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NY Giants 2026 NFL Draft scouting report: Deontae Lawson, LB, Alabama

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Alabama linebacker Deontae Lawson (0) during a game against Oklahoma. | Getty Images The pressure being placed upon defenses by modern offenses is having an interesting effect on player evaluation. Defenders who might have been dismissed as “tweeners” not all that long ago are being looked at in a new light as defenses adopt flexible “positionless” schemes to account for changes in offensive philosophies. Alabama’s Deontae Lawson has spent the last five years playing against some of the most dyn