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2015 Football Roster

18 Rodney Lawson

  • Ht./Wt. 6- / 190
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Hayward, Calif.
  • Previous School City College of San Francisco

Biography

Nevada
Senior (2016):
Enters his senior season as a returning starter on special teams as a kick returner … Will also look to contribute at wide receiver.

Junior (2015): Played in 11 games on the season with one start … Was used primarily as a kick returner, starting alongside Elijah Mitchell as a kick returner in the final 11 games of the season … Started at wide receiver at Texas A&M … Returned two kicks for 52 yards on the season … Caught one pass for five yards at Wyoming … Set a career-high with two kick returns and 52 yards at San Diego State … Letter winner.

Before Nevada
Played at City College of San Francisco where he played for head coach George Rush … Part of its NorCal Conference Championship team … Caught 35 passes for 564 yards and three touchdowns … Received his associate’s degree in liberal arts and communication.

High School
Earned three letters in football at Patterson HS … Also lettered in track where he set school and conference records.

Personal
Son of Ebony and Michael Lawson … Chose Nevada because it’s close to home and it gave him the best opportunity to expand his career academically and athletically … Cites Damian Lillard and Marshawn Lynch as his sports heroes … Enjoys playing guitar and writing poetry in his spare time.

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