Top 5 interior defensive linemen in college football for 2019

#3 Rashard Lawrence, LSU

Similar to Alabama, their SEC-rival down in Baton Rouge seems to bring out one great defensive lineman pretty much every year and this is your next guy in line. At 6’2” and about 310 pounds, Lawrence put up 10 tackles for loss, four sacks, and three passes knocked down. He has unbelievable short-area quickness for a guy his size and he can run half a man consistently.

Lawrence is so damn strong, I remember a couple of times when he would actually grab ball-carriers at one ankle and just pull them to the ground. He also seems to have a feel for when to spin to the opposite gap simultaneously to the back running through it and take him down or at least hold him up.

Considering his weight, his get-off is pretty freakish and his quicks are oftentimes enough for those guards on the inside. I need to see him rush the passer with more of a plan and not just stop and try to look around at times, but he could soon be a big name.

Edited by Raunak J