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University of Rhode Island

2018 Football Roster

15 JaJuan Lawson

  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 203
  • Year Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Petaluma, Calif.
  • High School Casa Grande
  • Position QB

Biography

Career Honors and Highlights

  • 2018 CAA Football Second Team All-Conference
  • Three-time CAA Football Offensive Player of the Week
  • Set Rhode Island's single-season completion percentage by connecting on 66.7 percent of his attempts in 2018
  • Finished his career as the most accurate passer in program history with a .633 completion percentage
  • His 17 touchdown passes in 2018 were the third highest single-season mark in team history
  • Finished tied for fifth in URI history with 24 touchdown passes

2018 (Senior)

  • Earned CAA Football Second Team All-Conference honors
  • Started seven games at quarterback, missing four with injury
  • Threw for 1,711 yards and 17 touchdowns with just five interceptions
  • Was a two-time CAA Football Offensive Player of the Week
  • Ranked 40th in the country and third in the conference in points responsible for (132)
  • Averaged 18.9 points per game, which would have ranked eighth in the country if he played enough games to qualify
  • Set URI's single-season completion record (66.7 percent)
  • Was responsible for 22 touchdowns (17 passing, five rushing)
  • Became only the second quarterback in program history with at least 17 touchdown passes in one season, joining legendary Tom Ehrhardt
  • Led the league in passing efficiency (165.53), was second in touchdown passes (17), fifth in passing yards (1,711), second in passing yards per game (244.4) and second in total offense per game (269.0)

2017 (Junior)

  • Appeared in all 11 games, making five starts at quarterback
  • Finished the season 105-of-176 for 1,198 yards and seven touchdowns
  • His 59.7 completion percentage was the fourth-highest single-season percentage in program history
  • Was also third on the team with 270 rushing yards and tied for second with three rushing touchdowns
  • Passed for 150 yards and ran for one touchdown at Towson (11/18)
  • Was named the CAA Football Offensive Player of the Week after passing for a career-high 336 yards and one touchdown and adding a rushing touchdown against Villanova (11/11)
  • Completed 8-of-15 passes for 93 yards against James Madison (11/4)
  • Ran for 57 yards and completed 12-of-19 passes for 123 yards and two touchdowns at Albany (10/28)
  • In his first career start, he passed for 247 yards and two touchdowns while also rushing for 80 yards against Elon (10/21)
  • Passed for 139 yards and two touchdowns, and rushed for a career-high 67 yards at Maine (10/14)
  • Rushed once for 8 yards at Brown (9/30)
  • Completed 2-of-3 passes for 14 yards and rushed once for 2 yards at New Hampshire (9/23)
  • Rushed for 10 yards against Harvard (9/16)
  • Was 11-of-18 for 96 yards and rushed for 28 yards and a touchdown against Stony Brook (9/9)
  • Made his Rhode Island debut with one rush at Central Michigan (8/31)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2017Redshirt Junior

    QB
    6'0" 203 lbs
    10
  • 15

    2018Redshirt Senior

    QB
    6'0" 203 lbs
    15