Kenny Lawler in the NFL, 2021
In the NFL, 2021. Photo: Cmm3, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Receiver, California, 2012–⁠15

Kenny Lawler

Number
No. 4
Height
6′3″
Hometown
Pomona, CA
Born
Jun 25, 1994, in Pomona, California

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Kenny Lawler played receiver at California (2012–⁠15). The Seattle Seahawks took Lawler in round 7, No. 243 overall in the 2016 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
701
Receiving yards, 2014 (California, 5–⁠7)
National rank
No. 8
In FBS in receiving touchdowns, 2015
Drafted
No. 243
Round 7, 2016 NFL Draft (Seattle Seahawks)

Career highs

12catches, career highvs. BYU, 2014138receiving yards, career highvs. BYU, 20143receiving touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. Air Force, 2015

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013California373479.4529
2014California5470113.0949
2015California5265812.71352
Career1431,70611.92752

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012California4WR
2013California4WR
2014California4WR
2015California4WR6′3″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2013California350.6935th (n=341)0.8124.34%
2014California780.6976th (n=496)0.5253.59%
2015California810.6266th (n=465)0.5350.29%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2015 California 12 games, 52 catches, 658 yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 5vs.GramblingW 73–⁠14669319–
Sep 12vs.San Diego StateW 35–⁠72340245
Sep 19atTexasW 45–⁠44679222–
Sep 26atWashingtonW 30–⁠247112152–
Oct 3vs.Washington StateW 34–⁠286105240–
Oct 10atUtahL 24–⁠30766013–
Oct 22atUCLAL 24–⁠40532115–
Oct 31vs.USCL 21–⁠27330013–
Nov 7atOregonL 28–⁠44231021–
Nov 14vs.Oregon StateW 54–⁠242414–
Nov 28vs.Arizona StateW 48–⁠46121021–
Dec 29 ✦vs.Air ForceW 55–⁠36575325–
2014 California 11 games, 54 catches, 701 yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30atNorthwesternW 31–⁠24538113–
Sep 6vs.Sacramento StateW 55–⁠14334219–
Sep 20atArizonaL 45–⁠49229017–
Sep 27vs.ColoradoW 59–⁠56359228–
Oct 4atWashington StateW 60–⁠59683043–
Oct 11vs.WashingtonL 7–⁠31656014–
Oct 18vs.UCLAL 34–⁠36388149–
Oct 24vs.OregonL 41–⁠59117017–
Nov 13atUSCL 30–⁠38886020–
Nov 22vs.StanfordL 17–⁠38573028–
Nov 29vs.BYUL 35–⁠4212138326–
2013 California 11 games, 37 catches, 347 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.NorthwesternL 30–⁠441707–
Sep 14vs.Ohio StateL 34–⁠52639014–
Sep 28atOregonL 16–⁠55317010–
Oct 5vs.Washington StateL 22–⁠441202–
Oct 12atUCLAL 10–⁠37218013–
Oct 19vs.Oregon StateL 17–⁠491909–
Oct 26atWashingtonL 17–⁠41221015–
Nov 2vs.ArizonaL 28–⁠33672329–
Nov 9vs.USCL 28–⁠62654221–
Nov 16atColoradoL 24–⁠41681022–
Nov 23atStanfordL 13–⁠63327014–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2016Combine or pro day 2016
Height6′2½″
Weight203 lb
Arm length33⅜″
Hand size10½″
Wingspan79⅜″W
40-yard dash4.64 s
10-yard split1.56 s
Vertical jump31″
Broad jump9′3″
3-cone drill7.13 s
20-yard shuttle4.20 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2018CFLBC Lions *
2018–⁠21CFLWinnipeg Blue Bombers
2022CFLEdmonton Elks
2023–⁠24CFLWinnipeg Blue Bombers
2025–CFLHamilton Tiger-Cats

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.

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