Manny Lawson should be our 1st pick

[BigChiefFan]

I've seen him play a few times. He swarms to the ball carrier and uses his speed very well. He also looks like he enjoys knocking the crap out of people.


In 2004: A second-team All-ACC performer after ranking sixth in the conference with seven sacks for the season ... Former linebacker who ranked third on the team with a dozen tackles for loss and second with 17 quarterback pressures ... Named the Walter Camp Foundation's National Defensive Player of the Week after tallying three sacks in the win over Virginia Tech ... Also earned the ACC's Defensive Lineman of the Week honor for that performance ... Tallied a career-high 10 tackles against Florida State, including three tackles for loss and a sack ... Tied for second in school history with six blocked punts, that mark ranked sixth among current players nationally at the end of the season ... Co-recipient of the 2004 Cary Brewbaker Award, given to the most valuable defensive lineman ... Named the strength index champion for the Wolfpack linemen, he bench pressed 385 pounds, power cleaned 340 pounds, posted a 11'7 broad jump and a 37-1/2" vertical jump.

In 2003: Blocked a punt against Texas Tech and another against Kansas in the Tangerine Bowl ... A demon on special teams, he also scored a touchdown on a blocked punt against UNC ... Saw action at outside linebacker in every regular season contest, starting the Texas Tech and Georgia Tech contests ... Moved to right end in practice prior to the bowl game, he started at that position in the win over Kansas and tallied a seaon-high eight tackles, including a stop behind the line of scrimmage ... In for a season-high 50 snaps versus Texas Tech, he had a season-high seven tackles in that contest as well ... Competed on the track & field squad during the winter and spring, winning the ACC title in the indoor long jump with a mark of 24' 3-1/2 ... Finished second in that event outdoors with a 24'1/2 mark, he finished fifth in the outdoor triple jump (41'1/4) and fourth with the 4x100 meter relay with a time of 41.25 ... Named the Wolfpack's Special Teams Player of the Year .. Named Most Improved Defensive Lineman following 2004 spring drills, he also earned the Defensive Leadership Award ... One of the fastest players on the Wolfpack squad, his vertical jump is higher than the device used to measure that stat.

In 2002: Led the nation with three blocked punts in 2002, that total tied as the third-best single-season mark in school history ... Finished the season strong, with a season-high nine tackles in the win over Notre Dame in the Gator Bowl, he was in for just 21 snaps in that contest ... Had a key stop on a goalline stand, keeping the Irish from scoring any touchdowns ... His best game of the regular season was at Virginia, when he tallied seven tackles, including two third-down stops ... Blocked his first career kick versus UMass, he blocked a punt versus Clemson that Terrence Holt returned for a TD ... Also blocked a punt versus Florida State that was returned for a safety ... Co-winner of the Pack's Most Valuable Specialist award ... Competed with the Wolfpack track squad in the spring of 2003, in his first meet, he won the long jump and the triple jump in the Patroit Games ... Also captured first in the Carolina Heels Challenge in long jump and second in the long jump ... Posted the fastest time in the 60 meter hurdles (indoors) for NC State that season (8.55) ... Earned the Most Dominant Award for defense after spring workouts in 2003.

Prep: Recorded 54 tackles and 11 sacks as a senior for Coach Joe Mitchell... Also rushed for 456 yards ... Named his conference's defensive player of the year following his senior campaign ... Qualified for the state indoor track and field meet in four events: long jump, triple jump, 55-meter dash, and the 55-meter hurdles ... Majoring in industrial engineering ... Born 7/3/84.


2003 Lawson Game-by-Game Stats
Opp. Pl. Hit Ast Tot TFL-Yd Sk-Yds QP FC/FR PBU BK
W. Carolina 29 2 0 2
@ W. Forest 23 3 3 6 1-1
@ Ohio St. 29 3 2 5
*Texas Tech 50 6 1 7 1 1/0 1
UNC 35 4 2 6 1-9 1-9 1
*@ GT 45 1 1 2 1-4 1-4
Conn 30 1 1 2
Clemson 27 2 3 5
@ Duke 20 4 2 6 3-14 1-12 1/1
Virginia 41 2 0 2
@ FSU 7 1 0 1
Maryland 16 0 1 1 2 1
*$Kansas 40 4 4 8 1-1 1 1



2004 Lawson Game by Game Stats
Opp. Pl. Hit Ast Tot TFL-Yd Sk-Yds QP FC/FR PBU Blk
*Richmond 37 4 1 5 2-7 1-5 1/1
*Ohio State 47 6 1 7 3-11 1-7 1
*@ Va. Tech 40 5 1 6 3-27 3-27 2
*Wake Forest 32 1 2 3
*@ UNC 37 3 1 4 1
*@ Maryland 47 3 1 4 1-8 1-8 1
*Miami 44 3 1 4 2 1
*@Clemson 48 1 1 2 2
*Georgia Tech 58 3 0 3 2
*Florida St. 44 9 1 10 3-11 1-8 1 0/1 1
*East Carolina 39 1 1 2 5 2



Lawson Career Stats
Year GP-GS Pl Hit Ast Tot TFL-YD Sk-Yd FC/FR PBU Blk
2002 14-0 144 20 15 35 1-5 0-0 1/0 4 3
2003 13-3 392 33 20 53 7-29 3-25 2/1 3 2
2004 11-11 473 39 11 50 12-74 7-55 1/2 5 1
Totals 38-14 1009 92 46 138 20-108 10-80 4/3 12 6