SEC, NFL fans react: Milton High’s Carl Lawson drafted by Bengals

Baker Mayfield #6 of the Oklahoma Sooners avoids a tackle by Carl Lawson #55 of the Auburn Tigers during the Allstate Sugar Bowl at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 2, 2017 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

By Juliakate E Culpepper

May 1, 2017

Milton High School alum Carl Lawson was drafted in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals over the weekend.

A junior defensive lineman from Auburn, Lawson recorded 30 total tackles and nine sacks in his junior season with the Tigers.

Lawson was drafted No. 116 overall on Saturday.

Here’s what Auburn and NFL fans had to say about Lawson going to the Bengals:

God is so Good. #TimeToPutInWork #GoBengals pic.twitter.com/3bnrIXB19w
— carl lawson (@carllawson55) April 29, 2017

The @PFF folks love Carl Lawson. They had him the third-ranked edge rusher in the draft.
— Paul Dehner Jr. (@pauldehnerjr) April 29, 2017

With every pick that goes by, the chip on Carl Lawson's shoulder gets bigger and bigger.
— Clint Richardson® (@Clintau24) April 29, 2017

#WARDAMNBENGALS BABY!! Welcome to the fam @carllawson55
— CJ Uzomah (@cjuzomah81) April 29, 2017

#Bengals go defensive end for the second straight round and select Auburn DE Carl Lawson.
— Paul Dehner Jr. (@pauldehnerjr) April 29, 2017

Most difficult player I ever went against in college... @carllawson55 you heard it here first
— Shon Coleman (@TheRealBigShon) April 29, 2017

Very proud of our Alpharetta hometown boys getting drafted in the 4th round! Congratulations @josh_dobbs1 & @carllawson55! ❤️
— # 1 Auburn fan (@megnapta) April 30, 2017

With the @NFL #draft over, I can NOT wait for the new @EAMaddenNFL. I'm gonna roll people with Mixon and @carllawson55 on the @Bengals
— Matthew Mick (@big_mick11) April 29, 2017

Bengal fans you just got a steal with @carllawson55 as the 116 pick in the draft!!! Great player even better person!!#WarEagle
— Jamie Gilmore (@Listen2Gib) April 29, 2017

So the 2017 #NFLDraft ends with four Auburn players getting selected: Montravius Adams, Carl Lawson, Rudy Ford and Josh Holsey.
— Josh Vitale (@AUBlog) April 29, 2017