Back in 2016, he and Ed Oliver were penciled in as future NFL draft picks one and two: both were 18-year-olds dominating grown men in the trenches with shocking ease. Lawrence has been somewhat forgotten about since then -- an injured foot sapped his burst last year, while his teammates were busy becoming the best trio of d-linemen in the nation.

In retrospect, he should have never been considered number one material because he can't affect the game like the best pass-rushing linemen. I go back and forth on his value as a defender -- he would definitely make any rotation better, but is he going to change a game for you?

As mentioned he was injured last season, but now that he's healthy, his teammates up front have had the same production with or without him. There are times he individually looks awesome: eating up a double-team, tackling a receiver crossing him on a zone blitz, or power-rushing with a swim move finish to scare the hell out of whoever is playing quarterback. And there are times he just relies on being big: not sitting against a double and getting rocked back a few yards, playing tall in a losing leverage fight, or pass rushing on a treadmill due to a lack of counters. So I think he's an asset, but you draft players in round one to either protect your quarterback or make splash plays.

"For every guy that’s 330, there’s 20 that are 290. There’s not an unlimited supply of those 330 pound guys, so if they have that kind of size and are athletic and have the skills then chances are they’re going to be playing for somebody. If they don't have the skills, then they pump gas." © Bill Belichick

+ He's 6'4, 340 and can really move
+ Strong tackler with a big radius, not always the case for linemen
+ His bull-rush is frightening when he gets his hands inside; nobody wants to block that
+ The rare nose tackle who can wreck outside zone

- Stands up all the time and has never mastered leverage in three years starting
- Get-off is really ordinary; he's a train downhill but you know where the tracks are laid
- Not always a vacuum against double teams, and you'd be surprised at how often he's the one left single-blocked
- A straight bull-rush is overwhelming for the 290-pound centers in college, but NFL interiors are going to adapt until he gets more weapons in his arsenal