{"id":124135,"date":"2026-04-18T21:04:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T01:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/?p=124135"},"modified":"2026-04-18T21:04:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T01:04:27","slug":"dexter-lawrence-bengals-trade-stats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/analysis\/dexter-lawrence-bengals-trade-stats\/","title":{"rendered":"Dexter Lawrence Trade: Bengals Getting One of the Best"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Subscribe to the Sharp Football Email Newsletter to receive all our 2026 NFL content:<\/strong><\/p>\n<script>(function() {\n\twindow.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || {\n\t\tlisteners: [],\n\t\tforms: {\n\t\t\ton: function(evt, cb) {\n\t\t\t\twindow.mc4wp.listeners.push(\n\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\tevent   : evt,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tcallback: cb\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t);\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t}\n})();\n<\/script><!-- Mailchimp for WordPress v4.12.1 - https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/mailchimp-for-wp\/ --><form id=\"mc4wp-form-1\" class=\"mc4wp-form mc4wp-form-70841 mc4wp-ajax\" method=\"post\" data-id=\"70841\" data-name=\"Join The Sharp Football Newsletter\" ><div class=\"mc4wp-form-fields\"><div id=\"sharp-newsletter\">\r\n<p class=\"sharp-newsletter-email\">\r\n\t<label>Subscribe to our newsletter: \r\n\t\t<input type=\"email\" name=\"EMAIL\" placeholder=\"Your email address\" required \/>\r\n<\/label>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"sharp-newsletter-submit\">\r\n\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Subscribe\" \/>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/div><\/div><label style=\"display: none !important;\">Leave this field empty if you're human: <input type=\"text\" name=\"_mc4wp_honeypot\" value=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" autocomplete=\"off\" \/><\/label><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_mc4wp_timestamp\" value=\"1776656876\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_mc4wp_form_id\" value=\"70841\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_mc4wp_form_element_id\" value=\"mc4wp-form-1\" \/><div class=\"mc4wp-response\"><\/div><\/form><!-- \/ Mailchimp for WordPress Plugin -->\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Reports emerged in early April that <strong>Dexter<\/strong> <strong>Lawrence<\/strong> had requested a trade from the New York Giants, and the team obliged him the weekend before the 2026 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n<p>The Giants sent Lawrence to the Bengals in exchange for the No. 10 overall pick in the upcoming draft.<\/p>\n<p>It is a massive swing for a Bengals team that simply had to get better on defense, but will Lawrence be worth the draft cost?<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-fontsize=\"22\" data-lineheight=\"26.4px\">Pre-Order The Best Analytical 2026 Football Preview<\/h3>\n<p>Don't miss out on Warren Sharp's 500+ page preview of the 2026 NFL season.<\/p>\n<p>The preview is unlike anything you have ever seen, featuring stunning visualizations built with the reader in mind.<\/p>\n<p>This preview shares insights into players, coaches, teams, and philosophies with one goal in mind: to get you prepared for the 2026 NFL season by delivering the smartest information in the fastest, most direct way possible.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/warren-sharp-book-nfl-football-preview\/?utm_source=site&utm_medium=article-text\">Pre-order the 2026 Football Preview now!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Dexter Lawrence Has Been Elite<\/h2>\n<p>While Lawrence took some flak for his level of play last year, our own Warren Sharp outlined just how elite Lawrence has been over the last three seasons.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">pressures when aligned at nose tackle, since 2022:<\/p>\n<p>108 &#8211; Dexter Lawrence<br \/>107<br \/>106<br \/>105<br \/>104<br \/>103<br \/>102<br \/>101<br \/>100<br \/>99<br \/>98<br \/>97<br \/>96<br \/>95<br \/>94<br \/>93<br \/>92<br \/>91<br \/>90<br \/>89<br \/>88<br \/>87<br \/>86<br \/>85<br \/>84<br \/>83<br \/>82<br \/>81<br \/>80<br \/>79<br \/>78<br \/>77<br \/>76<br \/>75<br \/>74<br \/>73<br \/>72<br \/>71<br \/>70<br \/>69<br \/>68<br \/>67<br \/>66<br \/>65<br \/>64<br \/>63<br \/>62<br \/>61<br \/>60<br \/>59<br \/>58<br \/>57<br \/>56<br \/>55<br \/>54<br \/>53<br \/>52<br \/>51<br \/>50<br \/>49<br \/>48<br \/>47<br \/>46<br \/>45<br \/>44<br \/>43<br \/>42\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SharpFootball\/status\/2041517645036433411?