#20

Lawrence Austin

Defensive back for Georgia Tech. 2017: 1 interception, 4 pass breakups, 56 tackles.

DB · Georgia Tech · #20

5′9″ · 187 lb · Barnesville, GA

Georgia Tech 2017 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

CB recruit

No. 916 nationally · Signed with Georgia Tech

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2017 defensive back for Georgia Tech. 2017: 1 interception, 4 pass breakups, 56 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Georgia Tech in 2014.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Georgia Tech, 103 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2014

Signed with Georgia Tech3-star out of Lamar County Comprehensive

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#916 national

CFB

College

Georgia Tech

2014–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2017

1 coach

2014–2017

Paul Johnson

Georgia Tech

Played his entire career under Paul Johnson.

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Paul Johnson — 28-22 over that span.

2014Georgia Tech11-3HC: Paul Johnson · Run-heavy

2015Georgia Tech3-9HC: Paul Johnson · Run-heavy

2016Georgia Tech9-4HC: Paul Johnson · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2017Georgia Tech5-6HC: Paul Johnson · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (89th percentile). Strength: passes defended (84th percentile). Concern: sacks (25th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Solo tackles#296 / 2682 · 89th pct

Passes defended#376 / 2682 · 84th pct

Tackles#544 / 2682 · 79th pct

Tackles for loss#1340 / 2682 · 46th pct

2.0

Interceptions#309 / 795 · 31st pct

QB hurries#1249 / 2682 · 27th pct

Sacks#1345 / 2682 · 25th pct

0.0

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	4.1	0.0	0.0	0.4
Road4g	6.8	0.5	0.0	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	4.6	0.0	0.0	0.4
Weeks 8+6g	5.5	0.3	0.0	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Brent Key

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Starter

A locked-in starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Georgia Tech	56	42	2.0	0.0	4	1	--
2016	Georgia Tech	47	31	2.0	0.0	--	3	--
2015	Georgia Tech	--	--	--	--	--	1	--
2014	Georgia Tech	--	--	--	--	--	1	--
Career		103	73	4.0	0.0	4	6	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2017

W 28–22

vs Virginia Tech

5 TOT · 3 SOLO

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 at home.

With T. Marshall — 140 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 36.1 · 64 rush yds (22 car) · 2 TD · B. Stewart — 1 rec · 60 yds · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 41-42vs Tennessee	7	5	0.0	—	1
Wk 2	W 37-10vs Jacksonville State	5	4	0.0	1	1
Wk 4	W 35-17vs Pittsburgh	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 33-7vs North Carolina	5	5	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	L 24-25@ Miami	5	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 38-24vs Wake Forest	2	2	0.0	—	1
Wk 9	L 10-24@ Clemson	3	3	1.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 36-40@ Virginia	8	6	1.0	—	1
Wk 11	W 28-22vs Virginia Tech	5	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 20-43@ Duke	11	7	0.0	—	0	Season-high 11 tackles
Wk 13	L 7-38vs Georgia	4	4	0.0	—	0
Total		56	42	2.0	1	4

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology