CAREER STATISTICS
ATHLETIC HONORS:
• 2016 All-Sun Belt Conference (honorable mention)
• 2015 All-Sun Belt Conference (honorable mention)
AT GEORGIA STATE: Four-year starter at defensive end, two-time all-conference honoree and one of the top defensive linemen in GSU history ... Ranks fifth in Panther annals with 172 career tackles and eighth with 15.0 tackles for loss.
2016: Honorable mention All-Sun Belt Conference for the second straight year ... Top defensive lineman on a Georgia State defense that led the Sun Belt with 4.9 yards per play allowed and was the only FBS defense that did not allow any offensive play, rushing or passing, of 50 yards or longer all season ... Accumulated 56 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, one sack, three pass breakups, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery ... In win over Georgia Southern, he stripped RB Matt Breida and recovered at the Eagles 26-yard line to set up a touchdown. Made five tackles in the game ... Six tackles at South Alabama, including a tackle for loss on third down that forced a field goal attempt ... Career-high seven tackles vs. Arkansas State with a 10-yard sack and a pass breakup ... Changed to jersey No. 49 (from 85) for his senior season in honor of his late high school coach.
2015: Honorable mention All-Sun Belt Conference as a key performer for Georgia State’s improved defense ... Helped the Panthers rank in the top four of the Sun Belt in scoring defense, total defense and rushing defense while improving by more than 120 yards per game against the run ... Finished with 41 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, four pass breakups and a fumble recovery.
Season-high six tackles in the Panthers’ strong defensive effort in 24-10 win over South Alabama, helping hold the Jaguars to 282 total yards ... Followed with four tackles, a tackle for loss and three pass breakups as GSU held Troy to 81 yards rushing ... Also had six tackles vs. Charlotte ... Made four tackles with a pass breakup in win at Ball State ... Had a tackle for loss and a fumble recovery at the GSU 25-yard line at Arkansas State.
2014: Started 11 of 12 games games at defensive end ... Seventh on the team in tackles with 50, along with 3.5 tackles for loss, one sack and two pass breakups ... Career-high six tackles with a 9-yard sack at Clemson ... Had five tackles plus a tackle for loss and a pass breakup vs. New Mexico State (2014) ... Also had five tackles vs. Air Force, Washington and South Alabama ... Added four tackles and a pass breakup at Troy ... Selected to 2014 preseason All-Sun Belt Conference third team by Athlon.
2013: Made an immediate impact as a true freshman, despite being the youngest player on the team. Did not turn 18 until the final week of the season ... Started 11 games at defensive end ... Collected 3.5 tackles for loss, one sack, one pass breakup and four quarterback hurries … Credited with 25 tackles ... Had his best game against Troy with two tackles for loss, one sack and a pass breakup … Season-high five tackles vs. South Alabama.
HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time All-Southern Crescent by the Henry Daily Herald ... Played for coach Joe Teknipp at Eagle’s Landing High School ... State champion (Class AAA) in the shot put as a senior after a runner-up finish as a junior ... Also placed third in the state in the discus as a senior ... First name pronounced shu-WAN-yuh.
PERSONAL: Full name is Shawanye Steven McDaniel Lawrence (first name pronounced sha-WAN-yay) ... Born Nov. 24, 1995 ... Son of Cazzie Combs and Sharon Lawrence ... Majoring in psychology.
