2023 Football Roster
Roster
Dylan Lawrence
- Position:
- Safety
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Lucedale, Miss.
- High School:
- George County HS
- Prev School:
- Mississippi State
2023 (Redshirt Jr.): One of two defensive players (Hayes Maples) to start in all 12 games during the year…Led the squad in tackles with 78 (38 solo)…Ranked No. 21 in the Sun Belt in tackles per game (6.5)……Notched a tackle for loss and a sack with one breakup during the year…Posted double-digit tackles twice, including a season-high 11 at Arkansas State (9/23)…Added 10 stops at Mississippi State (11/18)…Had six or more tackles in eight games…His tackle for loss came against Old Dominion (10/7).
Mississippi State: Appeared in 12 games, primarily on special teams in 2022...Finished with five tackles…Made three tackles versus ETSU (11/19)…Saw action in 11 games in 2021…Recorded five total tackles on the year, including two solo stops ... Forced one fumble…Assisted on one tackle against Alabama (10/16)...Registered four total tackles, including two solo stops and a tackle for loss, while forcing a fumble in State's win over Tennessee State (11/20)…Played in one game in 2020, getting three tackles versus LSU (9/26)…Saw action in one game in true freshman season in 2019…Redshirted his initial year with the program...Made collegiate debut versus Abilene Christian (11/23)…Recorded one tackle…Member of the 2020 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll…2019-20 SEC First-Year Honor Roll.
High School: Prepped at George County High School under head coach Matt Caldwell…Three-star athlete according to Rivals and 247Sports…Played both defensive back and wide receiver … As a senior, recorded 61 tackles, 3.0 sacks and three pass deflections … As a junior, registered 76 tackles and one interception.
Personal: Born Dylan Montel Lawrence on Jan. 13, 2000 … Son of Lazada and Derron Knight … Has four siblings: Derron, Kenny, Malik and Mya … Majoring in Liberal Studies.
