2025 Football Roster
Roster

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
โข All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (2021)
โข 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) โฆ 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 โฆ in his three years at Oklahoma, totaled 149 tackles (89-60-149) and six forced fumbles over 36 games โฆ 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) โฆ ranked third on team and led all defensive backs with 70 total tackles (44-26-70) and 4.0 tackles for loss โฆ tied for the team lead with two forced fumbles and one interception โฆ recorded a career-high-tying nine tackles (5-4-9) and a forced fumble versus New Mexico (Sept. 12) โฆ recorded a team-high eight tackles (6-2-8), 1.0 tackle for loss for 10 yards and a forced fumble in UCLAโs 42-37 win over Penn State, earning him Lott Impact Trophy Player of the Week honors (Oct. 4) โฆ notched a tackle for loss and four tackles (1-3-4) in a 38-13 win at Michigan State (Oct. 11) โฆ recorded six tackles (5-1-6) in a 20-17 win over Maryland (Oct. 18) โฆ registered an interception and seven tackles (3-4-7) at Indiana (Oct. 25) โฆ recorded eight tackles (6-2-8) and 1.0 tackle for loss versus Nebraska (Nov. 8) โฆ tallied seven stops (5-2-7) and 1.0 tackle for loss at Ohio State (Nov. 15) โฆ 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 โฆ utilized a redshirt year โฆ made one tackle on the year coming against Georgia Southern (Sept. 21) โฆ made his Ole Miss debut against Wake Forest, playing 10 snaps on special teams (Sept. 14) โฆ was on the Reeseโs Senior Bowl Watch List.
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2023 (Oklahoma)
Played in all 12 regular season games and made six starts โฆ his starts came over six consecutive games from Sept. 23 to Nov. 4 โฆ totaled 44 tackles (29-15-44), 4.0 tackles for loss, two interceptions, three pass breakups and one forced fumble โฆ tied his career high with nine tackles (7-2-9) against UCF (Oct. 21) โฆ notched four tackles and an interception against Cincinnati (Sept. 23) โฆ 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 โฆ totaled 58 tackles (35-23-58), 2.5 TFLs, one interception, three pass breakups and two forced fumbles โฆ led the team in FFs โฆ registered a season-high-tying nine tackles (7-2-9) versus Baylor (Nov. 5) โฆ matched that total with nine tackles, to go along with two pass breakups, against Texas Tech (Nov. 26) โฆ 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 โฆ was an All-Big 12 honorable mention โฆ made starts at safety and cornerback โฆ totaled 47 tackles (25-22-47), seventh-most on the team โฆ registered had 3.5 TFLs, 1.0 sack, four pass breakups and a team-high three forced fumbles โฆ 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 โฆ played 105 defensive snaps โฆ totaled eight tackles (3-5-8) โฆ 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 โฆ rated as high as No. 84 nationally by 247 Sports โฆ ranked as the No. 5 safety in the country by ESPN โฆ ranked the No. 1 player from the state of Tennessee by 247 Sports โฆ selected for the 2020 All-American Bowl and Polynesian Bowl โฆ was an all-state choice in his junior and senior seasons (2018-19) โฆ advanced to the state semifinals with Ensworth HS as a senior in 2019 โฆ also played running back as a junior, rushing for 766 yards and seven touchdowns.
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Personal
Full name is Keyshawn Lawrence โฆ son of Shawn Lawrence โฆ majored in communication at Tennessee and Oklahoma, and sociology at Ole Miss โฆ enrolled in UCLAโs project management certification program.
โข All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (2021)
โข 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) โฆ 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 โฆ in his three years at Oklahoma, totaled 149 tackles (89-60-149) and six forced fumbles over 36 games โฆ 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) โฆ ranked third on team and led all defensive backs with 70 total tackles (44-26-70) and 4.0 tackles for loss โฆ tied for the team lead with two forced fumbles and one interception โฆ recorded a career-high-tying nine tackles (5-4-9) and a forced fumble versus New Mexico (Sept. 12) โฆ recorded a team-high eight tackles (6-2-8), 1.0 tackle for loss for 10 yards and a forced fumble in UCLAโs 42-37 win over Penn State, earning him Lott Impact Trophy Player of the Week honors (Oct. 4) โฆ notched a tackle for loss and four tackles (1-3-4) in a 38-13 win at Michigan State (Oct. 11) โฆ recorded six tackles (5-1-6) in a 20-17 win over Maryland (Oct. 18) โฆ registered an interception and seven tackles (3-4-7) at Indiana (Oct. 25) โฆ recorded eight tackles (6-2-8) and 1.0 tackle for loss versus Nebraska (Nov. 8) โฆ tallied seven stops (5-2-7) and 1.0 tackle for loss at Ohio State (Nov. 15) โฆ 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 โฆ utilized a redshirt year โฆ made one tackle on the year coming against Georgia Southern (Sept. 21) โฆ made his Ole Miss debut against Wake Forest, playing 10 snaps on special teams (Sept. 14) โฆ was on the Reeseโs Senior Bowl Watch List.
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2023 (Oklahoma)
Played in all 12 regular season games and made six starts โฆ his starts came over six consecutive games from Sept. 23 to Nov. 4 โฆ totaled 44 tackles (29-15-44), 4.0 tackles for loss, two interceptions, three pass breakups and one forced fumble โฆ tied his career high with nine tackles (7-2-9) against UCF (Oct. 21) โฆ notched four tackles and an interception against Cincinnati (Sept. 23) โฆ 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 โฆ totaled 58 tackles (35-23-58), 2.5 TFLs, one interception, three pass breakups and two forced fumbles โฆ led the team in FFs โฆ registered a season-high-tying nine tackles (7-2-9) versus Baylor (Nov. 5) โฆ matched that total with nine tackles, to go along with two pass breakups, against Texas Tech (Nov. 26) โฆ 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 โฆ was an All-Big 12 honorable mention โฆ made starts at safety and cornerback โฆ totaled 47 tackles (25-22-47), seventh-most on the team โฆ registered had 3.5 TFLs, 1.0 sack, four pass breakups and a team-high three forced fumbles โฆ 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 โฆ played 105 defensive snaps โฆ totaled eight tackles (3-5-8) โฆ 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 โฆ rated as high as No. 84 nationally by 247 Sports โฆ ranked as the No. 5 safety in the country by ESPN โฆ ranked the No. 1 player from the state of Tennessee by 247 Sports โฆ selected for the 2020 All-American Bowl and Polynesian Bowl โฆ was an all-state choice in his junior and senior seasons (2018-19) โฆ advanced to the state semifinals with Ensworth HS as a senior in 2019 โฆ also played running back as a junior, rushing for 766 yards and seven touchdowns.
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Personal
Full name is Keyshawn Lawrence โฆ son of Shawn Lawrence โฆ majored in communication at Tennessee and Oklahoma, and sociology at Ole Miss โฆ enrolled in UCLAโs project management certification program.
Bob Chesney Introductory Press Conference
Monday, December 08
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





















































































































