Running back, North Carolina Central (from Indiana State), 2022–26
Plez Lawrence
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 5′9″
- Weight
- 202 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Kokomo, IN
Plez Lawrence plays running back for North Carolina Central, after Indiana State (2022–25). Last time out, at East Carolina: 9 carries, −6 yards; 2 catches, −1 yard. Lawrence leads North Carolina Central in rushing yards this season.
2026 so far
317 rushing yards, 4 TD
Last game: 9 carries, −6 yards; 2 catches, −1 yard at East Carolina, L 9–42
Next game: at Delaware State, Oct 23
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
210rushing yards, career highvs. North Carolina A&T, 20263rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. North Carolina A&T, 20267catches, career highat Eastern Illinois, 202492receiving yards, career highvs. McKendree, 2025Rushing
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Indiana State | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 9 |
| 2023 | Indiana State | 104 | 502 | 4.8 | 3 | 39 |
| 2024* | Indiana State | 107 | 412 | 3.9 | 3 | 89 |
| 2025 | Indiana State | 59 | 252 | 4.3 | 3 | 32 |
| 2026 | North Carolina Central | 54 | 317 | 5.9 | 4 | 73 |
| Career | 327 | 1,497 | 4.6 | 13 | 89 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Indiana State | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2024* | Indiana State | 23 | 218 | 9.5 | 3 | 47 |
| 2025 | Indiana State | 7 | 118 | 16.9 | 2 | 75 |
| 2026 | North Carolina Central | 3 | −1 | −0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 36 | 353 | 9.8 | 5 | 75 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Indiana State | 8 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2023 | Indiana State | 8 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2024 | Indiana State | 8 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2025 | Indiana State | 8 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2026 | North Carolina Central | 8 | RB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 5′9″ | 202 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Indiana State (FCS) | 106 | 0.08 | 26th (n=450) | 0.17 | 8.8 | 19% |
| 2024 | Indiana State (FCS) | 120 | -0.04 | 8th (n=434) | 0.16 | -4.2 | 18% |
| 2025 | Indiana State (FCS) | 56 | 0.21 | – | – | 11.6 | 18% |
| 2026 | North Carolina Central (FCS) | 59 | 0.14 | 59th (n=478) | 0.10 | 8.3 | 19% |
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
2026 North Carolina Central 5 games, 317 rushing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at | L 30–42 | 10 | 40 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Sep 5 | vs.Elizabeth City State | W 27–6 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 30–22 | 22 | 210 | 3 | 73 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | at | L 20–44 | 9 | 59 | 1 | 51 | – | – |
| Sep 26 | at | L 9–42 | 9 | −6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | −1 |
2025 Indiana State 6 games, 252 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs.McKendree | W 41–24 | 21 | 133 | 2 | 26 | 4 | 92 |
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 38–14 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 19 |
| Sep 12 | at | L 0–73 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 1 | −2 |
| Sep 20 | at | L 20–63 | 15 | 57 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 9 |
| Oct 25 | at | L 17–46 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 32 | – | – |
| Nov 1 | at | W 24–12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
2024 Indiana State 11 games, 412 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | L 0–49 | 12 | 27 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
| Sep 7 | at | L 20–27 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 41 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 24–13 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | −1 |
| Sep 28 | vs. | L 24–27 | 17 | 160 | 1 | 89 | 5 | 22 |
| Oct 5 | at | L 14–21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 84 |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 31–27 | 7 | 35 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 26 |
| Oct 19 | at | L 21–46 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 7 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 20–17 | 17 | 42 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 35–31 | 14 | 100 | 1 | 53 | 1 | 39 |
| Nov 9 | at | L 0–49 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| Nov 23 | at | L 34–41 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
2023 Indiana State 9 games, 502 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | at | L 7–45 | 6 | 39 | 0 | 39 | – | – |
| Sep 30 | at | L 28–30 | 29 | 203 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 4 |
| Oct 7 | vs. | L 20–27 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 14 | at | L 7–44 | 10 | 39 | 0 | 12 | – | – |
| Oct 21 | vs. | L 3–17 | 12 | 34 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 12 |
| Oct 28 | at | L 33–36 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 16 | – | – |
| Nov 4 | vs. | L 7–19 | 7 | 41 | 0 | 29 | – | – |
| Nov 11 | vs. | W 27–6 | 15 | 60 | 0 | 18 | – | – |
| Nov 18 | at | L 9–38 | 10 | 32 | 0 | 15 | – | – |
2022 Indiana State 1 game, 14 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5 | vs. | L 7–42 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
No box score in the source for Oct 29 at South Dakota State, so that game is not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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