University of Oklahoma Athletics

2023 Football Roster

Key Lawrence
Jersey Number 12

Key Lawrence

  • Position:
    DB
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    206
  • Hometown:
    Nashville, Tenn.
  • High School:
    Ensworth HS
  • Prev School:
    University of Tennessee
Season GP-GS UT AT TOTAL TFL SACKS INT FF FR PBU
2020 10-0 3 5 8 0-0.0 0-0.0 0 0 0 1
2021 13-4 25 22 47 3.5-26 1.0-18 0 3 0 4
2022 11-4 35 23 58 2.5-6 0.0-0 1-0 2 0 3
2023 12-6 29 15 44 4.0-7 0.0-0 2-0 1 0 3
Career 46-14 92 65 157 10.0-39 1.0-18 3-0 6 0 11

2023
Played in all 12 regular season games and made six starts … started six straight games between Sept. 23 and Nov. 4 … totaled 44 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss, two interceptions, three pass breakups and one forced fumble … tallied four tackles at BYU (11/18) … registered five tackles (career-high-tying 2.0 TFLs) and two pass breakups at Kansas (10/28) … tied his career high with nine tackles vs. UCF (10/21) … tallied four tackles and a PBU vs. Texas (10/7) … recorded four stops (1.0 TFL) vs. Iowa State (9/30) … intercepted a pass and made four tackles at Cincinnati (9/23) … notched two tackles and an interception at Tulsa (9/16) … registered seven tackles and a TFL vs. SMU (9/9).
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2022

Played in 11 games and made four starts … starts came in season opener vs. UTEP (9/3), against Kansas (10/15), at Iowa State (10/29) and vs. Baylor (11/5) … did not play vs. Kent State (9/10) or at West Virginia (11/12) … totaled 58 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, one interception, three pass breakups and team-high two forced fumbles … logged three tackles vs. Florida State in Cheez-It Bowl (12/29) ... matched career highs with nine tackles and two pass breakups at Texas Tech (11/26) … made six tackles and one TFL vs. Oklahoma State (11/19) … notched career-high nine tackles (seven solo) vs. Baylor … tallied three tackles (one TFL) and forced a fumble at Iowa State … recorded six tackles, 0.5 TFL and two pass breakups vs. Kansas … registered an interception, forced fumble, PBU and six stops at Nebraska (9/17).

2021

An All-Big 12 Honorable Mention selection by league's coaches … played in all 13 games ... his four starts came in succession from mid-October to mid-November (first two at strong safety and next two at cornberback) ... ranked seventh on team with 47 tackles (25 solo) … had 3.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, four pass breakups and three forced fumbles … made one tackle and had a PBU at Oklahoma State (11/27) ... registered seven stops, 1.0 sack and two forced fumbles vs. Iowa State (11/20) … had three tackles at Baylor (11/13) … logged seven tackles, 0.5 TFL and two PBUs vs. Texas Tech (10/30) … recorded season-high eight tackles, 2.0 TFLs and a forced fumble at Kansas (10/23) … made seven stops vs. TCU (10/16) … notched four tackles and a PBU at Kansas State (10/2) … made three stops each in games vs. West Virginia (9/25) and Nebraska (9/18).

2020 (AT TENNESSEE)

Saw action in all 10 games as a reserve defensive back and special teams contributor ... played 105 defensive snaps ... finished with eight tackles (three solo) and a pass breakup ... logged a career-high four tackles in season finale vs. No. 5 Texas A&M (12/19) ... recorded two tackles and a pass breakup in win at Vanderbilt (12/12) ... registered his first two collegiate tackles vs. No. 2 Alabama (10/24) ... made debut in season-opening win over South Carolina (9/26).

HIGH SCHOOL

Played at Ensworth High School in Nashville ... a consensus four-star prospect ... rated the No. 84 overall recruit by 247Sports, No. 97 by Rivals and No. 102 by ESPN ... regarded as the country's No. 5 safety by 247Sports and Rivals and the No. 7 athlete by ESPN ... the No. 1 player in Tennessee by 247Sports and No. 2 by ESPN and Rivals ... selected for 2020 All-American Bowl and Polynesian Bowl ... named to TSWA Division II Class AAA All-State Team his junior and senior seasons (2018 and 2019) ... totaled 37 tackles and 5.5 tackles for loss as a senior in 2019 as Tigers advanced to state semifinals ... rushed for 766 yards and seven touchdowns as a junior in 2018.

PERSONAL

Majored in communication studies at Tennessee ... OU major is communication.

Brent Venables Postgame vs South Carolina
Saturday, October 18
Ben Arbuckle Postgame vs South Carolina
Saturday, October 18
FB Highlights: OU 26, South Carolina 7
Saturday, October 18
In the Booth: OU at South Carolina
Saturday, October 18