Player Dossier

2016-2021

Kent 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.

Usage Score

7.1

Efficiency

34.7

Consistency

12.8

Season Value

37.6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Kent State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
Kent State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan

Scouting Read

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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.

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

2021 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 34.7 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)

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2021 Postseason · Kent State

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

34.7

Usage

7.1

Consistency

12.8

Best Game by takeover score

Miami (OH)

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Wyoming: 0. Texas A&M: 0. VMI: 1. Iowa: 0. Maryland: 0. Bowling Green: 1. Buffalo: 3. Western Michigan: 0. Ohio: 2. Central Michigan: 0. Akron: 0.5. Miami (OH): 3.5. Northern Illinois: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wyoming: 8 by 33.3. Texas A&M: 1 by 4.2. VMI: 2 by 18.3. Iowa: 5 by 20.8. Maryland: 2 by 8.3. Bowling Green: 7 by 39.2. Buffalo: 13 by 80. Western Michigan: 8 by 33.3. Ohio: 14 by 70. Central Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Akron: 7 by 34.2. Miami (OH): 7 by 64.2. Northern Illinois: 9 by 37.5

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins1.8 · Games = 6 · +1.8 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 7 · -1.8 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Miami (OH)

Best efficiency game

80 vs Buffalo

Result
Tue 12/21@ WyomingL 38-5286000
Sat 12/4@ Northern IllinoisL 23-4191000
Sat 11/27vs Miami (OH)Splash gameW 48-47741.50011
Sat 11/20@ AkronW 38-0740.5000
Thu 11/11@ Central MichiganL 30-5420000
Sat 10/23@ Ohio10+ tackles · Splash gameW 34-27147100
Sat 10/16@ Western MichiganL 31-6488000
Sat 10/9vs Buffalo10+ tackles · Splash gameW 48-38137003
Sat 10/2vs Bowling GreenW 27-2076000
Sat 9/25@ MarylandL 16-3722000
Sat 9/18@ IowaL 7-3054000
Sat 9/11vs VMIW 60-1022001
Sun 9/5@ Texas A&ML 10-4111000

Career Arc

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    Kent State

    2016-2021

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20162017201820192019202020212021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonKent State05.80.9
2017 Regular SeasonKent State833.18.98
2018 Regular SeasonKent State000-8
2019 PostseasonKent State11.541.21011.5
2019 Regular SeasonKent State11.541.2100
2020 Regular SeasonKent State329.57.5-8.5
2021 PostseasonKent State1134.77.18
2021 Regular SeasonKent State1134.77.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Eastern Michigan

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 67 takeover score.

#2

Buffalo

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.

#3

Miami (OH)

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 63.2 takeover score.

#4

Miami (OH)

3.5

Primary metric

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 62.5 takeover score.

#5

Auburn

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 61.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Postseason · Kent State

11.5 primary output · 41.2 efficiency · 10 usage

41.3

#2

2019 Regular Season · Kent State

41.3

11.5 primary · 41.2 efficiency · 10 usage

#3

2021 Postseason · Kent State

37.6

11 primary · 34.7 efficiency · 7.1 usage

Milestones

5

Impact games

9

Splash games

10

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2016 · Rating 0.7633

Steubenville · Steubenville, OH

Committed To
Kent State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2016

Career Facts

1

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

278

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 47 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.