackles in their first five seasons with the Giants, according to ESPN stats, joining Jason Pierre-Paul, Carl Banks and Leonard Marshall.

Here are the 11 defensive players selected to Brooks’ All-22 Team