Michael Lawrence

WR · North Texas 2019 · #32

Last confirmed: North Texas, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.

5′10″ · 187 lb · Sweetwater, TX

Michael Lawrence: WR · North Texas · #32.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Eli RogersLouisville · 2014 · 96% season match
Demari SimpkinsUtah · 2019 · 96% season match
Tabari HinesNC State · 2019 · 95% season match
Jesus WilsonFlorida State · 2015 · 91% season match
Shi SmithSouth Carolina · 2019 · 90% season match

Michael Lawrence

WR · North Texas · Sr · #32

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. This is his fourth year in the same receiving corps at North Texas. One game to point at: 120 receiving yards and 9 receptions against Houston — Week 5, 2019.

How he plays

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

North Texas in the news

North Texas QB eligibility questionedFort Worth Star-Telegram Oct 20
$1.02M donation to UNT athleticsUniversity of North Texas Athletics Oct 20
Former North Texas HS standout dies after injuryCBS News Oct 16
North Texas alumni asked to contribute to athletic fundOct 14

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2019	North Texas	48	661	13.8	3
2018	North Texas	32	433	13.5	2
2017	North Texas	62	819	13.2	4
2016	North Texas	1	16	16.0	0
Career		143	1,929	13.5	9

Season	Team
2019	North Texas	4
2018	North Texas	--
2017	North Texas	--
2016	North Texas	--
Career		4

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2019 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 51-31vs Abilene Christian	3	25	8.3	0	12
Wk 2	L 27-49@ SMU	5	44	8.8	1	19
Wk 3	L 17-23@ California	2	14	7.0	0	8
Wk 4	W 45-3vs UTSA	5	58	11.6	0	30
Wk 5	L 25-46vs Houston	9	120	13.3	0	42	Season-high 120 yds
Wk 7	L 27-45@ Southern Miss	1	15	15.0	0	15
Wk 8	W 33-30vs Middle Tennessee	4	55	13.8	0	34
Wk 9	L 38-39@ Charlotte	6	82	13.7	1	34
Wk 10	W 52-26vs UTEP	6	87	14.5	0	28
Wk 11	L 17-52@ Louisiana Tech	2	79	39.5	1	74
Wk 13	L 14-20@ Rice	3	38	12.7	0	20
Wk 14	L 21-26vs UAB	2	44	22.0	0	35
Total		48	661	13.8	3	74

Signature game

Week 5 · 2019

L 25-46

vs Houston

9 rec · 120 yds

With M. Fine — 353 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 40.7 · A. Kenworthy — 43.6 yards per punt · 5 punts · 52 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 11 · Louisiana Tech · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +6.01Austin Aune pass complete to Michael Lawrence for 74 yds for a TD (Ethan Mooney KICK)
Week 5 · Houston · 4th and 8 · Q4 · EPA +4.08Mason Fine pass complete to Michael Lawrence for 42 yds to the Houst 41 for a
Week 4 · UTSA · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.83Mason Fine pass complete to Michael Lawrence for 30 yds to the TexSA 30 for a
Week 10 · UTEP · 3rd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +3.38Mason Fine pass complete to Michael Lawrence for 25 yds to the UTEP 43 for a
Week 5 · Houston · 4th and 9 · Q2 · EPA +3.11Mason Fine pass complete to Michael Lawrence for 12 yds to the Houst 27 for a
Week 2 · SMU · 3rd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +2.95Mason Fine pass complete to Michael Lawrence for 8 yds for a TD, (Ethan Mooney KICK)

4 more plays

Week 9 · Charlotte · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.94Mason Fine pass complete to Michael Lawrence for 34 yds for a TD, (Ethan Mooney KICK)
Week 14 · UAB · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.89Mason Fine pass complete to Michael Lawrence for 35 yds to the UAB 40 for a
Week 8 · Middle Tennessee · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.84Mason Fine pass complete to Michael Lawrence for 34 yds to the MTnSt 46 for a
Week 5 · Houston · 3rd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +2.75Mason Fine pass complete to Michael Lawrence for 18 yds to the NoTex 47 for a

Teams and coaches

4 seasons under Seth Littrell — 27-25 over that span.

2016North Texas5-8HC: Seth Littrell · Balanced

2017North Texas9-5HC: Seth Littrell · Balanced

2018North Texas9-4HC: Seth Littrell · Balanced, fast tempo

2019North Texas4-8HC: Seth Littrell · Balanced

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: long catch (86th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#149 / 728 · 80th pct

0.75

Catch rate#238 / 728 · 67th pct

73.4%

Yards / catch#242 / 728 · 67th pct

13.7

Explosive rate#273 / 728 · 62nd pct

14.1%

TD rate#399 / 728 · 45th pct

4.7%

Box-score rates (5)

Long catch#74 / 556 · 86th pct

Rec yards#130 / 556 · 77th pct

661

Receptions#130 / 556 · 76th pct

Yards / catch#233 / 556 · 58th pct

13.8

Rec TDs#219 / 556 · 54th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

46th → 80th percentile

Explosive rate

37th → 62nd percentile

Catch rate

25th → 67th percentile

TD rate

36th → 45th percentile

Yards / catch

63rd → 67th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2019 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	4.8	64.8	13.9	0.0
Road6g	3.2	45.3	16.1	0.5

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.2	46.0	10.7	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	3.8	64.2	19.4	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2019 season

Head Coach

Seth Littrell

Pass share

53.6%

454 pass / 393 run

Plays / game

70.6

12 games

Team sack rate

5.2%

483 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2019

48 catches in 12 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

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