Usage / Role
52%
Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2023-2024Indiana
Ty Son Lawton
RB • 5'9" • 207 lbs • Staten Island, NY, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Ty Son Lawton leans balanced backfield option traits and 52.3 efficiency.
Impact Production
27
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
27
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Indiana
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- James Madison • Indiana
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Georgia State
Player Story
Ty Son Lawton built his college career from 2023 through 2024 as a running back from Staten Island, NY wearing No. 17, spending time with Indiana and James Madison. The clearest part of Ty Son Lawton's career was his...
Read the storyTy Son Lawton, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Indiana. Ty Son Lawton leans balanced backfield option traits and 52.3 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,534
- Rushing yards
- 1,236
- Receiving yards
- 298
- Touchdowns
- 18
Quick Answers
Ty Son Lawton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Indiana · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,534
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Indiana
- Top game
- Georgia State
- Latest roster
- No. 17 · Senior
- 2024 Scrimmage yards rank
- 792 scrimmage yards · RB 110th (top 16%) · Big Ten 28th (top 9%) · National 217th (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | James Madison | 12 | 742 | 568 | 174 | 6 | 65.1 |
| 2024 Postseason | Indiana | 13 | 44 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 69.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Indiana | 13 | 748 | 634 | 114 | 12 | 69.7 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | James Madison to Indiana | G5/FCS to P4 | 77.5 | Dec 7, 2023 |
Ty Son Lawton played RB for James Madison and Indiana. Across 2 tracked seasons, Ty Son Lawton recorded 1,236 rushing yards, 298 receiving yards, and 18 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Indiana.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Indiana paired 792 primary output with 52.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 52.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across James Madison, Indiana.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Maryland
Win with 111 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Indiana
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
60.9
Efficiency
52.3
Usage
21.3
Consistency
65.5
Best Game by takeover score
Maryland
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Notre Dame: 44. Florida International: 74. Western Illinois: 42. UCLA: 37. Charlotte: 35. Maryland: 111. Northwestern: 78. Nebraska: 99. Washington: 43. Michigan State: 35. Michigan: 55. Ohio State: 88. Purdue: 51
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Notre Dame: 11 by 37.9. Florida International: 16 by 48.2. Western Illinois: 6 by 72.9. UCLA: 11 by 34.6. Charlotte: 7 by 52.1. Maryland: 21 by 52.6. Northwestern: 12 by 59.6. Nebraska: 9 by 95.8. Washington: 13 by 35.1. Michigan State: 7 by 40.6. Michigan: 12 by 47.7. Ohio State: 17 by 54.5. Purdue: 11 by 48.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins60 · Games = 11 · -6 vs Losses
Losses66 · Games = 2 · +6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Maryland
Best efficiency game
95.8 vs Nebraska
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/21 | @ Notre Dame | L 17-27 | 10 | 34 | 3.40 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 |
| Sun 12/1 | vs Purdue | W 66-0 | 10 | 47 | 4.70 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.6 |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Ohio State2+ TD | L 15-38 | 15 | 79 | 5.30 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5.2 |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Michigan | W 20-15 | 12 | 55 | 4.60 | 0 | — | — | 4.6 |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Michigan State | W 47-10 | 6 | 19 | 3.20 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Washington | W 31-17 | 12 | 41 | 3.40 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.3 |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Nebraska | W 56-7 | 8 | 64 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 11 |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Northwestern | W 41-24 | 10 | 52 | 5.20 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 6.5 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Maryland | W 42-28 | 19 | 93 | 4.90 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 5.3 |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Charlotte2+ TD | W 52-14 | 7 | 35 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 5 |
| Sat 9/14 | @ UCLA | W 42-13 | 10 | 33 | 3.30 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3.4 |
| Fri 9/6 | vs Western Illinois | W 77-3 | 6 | 42 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 7 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Florida International2+ TD | W 31-7 | 16 | 74 | 4.60 | 2 | — | — | 4.6 |
Player Story
Ty Son Lawton story
Ty Son Lawton built his college career from 2023 through 2024 as a running back from Staten Island, NY wearing No. 17, spending time with Indiana and James Madison. The clearest part of Ty Son Lawton's career was his backfield work: 1,236 rushing yards, 267 carries, 17 rushing touchdowns, and 298 receiving yards across 27 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Indiana. 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 298 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 27 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Indiana and James Madison.
The arc is straightforward: Ty Son Lawton 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
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
James Madison
2023
Opening stop
- 2
Indiana
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | James Madison | 742 | 50.3 | 20.3 | — |
| 2024 Postseason | Indiana | 792 | 52.3 | 21.3 | 50 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Indiana | 792 | 52.3 | 21.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Georgia State
Week 10 · W 42-14 · Conference game
Win with 152 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
152
Scrimmage Yards
83.6 takeover
152 scrimmage yards and 32 usage.
#2
vs Maryland
Week 5 · W 42-28 · Conference game
111
Scrimmage Yards
82.1 takeover
Win with 111 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
111 scrimmage yards and 32.8 usage.
#3
@ Ohio State
Week 13 · L 15-38 · Conference game
88
Scrimmage Yards
77.9 takeover
Loss with 88 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
88 scrimmage yards and 35.4 usage.
#4
vs Nebraska
Week 8 · W 56-7 · Conference game
99
Scrimmage Yards
76.7 takeover
Win with 99 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
99 scrimmage yards and 15.8 usage.
#5
@ Oregon
Week 3
67
Scrimmage Yards
69.8 takeover
Game with 67 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
67 scrimmage yards and — usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Indiana
792 primary output · 52.3 efficiency · 21.3 usage
69.7
#2
2024 Regular Season · Indiana
69.7
792 primary · 52.3 efficiency · 21.3 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · James Madison
65.1
742 primary · 50.3 efficiency · 20.3 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
1
150+ scrimmage yards
4
2+ TD games
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