After a few years apart, Cowboy defensive coordinator Skyler Cassity is reuniting with defensive lineman Jerry Lawson.
Lawson signed with Oklahoma State, according to 247Sports’ McClain Baxley. He spent this past season at Louisville, but before that Lawson played at Abilene Christian, where Cassity coordinated the Wildcats’ defense for two seasons.
Listed at 6-foot-2, 295 pounds, Lawson played in all 13 of Louisville’s games in 2025, finishing the year with 16 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks and a PBU. PFF credited Lawson with 10 pressures this season in 226 defensive snaps.