Nevin Andre Lawson (born April 23, 1991) is a Jamaican-born American football cornerback who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Utah State. High school career Lawson migrated from Jamaica to South Florida with his family at age six. He attended Piper High School in Sunrise, Florida, where he started at both cornerback and running back. As a senior, he recorded 68 tackles with three interceptions for the Bengals, while offensively, he added 41 carries for 526 yards and eight touchdowns. He also had two punt returns for touchdowns, and was named team MVP. He was considered a two-star recruit by Rivals.com. College career Lawson attended Utah State University, where he played for the Utah State Aggies football team from 2010 to 2013. As a true freshman in 2010, he appeared in nine games, making two starts for the Aggies. He made 12 total tackles, while breaking up one pass and intercepting one. In 2011, he started all 13 games, finishing fourth overall on the team in tackles with 73, while adding 10 pass break ups and one interception. In 2012, he started all 13 games, earning second-team All-WAC honors after recording 63 tackles, four for loss, two sacks and ten pass break-ups. As a senior in 2013, Lawson recorded 57 tackles, while breaking up 13 passes, and intercepting a career-high four interceptions, returning one 65 yards for a touchdown against Boise State. He earned first-team All-MWC honors following the regular season. Professional career Coming out of Utah State, NFL draft experts and scouts were conflicted on Lawson's draft projection. Some analysts and draft experts projected him to be drafted anywhere from the third or fourth round, while others projected him to be a seventh round pick or priority undrafted free agent. He received an invitation to the NFL Combine and completed all of the required combine and positional drills. On May 1, 2014, Lawson attended Utah State's pro day and opted to perform all of the combine drills, except for the bench press. He made progress on all of the drills except for the three-cone drill. He was ranked as the 17th best cornerback available in the draft by NFLDraftScout.com. Scouting reports said Lawson was a durable and productive player who has a muscular build, good man coverage skills, and the