Defensive line, Michigan State, 2011–15
Lawrence Thomas
Lettered 2012–15 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 6′4″
- Hometown
- Detroit, MI
- Born
- Apr 16, 1993, in Detroit, Michigan
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Lawrence Thomas played defensive line at Michigan State (2011–15).
Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2013 and 2015
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Michigan State | 7 | 78 | 11.1 | 0 | 23 |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013N | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| On file | 4 | 4 | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources, marked by season: unmarked, cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in); N, NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Michigan State | 8 | DL | |
| 2012 | Michigan State | 8 | DL | |
| 2013 | Michigan State | 8 | DL | |
| 2014 | Michigan State | 8 | DL | |
| 2015 | Michigan State | 8 | DL | 6′4″ |
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.
Game by game
2014 Michigan State 1 game, 1 rushing yard
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 | at Purdue | W 45–31 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
2012 Michigan State 5 games, 7 catches, 78 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | at Central Michigan | W 41–7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | – |
| Sep 15 | vs. Notre Dame | L 3–20 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | – |
| Oct 6 | at Indiana | W 31–27 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Oct 27 | at Wisconsin | W 16–13 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 23 | – |
| Nov 3 | vs. Nebraska | L 24–28 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2016 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 16–27).
| Drill | Combine 2016 | Combine or pro day 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′3½″ | |
| Weight | 286 lb | |
| Arm length | 33¼″ | |
| Hand size | 10⅛″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.98 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.77 s | |
| Vertical jump | 35″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′5″ | |
| Bench press | 24 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.53 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.58 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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