Player Dossier

2021-2025

Virginia Tech

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 17 disruption score.

Usage Score

4.4

Efficiency

17

Consistency

6.1

Season Value

8.6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Virginia Tech

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Virginia Tech • UCF
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: BYU

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Keli Lawson, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Virginia Tech. Keli Lawson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Virginia Tech paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 17 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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2025 Regular Season · UCF

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

17

Usage

4.4

Consistency

6.1

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: 1. Kansas State: 0. Kansas: 0. Cincinnati: 0. West Virginia: 0. Baylor: 0. Houston: 0. Texas Tech: 0. Oklahoma State: 0. BYU: 4

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Jacksonville State: 3 by 12.5. North Carolina: 2 by 18.3. Kansas State: 4 by 16.7. Kansas: 1 by 4.2. Cincinnati: 2 by 8.3. 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

Wins0.3 · n=4 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · n=7 · +0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.2 · n=6 · -0.6 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · n=5 · +0.6 vs First Half

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 gameL 21-4132220
Sat 11/22vs Oklahoma StateW 17-1444000
Sat 11/15@ Texas TechL 9-4853000
Sat 11/8vs HoustonL 27-3043000
Sat 11/1@ BaylorL 3-3032000
Sat 10/18vs West VirginiaW 45-1322000
Sat 10/11@ CincinnatiL 11-2020000
Sat 10/4vs KansasL 20-2711000
Sat 9/27@ Kansas StateL 20-3444000
Sat 9/20vs North CarolinaW 34-922001
Thu 8/28vs Jacksonville StateW 17-1032000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Virginia Tech

    2021-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    UCF

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

202120222023202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech04.21.2
2022 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech619.56.16
2023 PostseasonVirginia Tech16.539.41010.5
2023 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech16.539.4100
2024 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech6.521.14.7-10
2025 Regular SeasonUCF5174.4-1.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

BYU

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 59 takeover score.

#2

Wake Forest

3.5

Primary metric

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 55.2 takeover score.

#3

Liberty

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 54.8 takeover score.

#4

Marshall

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 52 takeover score.

#5

Tulane

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 48.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Regular Season · Virginia Tech

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 1.2 usage

35.1

#2

2023 Postseason · Virginia Tech

28.9

16.5 primary · 39.4 efficiency · 10 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Virginia Tech

28.9

16.5 primary · 39.4 efficiency · 10 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

2

Splash games

3

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2026 · Rating 0.855

Roman Catholic · Philadelphia, PA

Committed To
Temple
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2026

Career Facts

2

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

173

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 43 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Keli Lawson quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
173