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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2025UCF
Keli Lawson
LB • 6'4" • 223 lbs • Stephens City, VA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Keli Lawson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
46
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
25
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
69
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Virginia Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Virginia Tech • UCF
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: BYU
Player Story
Keli Lawson built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a linebacker from Stephens City, VA, spending time with UCF and Virginia Tech. The clearest part of Keli Lawson's career was his defensive production:...
Read the storyKeli Lawson, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Virginia Tech. Keli Lawson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 173
- TFL
- 13.5
- Sacks
- 5.5
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 12
- Touchdowns
- 3
Quick Answers
Keli Lawson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UCF · LB
- Career Tackles
- 173
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 43 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Virginia Tech
- Top game
- BYU
- High school pipeline
- Roman Catholic · 12 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 0 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 33 tackles · LB 446th (top 35%) · Big 12 135th (top 19%) · National 1,233rd (top 20%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 8 | 23 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 25.2 |
| 2023 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 71.7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 12 | 73 | 6 | 1.5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 71.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 11 | 40 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 23.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | UCF | 11 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 26.4 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Virginia Tech to UCF | P4 to P4 | 79.8 | Dec 25, 2024 |
Keli Lawson played LB for Virginia Tech and UCF. Across 5 tracked seasons, Keli Lawson recorded 6 receiving yards, 173 tackles, and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Virginia Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Virginia Tech paired 20.5 primary output with 42.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 18.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 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 Virginia Tech, UCF.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: BYU
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · UCF
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
18.9
Usage
5.2
Consistency
9.1
Best Game by takeover score
BYU
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Jacksonville State: 0. North Carolina: 2. Kansas State: 0. Kansas: 0. Cincinnati: 1. West Virginia: 0. Baylor: 0. Houston: 0. Texas Tech: 0. Oklahoma State: 0. BYU: 4
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Jacksonville State: 3 by 12.5. North Carolina: 2 by 28.3. Kansas State: 4 by 16.7. Kansas: 1 by 4.2. Cincinnati: 2 by 18.3. West Virginia: 2 by 8.3. Baylor: 3 by 12.5. Houston: 4 by 16.7. Texas Tech: 5 by 20.8. Oklahoma State: 4 by 16.7. BYU: 3 by 52.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.5 · Games = 4 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 7 · +0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
BYU
Best efficiency game
52.5 vs BYU
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | @ BYU2+ sacks · Splash game | L 21-41 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Oklahoma State | W 17-14 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Texas Tech | L 9-48 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Houston | L 27-30 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Baylor | L 3-30 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs West Virginia | W 45-13 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Cincinnati | L 11-20 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Kansas | L 20-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Kansas State | L 20-34 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs North CarolinaSplash game | W 34-9 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Thu 8/28 | vs Jacksonville State | W 17-10 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Keli Lawson story
Keli Lawson built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a linebacker from Stephens City, VA, spending time with UCF and Virginia Tech. The clearest part of Keli Lawson's career was his defensive production: 173 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 43 career games in the available record. His career also includes 6 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Keli Lawson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Virginia Tech
2021-2024
Opening stop
- 2
UCF
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
202120222023202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0 | 4.2 | 1.2 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 6 | 19.5 | 4.8 | 6 |
| 2023 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 20.5 | 42.8 | 10.5 | 14.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 20.5 | 42.8 | 10.5 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 6.5 | 21.1 | 3.9 | -14 |
| 2025 Regular Season | UCF | 7 | 18.9 | 5.2 | 0.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 18 BYU
Week 14 · L 21-41 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#2
@ Liberty
Week 12 · W 23-22
3
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#3
@ Florida State
Week 6 · L 17-39 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
79.7 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Old Dominion
Week 1 · W 36-17
3
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#5
@ Tulane
Week 1 · W 41-20 · Postseason
3
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Virginia Tech
20.5 primary output · 42.8 efficiency · 10.5 usage
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#2
2023 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
71.7
20.5 primary · 42.8 efficiency · 10.5 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
38.1
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 1.2 usage
Milestones
12
Impact games
12
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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