Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2008-2011Arkansas State
Derek Lawson
RB • 5'11" • Jonesboro, AR, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Derek Lawson leans balanced backfield option traits and 39.5 efficiency.
Impact Production
44
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
36
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
67
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · Arkansas State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Arkansas State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas Southern
Player Story
Derek Lawson built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a running back from Jonesboro, AR wearing No. 22, spending time with Arkansas State. The clearest part of Derek Lawson's career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- Arkansas State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2007
Derek Lawson, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · Arkansas State. Derek Lawson leans balanced backfield option traits and 39.5 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,187
- Rushing yards
- 1,884
- Receiving yards
- 303
- Touchdowns
- 14
Quick Answers
Derek Lawson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Arkansas State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,187
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 47 games
- Best season
- 2010 Regular Season · Arkansas State
- Top game
- Texas Southern
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Nettleton · Arkansas State
- High school pipeline
- Nettleton · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 22 · Class 2011
- 2011 Scrimmage yards rank
- 540 scrimmage yards · RB 139th (top 30%) · Sun Belt 23rd (top 14%) · National 368th (top 18%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 12 | 699 | 695 | 4 | 4 | 60.7 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 11 | 294 | 244 | 50 | 2 | 37.8 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 12 | 654 | 500 | 154 | 5 | 64.1 |
| 2011 Postseason | Arkansas State | 12 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 56.4 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 12 | 515 | 420 | 95 | 3 | 56.4 |
Related Context
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Derek Lawson played RB for Arkansas State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Derek Lawson recorded 1,884 rushing yards, 303 receiving yards, and 14 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2008 with Arkansas State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2010 Regular Season
Arkansas State paired 654 primary output with 48.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2008 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 60.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2011 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas Southern
Win with 209 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2008 Regular Season · Arkansas State
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
58.3
Efficiency
60.2
Usage
15.5
Consistency
38.2
Best Game by takeover score
Texas Southern
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas A&M: 29. Texas Southern: 209. Southern Miss: 73. Middle Tennessee: 57. Memphis: 79. UL Monroe: 104. Louisiana: 2. Alabama: 24. Florida International: 34. Florida Atlantic: 22. North Texas: 41. Troy: 25
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas A&M: 6 by 50.3. Texas Southern: 18 by 98.4. Southern Miss: 7 by 93.5. Middle Tennessee: 10 by 59.4. Memphis: 11 by 74.8. UL Monroe: 15 by 72.2. Louisiana: 1 by 20.8. Alabama: 6 by 41.7. Florida International: 7 by 51.5. Florida Atlantic: 5 by 45.8. North Texas: 6 by 71.2. Troy: 6 by 43.4
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins77 · Games = 6 · +37.5 vs Losses
Losses39.5 · Games = 6 · -37.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Texas Southern
Best efficiency game
98.4 vs Texas Southern
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/7 | @ Troy | L 9-35 | 6 | 25 | 4.20 | 0 | — | — | 4.2 |
| Sat 11/29 | @ North Texas | W 33-28 | 6 | 41 | 6.80 | 0 | — | — | 6.8 |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Florida Atlantic | W 28-14 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | — | — | 4.4 |
| Sun 11/9 | @ Florida International | L 21-22 | 6 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.9 |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Alabama | L 0-35 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Louisiana | L 23-28 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
| Sat 10/11 | vs UL Monroe100 rush yards | W 37-29 | 15 | 104 | 6.90 | 1 | — | — | 6.9 |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Memphis | L 17-29 | 11 | 79 | 7.20 | 0 | — | — | 7.2 |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Middle Tennessee | W 31-14 | 10 | 57 | 5.70 | 1 | — | — | 5.7 |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Southern Miss | L 24-27 | 7 | 73 | 10.40 | 0 | — | — | 10.4 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Texas Southern100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 83-10 | 18 | 209 | 11.60 | 1 | — | — | 11.6 |
| Sat 8/30 | @ Texas A&M | W 18-14 | 6 | 29 | 4.80 | 0 | — | — | 4.8 |
Player Story
Derek Lawson story
Derek Lawson built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a running back from Jonesboro, AR wearing No. 22, spending time with Arkansas State. The clearest part of Derek Lawson's career was his backfield work: 1,884 rushing yards, 372 carries, 12 rushing touchdowns, and 303 receiving yards across 47 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2010 with Arkansas State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 303 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 47 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Arkansas State.
The arc is straightforward: Derek Lawson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Arkansas State
2008-2011
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20082009201020112011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 699 | 60.2 | 15.5 | — |
| 2009 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 294 | 40.8 | 11.2 | -405 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 654 | 48.1 | 17.9 | 360 |
| 2011 Postseason | Arkansas State | 540 | 39.5 | 16.1 | -114 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 540 | 39.5 | 16.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Texas Southern
Week 2 · W 83-10
Win with 209 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
209
Scrimmage Yards
99.5 takeover
209 scrimmage yards and 35.3 usage.
#2
vs Middle Tennessee
Week 10 · W 51-24 · Conference game
125
Scrimmage Yards
88.6 takeover
Win with 125 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
125 scrimmage yards and 32.1 usage.
#3
@ Florida Atlantic
Week 10 · W 39-21 · Conference game
106
Scrimmage Yards
77.4 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
106 scrimmage yards and 29.3 usage.
#4
vs Mississippi Valley State
Week 1 · W 61-0
76
Scrimmage Yards
74.7 takeover
Win with 76 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
76 scrimmage yards and 20.3 usage.
#5
@ Florida Atlantic
Week 11 · L 18-35 · Conference game
72
Scrimmage Yards
74.4 takeover
Loss with 72 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
72 scrimmage yards and 18.2 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2010 Regular Season · Arkansas State
654 primary output · 48.1 efficiency · 17.9 usage
64.1
#2
2008 Regular Season · Arkansas State
60.7
699 primary · 60.2 efficiency · 15.5 usage
#3
2011 Postseason · Arkansas State
56.4
540 primary · 39.5 efficiency · 16.1 usage
Milestones
3
100+ rush yards
1
150+ scrimmage yards
0
2+ TD games
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