Key Lawrence is a defensive back who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at UCLA.
Lawrence plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for five head coaches across six seasons and four programs. The first career honor came in 2021: Big 12 Newcomer Player of the Week. One game to point at: 9 tackles against New Mexico — Week 3, 2025.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
70 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 4 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-43vs Utah | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 23-30@ UNLV | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-35vs New Mexico | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 14-17@ Northwestern | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 42-37vs No. 7 Penn State | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-13@ Michigan State | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 20-17vs Maryland | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 6-56@ No. 2 Indiana | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-28vs Nebraska | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-48@ No. 1 Ohio State | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-48vs Washington | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 10-29@ No. 19 USC | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 70 | 44 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
1%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
70tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%4 TFL70 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 pass breakup · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 4.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Skipper
Pass share
48.9%
358 pass / 374 run
Plays / game
61.0
12 games
Team sack rate
6.7%
388 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
70 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #170 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #30 of 77 Big Ten DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
The role got bigger.
The snaps went the other way.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
6 coachesPlayed for 6 head coaches at 4 schools: Jeremy Pruitt, Lincoln Riley, Brent Venables, Lane Kiffin, Deshaun Foster and Tim Skipper.
