49   Nick Lawrence

Class: Senior Hometown: Brighton, Mich. Height / Weight: 6-3 / 245

Position: DL Experience: 2L

2009:Academic All-GLIAC...All-GLIAC Second Team......Started all 15 games played and earned second varsity letter...Ranked second among all defensive linemen with 48 total tackles (23 solo/25 assisted)...Ranked second on the team in QB sacks with 7.5 (-54) and third in tackles for loss with 13.0 (-69)...Forced three fumbles...Recorded a tackle for loss in 11 of 15 games played...Notched four tackles (2 solo/2 assisted), 1.5 tackles for loss (-10), a QB sack (-8) and two forced fumbles at Indianapolis (9/5)...Recorded 19 tackles (10 solo/9 assisted), 5.5 tackles for loss (-25) and 2.5 QB sacks (-17) in four NCAA DII playoff games...Recorded seven tackles (3 solo/4 assisted) and 1.5 tackles for loss at Minnesota-Duluth (11/28)...Tallied five tackles (1 solo/4 assisted) vs. Carson-Newman (12/5)...Notched four tackles (4 solo), three tackles for loss (-15) and two QB sacks (-11) in NCAA Championship game vs. NW Missouri State (12/12).

2008: Earned first varsity letter after seeing action in 12 games, including seven as a starter...Notched 19 total tackles (8 solo/11 assissted)...Sixth on the squad in tackles for loss with six (-25)...Tallied two QB sacks (-15) and recovered a fumble...Recorded a season-high four tackles (1 solo/3 assisted) and a TFL (-2) at Saginaw Valley State (10/13)...Notched two solo tackles and a TFL (-10) vs. Minnesota-Duluth (11/29) in NCAA Quarterfinals.

Prior to GVSU: Spent two years at Bowling Green State...Played in four games during the 2006 campaign...Tallied three total tackles...Recorded one tackle at Ohio State and two tackles vs. Akron...Redshirt during the 2005 season...Named special teams scout MVP for the Western Michigan and Kent State games.

High School: Prepped at Brighton High School...Played for head coach Bill Murray...Earned three letters for the Bulldogs...Team captarin...Earned All-Livingston County honors all three years...Also Earned First-Team All-Kensington Valley Conference honors all three years...Recorded 79 tackles his senior year...Recorded a career-best 128 tackles his junior year...Also lettered in track.

Personal: Son of Larry and Kate Lawrence.