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Gavino Borquez

2019 NFL draft: Giants select DT Dexter Lawrence No. 17 overall

The Giants selected Clemson defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence with the No. 17 overall selection of the 2019 NFL draft.

Lawrence, the massive 6-foot-4, 342-pound defensive tackle, was suspended for the College Football Playoffs after testing positive for trace amounts of ostarine, a banned performance enhancing drug.

Lawrence relies on brute strength over technical savvy, which won’t be as effective in the NFL as it was in college. But his rare combination of athleticism, power and size will make him a space-eating run defender for New York.

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