Nakeel Lawrence
CB · Senior
6'1" · 190 lbs · Defense
Also wearing #14: Jaxon Smolik (QB)
Background
- Hometown
- Pine Bluff, Ark.
- High school
- Watson Chapel
- Previous school
- Butte
Recruiting
No recruiting profile matched — he transferred in from Butte.
2026 season
No 2026 stats recorded yet.
Season by season
2025tap to read
Played cornerback and safety ... was a unanimous all-conference and all-state selection after allowing zero receptions in conference play ... had one interception.
2024tap to read
Attended Butte but did not play and redshirted. 2023 (Freshman, West Hills): Attended West Hills College in Coalinga, Calif. High School: Played defensive back, wide receiver, and quarterback at Watson Chapel in Pine Bluff, Ark. ... did not play football as a sophomore or junior ... earned all-conference and all-state honors after rushing for 841 yards and 14 touchdowns as a quarterback. Personal: Born Nakeel Jevon Lawrence in Pine Bluff, Ark. ... has a younger brother and younger sister ... kinesiology major.
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Nakeel Lawrence's
game-by-game stats:
2026 (Redshirt Junior, Temple): Transferred to Temple in January
2025 (Redshirt Sophomore, Butte): Played cornerback and safety ... was a unanimous all-conference and all-state selection after allowing zero receptions in conference play ... had one interception.
2024 (Sophomore, Butte): Attended Butte but did not play and redshirted.
2023 (Freshman, West Hills): Attended West Hills College in Coalinga, Calif.
High School: Played defensive back, wide receiver, and quarterback at Watson Chapel in Pine Bluff, Ark. ... did not play football as a sophomore or junior ... earned all-conference and all-state honors after rushing for 841 yards and 14 touchdowns as a quarterback.
Personal: Born Nakeel Jevon Lawrence in Pine Bluff, Ark. ... has a younger brother and younger sister ... kinesiology major.