2025 Football Roster
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Lawrence, Key

Jersey Number 4
Key Lawrence
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Nashville, Tenn.
- Previous School:
- The Ensworth School / Ole Miss
Bio
Career Summary
Has spent five years on collegiate rosters at Ole Miss (2024), Oklahoma (2021-23) and Tennessee (2020) … a veteran of 50 games at the NCAA level, he has totaled 158 tackles (93 solo, 65 assisted) with 11 tackles for loss, 1.0 sacks, three interceptions, 13 pass breakups, and six forced fumbles … was an All-Big-12 honorable mention in 2021 after forcing a career-high three fumbles with 47 tackles and 4.0 TFLs … in his three years at Oklahoma, totaled 149 tackles (89 solo, 60 assisted) and six forced fumbles over 36 games.
2024 (at Ole Miss)
Played in four games during his lone season in Oxford … utilized a redshirt year … made one tackle on the year, against Georgia Southern on Sept. 21 … made his Ole Miss debut on Sept. 14 against Wake Forest, playing 10 snaps on special teams … was on the Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List.
2023 (at Oklahoma)
Played in all 12 regular season games, starting six … his starts came over six consecutive games from Sept. 23 to Nov. 4 … totaled 44 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss, two interceptions, three pass breakups, and one forced fumble … tied his career high with nine tackles against UCF on Oct. 21 … notched four tackles and an interception against Cincinnati on Sept. 23 … posted seven tackles and a TFL against SMU on Sept. 9.
2022 (at Oklahoma)
Played in 11 games, starting four … totaled 58 tackles, 2.5 TFLs, one interception, three pass breakups, and two forced fumbles … led the team in FFs … posted a season-high nine tackles, to go along with two pass breakups, against Texas Tech on Nov. 26 … registered an interception, forced fumble, and a pass breakup along with six tackles at Nebraska on Sept. 17.
2021 (at Oklahoma)
Played in all 13 games in his debut season with the Sooners, starting four … was an All-Big 12 honorable mention … made starts at safety and cornerback … totaled 47 tackles, seventh-most on the team … also had 3.5 TFLs, 1.0 sack, four pass breakups, and a team-high three forced fumbles … notched a season-high eight tackles against Kansas on Oct. 23, adding two TFLs and forcing a fumble.
2020 (at Tennessee)
Entered 10 games as a true freshman, serving on special teams and as a reserve defensive back … played 105 defensive snaps … totaled eight tackles (three solo, five assisted) … saw his most action in the season finale against Texas A&M on Dec. 19, registering a season-high four tackles.
High School
Was a consensus four-star recruit … rated as high as No. 84 nationally by 247 Sports … ranked as the No. 5 safety in the country by ESPN … ranked the No. 1 player from the state of Tennessee by 247 Sports … selected for the 2020 All-American Bowl and Polynesian Bowl … was an all-state choice in his junior and senior seasons (2018-19) … advanced to the state semifinals with Ensworth HS as a senior in 2019 … also played running back as a junior, rushing for 766 yards and seven touchdowns.
Personal
Full name: Keyshawn Lawrence … son of Shawn Lawrence … majored in communication at Tennessee and Oklahoma, and sociology at Ole Miss.
Has spent five years on collegiate rosters at Ole Miss (2024), Oklahoma (2021-23) and Tennessee (2020) … a veteran of 50 games at the NCAA level, he has totaled 158 tackles (93 solo, 65 assisted) with 11 tackles for loss, 1.0 sacks, three interceptions, 13 pass breakups, and six forced fumbles … was an All-Big-12 honorable mention in 2021 after forcing a career-high three fumbles with 47 tackles and 4.0 TFLs … in his three years at Oklahoma, totaled 149 tackles (89 solo, 60 assisted) and six forced fumbles over 36 games.
2024 (at Ole Miss)
Played in four games during his lone season in Oxford … utilized a redshirt year … made one tackle on the year, against Georgia Southern on Sept. 21 … made his Ole Miss debut on Sept. 14 against Wake Forest, playing 10 snaps on special teams … was on the Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List.
2023 (at Oklahoma)
Played in all 12 regular season games, starting six … his starts came over six consecutive games from Sept. 23 to Nov. 4 … totaled 44 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss, two interceptions, three pass breakups, and one forced fumble … tied his career high with nine tackles against UCF on Oct. 21 … notched four tackles and an interception against Cincinnati on Sept. 23 … posted seven tackles and a TFL against SMU on Sept. 9.
2022 (at Oklahoma)
Played in 11 games, starting four … totaled 58 tackles, 2.5 TFLs, one interception, three pass breakups, and two forced fumbles … led the team in FFs … posted a season-high nine tackles, to go along with two pass breakups, against Texas Tech on Nov. 26 … registered an interception, forced fumble, and a pass breakup along with six tackles at Nebraska on Sept. 17.
2021 (at Oklahoma)
Played in all 13 games in his debut season with the Sooners, starting four … was an All-Big 12 honorable mention … made starts at safety and cornerback … totaled 47 tackles, seventh-most on the team … also had 3.5 TFLs, 1.0 sack, four pass breakups, and a team-high three forced fumbles … notched a season-high eight tackles against Kansas on Oct. 23, adding two TFLs and forcing a fumble.
2020 (at Tennessee)
Entered 10 games as a true freshman, serving on special teams and as a reserve defensive back … played 105 defensive snaps … totaled eight tackles (three solo, five assisted) … saw his most action in the season finale against Texas A&M on Dec. 19, registering a season-high four tackles.
High School
Was a consensus four-star recruit … rated as high as No. 84 nationally by 247 Sports … ranked as the No. 5 safety in the country by ESPN … ranked the No. 1 player from the state of Tennessee by 247 Sports … selected for the 2020 All-American Bowl and Polynesian Bowl … was an all-state choice in his junior and senior seasons (2018-19) … advanced to the state semifinals with Ensworth HS as a senior in 2019 … also played running back as a junior, rushing for 766 yards and seven touchdowns.
Personal
Full name: Keyshawn Lawrence … son of Shawn Lawrence … majored in communication at Tennessee and Oklahoma, and sociology at Ole Miss.
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