Player Career

Jarrod Lawson Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Jarrod Lawson story

Jarrod Lawson built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a running back from San Jose, CA wearing No. 40, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Jarrod Lawson's career was his backfield work: 994 rushing yards, 226 carries, 4 rushing touchdowns, and 332 receiving yards across 21 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2013 with San José State. 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 332 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 21 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across San José State.

The arc is straightforward: Jarrod Lawson 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. 1

    San José State

    2012-2015

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2012201320142015
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonSan José State0
2013 Regular SeasonSan José State1,01149.1281,011
2014 Regular SeasonSan José State24634.823.5-765
2015 Regular SeasonSan José State6937.74.6-177

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ UNLV

Week 10 · W 34-24 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

193

Scrimmage Yards

88 takeover

193 scrimmage yards and 50 usage.

#2

@ Colorado State

Week 7 · W 34-27 · Conference game

202

Scrimmage Yards

86.6 takeover

Win with 202 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

202 scrimmage yards and 30 usage.

#3

vs Nevada

Week 5 · L 10-21 · Conference game

107

Scrimmage Yards

76.2 takeover

Loss with 107 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

107 scrimmage yards and 29 usage.

#4

vs Navy

Week 13 · L 52-58

154

Scrimmage Yards

73.1 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

154 scrimmage yards and 40.7 usage.

#5

@ Minnesota

Week 4 · L 7-24

87

Scrimmage Yards

73 takeover

Loss with 87 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

87 scrimmage yards and 41.7 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2013 Regular Season · San José State

1,011 primary output · 49.1 efficiency · 28 usage

73.1

#2

2014 Regular Season · San José State

47.1

246 primary · 34.8 efficiency · 23.5 usage

#3

2015 Regular Season · San José State

28.6

69 primary · 37.7 efficiency · 4.6 usage

Milestones

2

100+ rush yards

3

150+ scrimmage yards

1

2+ TD games