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Lyrik Rawls Season 2026

PositionDefensive Back
Weight205 lbs
Height6-1
ClassRedshirt Fifth Year
HometownMarshall, Texas
High SchoolMarshall
Previous SchoolKansas / Oklahoma State

Kansas / Oklahoma State / High School 

  • Started all 12 games at safety for the Jayhawks in 2025 and was second on the team in total tackles with 73... Recorded 57 solo tackles and 16 assists on the season along with 1.0 tackles-for-loss, one interception and seven pass breakups
  • Was not credited with a touchdown allowed in coverage on the season - one of just nine Big 12 safeties with 250+ coverage snaps with such a claim... His 13.3 forced incompletion rate while targeted was seventh among Big 12 safeties... Credited with 10 defensive stops in coverage, good for 10th among league safeties
  • Played in all 12 games at Oklahoma State in 2024, compiling 23 tackles and an interception on the season... Earned the first three starts of his career before missing the remainder of the season to injury in 2023... Finished with 20 total tackles, including 10 solo stops ... Was tied for third on the team in total tackles after the three games he played... Played in 12 games, only missing the Texas Tech game in 2022 ... Finished the year with 24 tackles, 18 of which were solo stops, as well as 2.0 tackles for loss, a sack, two pass breakups and a forced fumble
  • A third-team selection on the Whataburger Texas High School Football Super Team at defensive back at Marshall High
  • Played on both sides of the ball ... As a junior in 2019 he totaled 459 yards and seven touchdowns according to 247Sports … Earned District 9-5A second-team honors at safety as a junior … Racked up 94 tackles, two tackles for loss, two interceptions and two forced fumbles as a sophomore at Jefferson, where he was named District 7-3A defensive newcomer of the year … Led Jefferson to an 11-1 record including an undefeated district slate in 2018
  • Also competed in basketball and track at Jefferson
  • A three-star prospect according to ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … Ranked the No. 31 safety in the class of 2021 by 247Sports … Listed as an athlete by ESPN where he is the No. 52 recruit at the position