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27 Jerrell Lawson

  • Position Defensive Back
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 204
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Brundidge, Ala.
  • Highschool Pike County HS
  • Twitter WakeEmUpLaww

Biography

CAREER
- 45 career games with 42 starts...6-year squad member with five competitive seasons.
- CoSIDA Academic All-District: 2019, 2020-21, 2021
- All-SoCon: 2021 (1st)
- FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team: 2020-21
- 5-time Academic All-SoCon
- Completed his undergrad and MBA degrees in 5 years
- 216 tackles with 11.5 for loss
- Seven career interceptions (2 pick 6s) & nine pass breakups

2021 (Senior II)
- 11 games played with 10 starts at safety...All-SoCon first team and CoSIDA Academic All-District.
- Second on the team with 65 tops tying for the SoCon lead in interceptions with teammate Brandon Dowdell with five...seven passes defensed with two breakups.
- Pick six at North Alabama (38 yards)..also had thefts against Western Carolina, ETSU, at Samford and Furman...tied for ninth nationally in picks.
- Career-high 10 tackles at VMI matched later against The Citadel.
- Campbell Trophy semifinalist.
- Academic All-SoCon.

2020-21 (Senior)
- Four games played, all starts...24 tackles with 2.5 for loss.
- Season-best eight stops in the win at The Citadel.
- Opened the season with seven tackles (1.0 for loss) and a fumble recovery in the lone fall game at Western Kentucky.
- Four tackles with an interception and two PBUs in the win at Furman.
- CoSIDA Academic All-District...FCS ADA Academic All-Star team...Academic All-SoCon.
- Dean’s List & the A.D. Honor Roll...SoCon Honor Roll. 
- Completed MBA while playing competitive spring season.

2019 (Junior)
- Eight games played, all starts...missed last four games with an injury...2019 CoSIDA Academic All-District...Academic All-SoCon.
- 36 tackles with two for loss, a fumble recovery and pass breakup.
- Season-high nine tackles in the win over Western Carolina...five or more stops in four games.
- Dean’s List and the A.D. Honor Roll...SoCon Honor Roll. 

2018 (Sophomore)
- Started all 11 games...first three came at safety before moving to linebacker over the last eight games.
- Fourth on the team with 53 tackles...added 2.5 sacks and 4.5 TFLs...one forced fumble, one recovered and three passes defensed (one INT).
- Five tackles and a sack in the season finale at South Carolina.
- Season-best nine stops in wins at The Citadel and over Samford.
- Lone interception was a pick-6 in the season-opening win over Tennessee Tech.
- Academic All-SoCon...A.D. Honor Roll...SoCon Honor Roll.    

2017 (Redshirt Freshman)
- SoCon All-Freshman team.
- Started nine of 11 appearances...recorded 39 tackles and two pass breakups.
- Season-best eight stops with a pass breakup against Western Carolina...all eight were solo stops as were 29 of his 39 for the campaign.
- Six tackles at Mercer and against The Citadel before seven at Wofford late in the year...PBU at Mercer.
- Half TFL against The Citadel and a QB hurry in season finale win over ETSU.
- Academic All-SoCon...Dean's List & the A.D. Honor Roll in the spring...SoCon Honor Roll.  

2016 (Freshman)
- Redshirted contributing on the scout team.
- Dean's List and the A.D. Honor Roll...SoCon Honor Roll.  

HIGH SCHOOL
- 3-star prospect according to 247Sports.com.
- All-State defensive back at Pike County High School in Brundidge, Ala. playing for Fred Holland.
- 4-time all-area and 3-time all-state including first team as a senior recording 114 tackles, three INTs and 14 breakups.
- Led the Bulldogs to a 9-2 record...straight-A student who graduated third in his class...member of the National Honor Society, Phi Theta Kappa and National Technical Honor Society.
- Multi-sport standout who also lettered in basketball, baseball and track...3-time all-area in basketball.

PERSONAL
- Full name is Jerrell DeNaveya Lawson.
- Born March 2, 1998 ... son of Gwen Lampley ... has two sisters Kendra and Kila Lampley. 

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Historical Player Information

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    2016Freshman

    DB
    6'2" 190 lbs
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    2017Freshman

    Defensive Back
    6'2" 190 lbs
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    2018Sophomore

    Defensive Back
    6'2" 195 lbs
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    2019Junior

    Defensive Back
    6'2" 195 lbs
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    2020Senior

    Defensive Back
    6'2" 205 lbs
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    2021Senior

    Defensive Back
    6'2" 204 lbs
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