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Player Dossier
2016-2021Kent State
Mandela Lawrence-Burke
LB • 6'0" • 200 lbs • Steubenville, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Mandela Lawrence-Burke shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Kent State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Kent State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan
Player Story
Mandela Lawrence-Burke built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a linebacker from Steubenville, OH wearing No. 28, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of Mandela Lawrence-Burke's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Kent State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Mandela Lawrence-Burke, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Kent State. Mandela Lawrence-Burke shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 278
- TFL
- 16
- Sacks
- 4.5
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 7
Quick Answers
Mandela Lawrence-Burke quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kent State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 278
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 47 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Kent State
- Top game
- Eastern Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Steubenville · Kent State
- High school pipeline
- Steubenville · 10 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 28 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 85 tackles · LB 109th (top 9%) · Mid-American 19th (top 4%) · National 147th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Kent State | 5 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kent State | 12 | 76 | 6.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 50.1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kent State | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 33.3 |
| 2019 Postseason | Kent State | 12 | 10 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 59.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Kent State | 12 | 86 | 4.5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 59.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Kent State | 3 | 14 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 32.3 |
| 2021 Postseason | Kent State | 13 | 8 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kent State | 13 | 77 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 50.5 |
Related Context
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Mandela Lawrence-Burke played LB for Kent State. Across 6 tracked seasons, Mandela Lawrence-Burke recorded 13 receiving yards and 278 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Kent State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Kent State paired 11.5 primary output with 41.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 41.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Kent State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.0
Efficiency
41.2
Usage
10
Consistency
13.9
Best Game by takeover score
Miami (OH)
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Utah State: 2. Arizona State: 0. Kennesaw State: 1.5. Auburn: 3. Bowling Green: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Akron: 0. Ohio: 0. Miami (OH): 3. Toledo: 0. Buffalo: 0. Ball State: 2
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Utah State: 10 by 61.7. Arizona State: 5 by 20.8. Kennesaw State: 10 by 56.7. Auburn: 7 by 59.2. Bowling Green: 9 by 37.5. Wisconsin: 3 by 12.5. Akron: 1 by 4.2. Ohio: 5 by 20.8. Miami (OH): 10 by 71.7. Toledo: 15 by 50. Buffalo: 7 by 29.2. Ball State: 14 by 70
Split Comparison
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Wins0.9 · Games = 6 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 6 · +0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Miami (OH)
Best efficiency game
71.7 vs Miami (OH)
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/21 | vs Utah State10+ tackles · Splash game | W 51-41 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Ball State10+ tackles · Splash game | W 41-38 | 14 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/15 | vs Buffalo | W 30-27 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/6 | @ Toledo10+ tackles | L 33-35 | 15 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Miami (OH)10+ tackles · Splash game | L 16-23 | 10 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Ohio | L 38-45 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Akron | W 26-3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Wisconsin | L 0-48 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Bowling Green | W 62-20 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ AuburnSplash game | L 16-55 | 7 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Kennesaw State10+ tackles | W 26-23 | 10 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/30 | @ Arizona State | L 7-30 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Mandela Lawrence-Burke story
Mandela Lawrence-Burke built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a linebacker from Steubenville, OH wearing No. 28, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of Mandela Lawrence-Burke's career was his defensive production: 278 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 47 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Kent State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Mandela Lawrence-Burke's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 13 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 Kent State.
The arc is straightforward: Mandela Lawrence-Burke 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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Kent State
2016-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162017201820192019202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | 5.8 | 0.9 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kent State | 8 | 33.1 | 8.9 | 8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 |
| 2019 Postseason | Kent State | 11.5 | 41.2 | 10 | 11.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Kent State | 11.5 | 41.2 | 10 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Kent State | 3 | 29.5 | 7.5 | -8.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Kent State | 11 | 34.7 | 7.1 | 8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kent State | 11 | 34.7 | 7.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 10 · W 27-23 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
93.3 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 93.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Miami (OH)
Week 9 · L 16-23 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
90.6 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 90.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Buffalo
Week 5 · L 13-27 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
89.2 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 89.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Miami (OH)
Week 13 · W 48-47 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
88.1 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Auburn
Week 3 · L 16-55
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Havoc Plays
86.4 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Kent State
11.5 primary output · 41.2 efficiency · 10 usage
59.5
#2
2019 Regular Season · Kent State
59.5
11.5 primary · 41.2 efficiency · 10 usage
#3
2021 Postseason · Kent State
50.5
11 primary · 34.7 efficiency · 7.1 usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
9
Splash games
10
10+ tackle games
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