Dexter Lawrence, a top Clemson draft prospect, hurts his leg at the NFL combine

Dexter Lawrence, a defensive tackle out of Clemson, suffered what appeared to be a leg injury while running the 40-yard dash during the NFL scouting combine on Sunday morning.

Lawrence clocked a 5.05-second performance in his first and only 40 attempt. His combine appearance ended with the injury, which ESPN reported was to his hamstring. He later was seen with an ice pack on his leg.

Lawrence’s time was impressive, given his 6-foot-4, 342-pound frame, and he is projected by ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. to be a mid-first-round pick in next month’s draft. He is rated the 31st-best player in the draft by the NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah.

The defensive lineman, one of three Clemson players suspended for the postseason after a drug test showed ostarine in his system, had been looking to impress. “I feel like, it’s not me,” Lawrence said Saturday (via Greenville Online). “Unfortunately, I tested positive for a drug I don’t know how to pronounce. I’m naturally this size — I’ve been this way all my life — so there’s no reason for me to do a selfish thing like that. It’s unfortunate that it happened, but all I could do was to be positive about it."

His next opportunity to impress will come at Clemson’s pro day March 14.

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