Player Dossier

2012-2015

California

Kenny Lawler

WR • 6'3" • Pomona, CA, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Kenny Lawler reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

22%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

82

High-end production for a receiver

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Reliability

72

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

89

Elite ceiling indicators

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · California

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
California
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Washington

Player Story

Kenny Lawler built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a wide receiver from Pomona, CA wearing No. 4, spending time with California. The clearest part of Kenny Lawler's career was his receiving role: 143...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2012 · Rating 0.9043

Upland · Upland, CA

Committed To
California
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2012

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2016
Selection
Round 7 · Pick 22
Overall
No. 243
NFL Team
Seattle Seahawks

Kenny Lawler, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · California. Kenny Lawler reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
1,706
Receptions
143
Touchdowns
27

Quick Answers

Kenny Lawler quick answers

Latest team and position
California · WR
Career Receiving Yards
1,706
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 34 games
Best season
2014 Regular Season · California
Top game
Washington
Recruit profile
4-star · Upland · California
High school pipeline
Upland · 29 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
NFL Draft
2016 · Round 7 · Pick 22 · Seattle Seahawks
Latest roster
No. 4 · Class 2015
2015 Receiving yards rank
658 receiving yards · WR 129th (top 14%) · Pac-12 14th (top 8%) · National 132nd (top 7%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2012 Regular SeasonCalifornia0-00-
2013 Regular SeasonCalifornia1137347547.1
2014 Regular SeasonCalifornia1154701977.4
2015 PostseasonCalifornia12575372.1
2015 Regular SeasonCalifornia12475831072.1

Related Context

Kenny Lawler played WR for California. Across 4 tracked seasons, Kenny Lawler recorded 5 rushing yards, 1,706 receiving yards, and 27 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2014 with California.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season

California paired 701 primary output with 83.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2014 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 83.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2015 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: BYU

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

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2014 Regular Season · California

Games

11

Receiving Yards / G

63.7

Efficiency

83.9

Usage

17.3

Consistency

68.1

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. Northwestern: 38. Sacramento State: 34. Arizona: 29. Colorado: 59. Washington State: 83. Washington: 56. UCLA: 88. Oregon: 17. USC: 86. Stanford: 73. BYU: 138

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northwestern: 5 by 50.7. Sacramento State: 3 by 75.6. Arizona: 2 by 96.7. Colorado: 3 by 100. Washington State: 6 by 92.2. Washington: 6 by 62.2. UCLA: 3 by 100. Oregon: 1 by 100. USC: 8 by 71.7. Stanford: 5 by 97.3. BYU: 12 by 76.7

Split Comparison

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

Wins53.5 · Games = 4 · -16.1 vs Losses
Losses69.6 · Games = 7 · +16.1 vs Wins

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

BYU

Best efficiency game

100 vs Oregon

Result
Sat 11/29vs BYU100 receiving yards · High volumeL 35-421213811.511.50326
Sat 11/22vs StanfordL 17-3857314.614.60028
Fri 11/14@ USCHigh volumeL 30-3888610.810.80020
Sat 10/25vs OregonL 41-591171717017
Sat 10/18vs UCLAL 34-3638829.329.30149
Sat 10/11vs WashingtonL 7-316569.39.30014
Sun 10/5@ Washington StateW 60-5968313.813.80043
Sat 9/27vs Colorado2+ TDW 59-5635919.719.70228
Sun 9/21@ ArizonaL 45-4922914.514.50017
Sat 9/6vs Sacramento State2+ TDW 55-1433411.311.30219
Sat 8/30@ NorthwesternW 31-245387.67.60113

Player Story

Kenny Lawler story

Kenny Lawler built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a wide receiver from Pomona, CA wearing No. 4, spending time with California. The clearest part of Kenny Lawler's career was his receiving role: 143 catches, 1,706 receiving yards, 27 touchdowns, and 5 rushing yards across 34 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2015 with California. 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 5 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 34 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across California.

The arc is straightforward: Kenny Lawler 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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    California

    2012-2015

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20122013201420152015
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonCalifornia0
2013 Regular SeasonCalifornia34756.511.7347
2014 Regular SeasonCalifornia70183.917.3354
2015 PostseasonCalifornia65879.216.5-43
2015 Regular SeasonCalifornia65879.216.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Washington

Week 4 · W 30-24 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

112

Receiving Yards

99.1 takeover

112 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs BYU

Week 14 · L 35-42

138

Receiving Yards

92.2 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

138 receiving yards with a 76.7 efficiency score.

#3

@ Colorado

Week 12 · L 24-41 · Conference game

81

Receiving Yards

89 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

81 receiving yards with a 90 efficiency score.

#4

vs Washington State

Week 5 · W 34-28 · Conference game

105

Receiving Yards

84.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

105 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ Air Force

Week 1 · W 55-36 · Postseason

75

Receiving Yards

77.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

75 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2014 Regular Season · California

701 primary output · 83.9 efficiency · 17.3 usage

77.4

#2

2015 Postseason · California

72.1

658 primary · 79.2 efficiency · 16.5 usage

#3

2015 Regular Season · California

72.1

658 primary · 79.2 efficiency · 16.5 usage

Milestones

3

100+ receiving yards

2

8+ catch outings

9

2+ TD games