Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-14vs Rhode Island | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 9-27vs Penn State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#14
Nakeel Lawrence
Senior cornerback on Temple's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 190 lb · Pine Bluff, AR · Watson Chapel
Returning to Temple for 2026
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 115 nationally · Joined Temple
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 cornerback on Temple's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Temple in 2026.
Nakeel Lawrence
The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Rhode Island, Week 1, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2026
- Signed with Temple3-star out of Butte College
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Temple
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Temple1-1HC: K.C. Keeler · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
K.C. Keeler
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Temple | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 38–14
vs Rhode Island
2 TOT · 2 SOLO
Dominant 24-point win at home against Rhode Island.
With K. Mason — 158 rush yds (20 car) · 2 TD · J. Bermudez — 15 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Temple
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Temple
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -3 net (23 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Temple · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #80 · 2026 recruiting class #68
Background
Nakeel Lawrence's game-by-game stats 2026 (Redshirt Junior, Temple): Transferred to Temple in January 2025 (Redshirt Sophomore, Butte): Played cornerback and safety ... was a unanimous all-conference and all-state selection after allowing zero receptions in conference play ... had one interceptio...
The secondary · Temple
- #29Avery Powell54 tackles · 2025
- #16Pooh Lawton23 tackles · 2025
- #24Saboor Karriem21 tackles · 2025
- #13Denzel Chavis10 tackles · 2025
- #14Nakeel Lawrence2 games · 2026
19 more on the roster · Temple team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology