2019 Football Roster

Jersey Number 60
Erik Lawson
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 303
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Elizabeth City
- High School:
- