Of the 95 players that were donning helmets, practice jerseys and shorts Tuesday, 25 will be seniors, 25 will be juniors, 20 will sophomores and 25 are freshmen.
Along with handing out individual awards, a highlight video recapping the year was shown, as was a video honoring USU's senior class, which tied the 1962 senior class for the most wins in school history with 26.
2012 (JR): Started all 13 games... Earned second-team all-WAC honors as he ranked eighth on the team and 36th in the conference with 63 tackles (4.8 pg)... Also ranked second on the team and ninth in the WAC with 10 passes defended (0.77 pg)... Had 4.0 tackles for loss including his first two career sacks at San Jose State (10/13) as USU set a single-game school record with 13 sacks in the contest.... Also had one quarterback hurry on the season and a fumble recovery against Idaho (11/24)... Recorded five or more tackles in nine games, including a season-high eight at SJSU.
2011 (SO): Started all 12 regular-season games, while playing in all 13 and anchoring the secondary throughout the year... Ranked fourth overall on the team with 73 tackles, along with 10 pass breakups and one interception, sealing USU's win at New Mexico State (12/3), for second career interception in the waning moments to seal a victory, also doing so in 2010 at San Jose State (11/13/10)... Ranked 10th in WAC and 78th in FBS for passes defended (0.85 pg)... Also credited with forcing a fumble at Idaho (11/19) and recovering a fumble at Hawai'i (11/5)... Logged a career-best nine tackles in Nevada (11/26) game, while posting eight against San Jose State (11/12) and again versus Ohio (12/17) in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.
2010 (FR): Appeared in nine games, making two starts during the season... Made 12 total tackles (7-solo, 5-assists) while also contributing one interception, one half of a sack and one pass breakup... Posted a season-high three tackles on two separate occasions in road games against Nevada (10/30) and San Jose State (11/13)... Made game-clinching interception in the end zone versus San Jose State, earning him a nomination for the WAC's Defensive Player of the Week.
HIGH SCHOOL: A two-year two-way starter at both cornerback and running back, as well as returning kickoffs and punts for Piper (Fla.) High School... Named second-team all-Broward County... Posted 68 tackles with three interceptions in eight games at cornerback for the Bengals... Registered 41 carries for 526 yards and eight touchdowns at running back... Also had two punt returns for touchdown... Selected to the Broward County North-South All-Star Game, where he registered eight tackles and did not give up a pass reception... Also named to the Miami-Dade/Broward All-Star game, recording one interception and two pass break-ups, not yielding a pass reception in helping Broward County to the win... Named the Bengals team MVP... Also a letterwinning sprinter in track & field.
PERSONAL: Born April 23, 1991 in Kingston, Jamaica... Son of Clive and Jennifer Lawson... Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
CAREER HIGHS: Tackles: 9, vs. Nevada (11/26/11); INT: 1, twice; PBU: 3, at Hawai`i (11/5/11); Sacks: 2, at San Jose St. (10/13/12).
