Deontae Lawson is staying with Alabama football and not entering the NFL.
Lawson is a redshirt junior and former four-star linebacker out of Mobile, Alabama.
The Alabama native started at linebacker for the Tide during the last two seasons. He finished the 2024 campaign with 76 total tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss and two sacks before suffering a season-ending injury against Oklahoma. His intentions for a long time were to enter the draft after the season.
“I was planning on declaring but stuff happens and you never really know why,” Lawson said during an interview on the Crimson Tide Sports Network.