 Lawson with theWinnipeg Blue Bombers in 2025 | |
| No. 99 – Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |
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| Position | Defensive tackle |
| Roster status | Active |
| CFL status | National |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1998-10-07)October 7, 1998 (age 27) Caledon,Ontario, Canada |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 285 lb (129 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | St. Edmund Campion |
| University | Queen's |
| CFL draft | 2020: 2nd round, 16th overall pick |
| Career history | |
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| Awards and highlights | |
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| Stats at CFL.ca | |
Cameron Lawson (born October 7, 1998) is a Canadian professionalfootballdefensive tackle for theWinnipeg Blue Bombers of theCanadian Football League (CFL).
Lawson playedU Sports football for theQueen's Gaels from 2016 to 2019.[1] In his final year in2019, he was named aU Sports Second Team All-Canadian atdefensive tackle after recording 15.5 tackles, seven tackles for a loss, 3.5 sacks, and one fumble recovery.[2]
Lawson was ranked as the 14th best player in theCanadian Football League's Amateur Scouting Bureau final rankings for players eligible in the2020 CFL draft, and fourth by players inU Sports.[3] He was then drafted in the second round, 16th overall, in the draft, by theMontreal Alouettes.[4] However, he did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of both the2020 CFL season and the2020 U Sports football season. Instead, it was announced that he had signed with the Alouettes on January 20, 2021, to a rookie contract.[5] Following the team's training camp in2021, he made the team's roster, but was the team's reserve player for the first three games of the season (did not dress in a game).[6] He played in his first professional game on September 3, 2021, against theOttawa Redblacks in theLabour Day Classic.[6] He played in four regular season games that year and was on the reserve roster for the other 10 games and the East Semi-Final.[6]
On May 3, 2022, the day of the2022 CFL draft, Lawson and the 13th overall pick were traded to theWinnipeg Blue Bombers in exchange for the ninth and 18th overall selections in the draft.[7] He made the team's active roster following training camp and played in all 18 regular season games in2022 where he had 12 defensive tackles and one sack.[8] He also played in his firstGrey Cup game where the Blue Bombers lost to theToronto Argonauts 24–23 in the109th Grey Cup.[8]
In the2023 season, Lawson played in 15 regular season games, starting in one, where he had eight defensive tackles, five sacks, one interception, and one fumble recovery.[8] He played in the110th Grey Cup, but the Blue Bombers lost to his former team, the Alouettes, 28–24.[8] He did not play in 2024 after sitting out the entire season on the injured list.[8]