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 7, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Lawrence's pressure rate slipped last season when he finished with just 0.5 sacks, but there is no question he has been as impactful a pass rusher as we have seen in recent seasons among interior linemen.<\/p>\n<p>He has also had that success despite facing double team after double team.<\/p>\n<p>According to Next Gen Stats, Lawrence has been double-teamed at the highest rate among defensive tackles since 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The defensive attention Lawrence commands can be seen in his on-off numbers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dexter Lawrence 2025 only:<\/p>\n<p>OFF field:<\/p>\n<p>#32 YPA (8.4)<br \/>#31 sack rate (4.1%)<br \/>#27 EPA\/pass (+0.13)<br \/>#26 pass success (47%)<br \/>#23 pressure rate (32%)<\/p>\n<p>ON field:<\/p>\n<p>#7 pass success (40%)<br \/>#8 YPA (6.6)<br \/>#9 sack rate (7.7%)<br \/>#10 EPA\/pass (+0.09)<br \/>#22 pressure rate (33%)<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Xbo2p6JtJe\">https:\/\/t.co\/Xbo2p6JtJe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SharpFootball\/status\/2041299911002476941?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 6, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>As Warren notes, those numbers were just for the 2025 season, which was a &#8220;down&#8221; season statistically for Lawrence.<\/p>\n<p>Now he joins a defense that has already added DT <strong>Jonathan<\/strong> <strong>Allen<\/strong>, EDGE <strong>Boye<\/strong> <strong>Mafe<\/strong>, and S <strong>Bryan<\/strong> <strong>Cook<\/strong> this offseason.<\/p>\n<p>With Lawrence also joining, the Bengals are set up to have the most improved defense in the league in 2026.<\/p>\n\t<div class='sfa-image-adds' style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/newsletter\/'>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Sharp-Football-Analysis-Newsletter-Ad.jpg\" class=\"attachment-size-full size-size-full\" alt=\"Sharp Football Analysis Newsletter\" \/>\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Subscribe to the Sharp Football Email Newsletter to receive all  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1024,"featured_media":124136,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"Dexter Lawrence Trade: Bengals Getting One of the Best","_seopress_titles_desc":"The Bengals just landed the most productive nose tackle in football since 2022. The pressure data and the \"off the field\" impact numbers show exactly what Cincinnati is getting.","_seopress_robots_index":"","mc4wp_mailchimp_campaign":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[14],"class_list":["post-124135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-analysis","tag-articles"],"acf":[],"featured_image_urls":{"medium":"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Dexter-Lawrence-Traded-To-Bengals-300x200.jpg","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Dexter-Lawrence-Traded-To-Bengals-150x150.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Dexter-Lawrence-Traded-To-Bengals-768x512.jpg","custom-size":"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Dexter-Lawrence-Traded-To-Bengals-694x683.jpg","custom-size-content":"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Dexter-Lawrence-Traded-To-Bengals-300x300.jpg","podcast-custom-size":"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Dexter-Lawrence-Traded-To-Bengals-350x350.jpg","homecustom-size-content":"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Dexter-Lawrence-Traded-To-Bengals-500x500.jpg","viz-thumb":"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Dexter-Lawrence-Traded-To-Bengals-255x140.jpg","amp-wp-small":"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Dexter-Lawrence-Traded-To-Bengals-100x100.jpg","amp-wp-large":"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Dexter-Lawrence-Traded-To-Bengals-738x430.jpg","amp-wp-normal":"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Dexter-Lawrence-Traded-To-Bengals-230x160.jpg","blog-large":"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Dexter-Lawrence-Traded-To-Bengals-669x272.jpg","blog-medium":"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Dexter-Lawrence-Traded-To-Bengals-320x202.jpg","recent-posts":"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Dexter-Lawrence-Traded-To-Bengals-700x441.jpg"},"appp_media":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1024"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124135"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":124139,"href":"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124135\/revisions\/124139"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/124136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}