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Key Lawrence
Photo by: Ross Turteltaub
Key Lawrence
Photo by: Scott Chandler
Key Lawrence - 2025 UCLA Football Headshot
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
Career Highlights
โ€ข All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (2021)
โ€ข Lott Impact Trophy Player of the Week (Oct. 8, 2025)
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Career Summary
Played in 62 games and made 25 starts across six years at UCLA (2025), Ole Miss (2024), Oklahoma (2021-23) and Tennessee (2020) โ€ฆ totaled 228 tackles (137-91-228), 14.0 tackles for loss, eight forced fumbles, four interceptions, 15 pass breakups and 1.0 sack over his six-year collegiate career โ€ฆ in his three years at Oklahoma, totaled 149 tackles (89-60-149) and six forced fumbles over 36 games โ€ฆ career-high tackles is nine, accomplished four times.
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2025
Played in all 12 games and made 11 starts (did not start in season finale at USC) โ€ฆ ranked third on team and led all defensive backs with 70 total tackles (44-26-70) and 4.0 tackles for loss โ€ฆ tied for the team lead with two forced fumbles and one interception โ€ฆ recorded a career-high-tying nine tackles (5-4-9) and a forced fumble versus New Mexico (Sept. 12) โ€ฆ recorded a team-high eight tackles (6-2-8), 1.0 tackle for loss for 10 yards and a forced fumble in UCLAโ€™s 42-37 win over Penn State, earning him Lott Impact Trophy Player of the Week honors (Oct. 4) โ€ฆ notched a tackle for loss and four tackles (1-3-4) in a 38-13 win at Michigan State (Oct. 11) โ€ฆ recorded six tackles (5-1-6) in a 20-17 win over Maryland (Oct. 18) โ€ฆ registered an interception and seven tackles (3-4-7) at Indiana (Oct. 25) โ€ฆ recorded eight tackles (6-2-8) and 1.0 tackle for loss versus Nebraska (Nov. 8) โ€ฆ tallied seven stops (5-2-7) and 1.0 tackle for loss at Ohio State (Nov. 15) โ€ฆ recorded four tackles (3-1-4) in one half of play at USC (Nov. 29).
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2024 (Ole Miss)
Played in four games during his lone season in Oxford โ€ฆ utilized a redshirt year โ€ฆ made one tackle on the year coming against Georgia Southern (Sept. 21) โ€ฆ made his Ole Miss debut against Wake Forest, playing 10 snaps on special teams (Sept. 14) โ€ฆ was on the Reeseโ€™s Senior Bowl Watch List.
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2023 (Oklahoma)
Played in all 12 regular season games and made six starts โ€ฆ his starts came over six consecutive games from Sept. 23 to Nov. 4 โ€ฆ totaled 44 tackles (29-15-44), 4.0 tackles for loss, two interceptions, three pass breakups and one forced fumble โ€ฆ tied his career high with nine tackles (7-2-9) against UCF (Oct. 21) โ€ฆ notched four tackles and an interception against Cincinnati (Sept. 23) โ€ฆ posted seven tackles (6-1-7) and a TFL against SMU (Sept. 9).ย 
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2022 (Oklahoma)
Played in 11 games, starting four โ€ฆ totaled 58 tackles (35-23-58), 2.5 TFLs, one interception, three pass breakups and two forced fumbles โ€ฆ led the team in FFs โ€ฆ registered a season-high-tying nine tackles (7-2-9) versus Baylor (Nov. 5) โ€ฆ matched that total with nine tackles, to go along with two pass breakups, against Texas Tech (Nov. 26) โ€ฆ registered an interception, forced fumble and a pass breakup along with six tackles (4-2-6) at Nebraska (Sept. 17).
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2021 (Oklahoma)
Played in all 13 games and made four starts in his debut season with the Sooners โ€ฆ was an All-Big 12 honorable mention โ€ฆ made starts at safety and cornerback โ€ฆ totaled 47 tackles (25-22-47), seventh-most on the team โ€ฆ registered had 3.5 TFLs, 1.0 sack, four pass breakups and a team-high three forced fumbles โ€ฆ notched a season-high eight tackles (7-1-8) against Kansas, adding 2.0 TFLs and forcing a fumble (Oct. 23).
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2020 (Tennessee)
Entered 10 games as a true freshman, serving on special teams and as a reserve defensive back โ€ฆ played 105 defensive snaps โ€ฆ totaled eight tackles (3-5-8) โ€ฆ saw his most action in the season finale against Texas A&M, registering a season-high four tackles (Dec. 19).
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High School
Was a consensus four-star recruit โ€ฆ rated as high as No. 84 nationally by 247 Sports โ€ฆ ranked as the No. 5 safety in the country by ESPN โ€ฆ ranked the No. 1 player from the state of Tennessee by 247 Sports โ€ฆ selected for the 2020 All-American Bowl and Polynesian Bowl โ€ฆ was an all-state choice in his junior and senior seasons (2018-19) โ€ฆ advanced to the state semifinals with Ensworth HS as a senior in 2019 โ€ฆ also played running back as a junior, rushing for 766 yards and seven touchdowns.
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Personal
Full name is Keyshawn Lawrence โ€ฆ son of Shawn Lawrence โ€ฆ majored in communication at Tennessee and Oklahoma, and sociology at Ole Miss โ€ฆ enrolled in UCLAโ€™s project management certification program.
Bob Chesney Introductory Press Conference (Dec. 9, 2025)
Tuesday, December 09
UCLA Football Postgame - Coach Skipper vs. USC (Nov. 29, 2025)
Saturday, November 29
UCLA Football Postgame - Players, at USC (Nov. 29, 2025)
Saturday, November 29
Bruin Insider Show - Tim Skipper (Nov. 26, 2025)
Wednesday, November 26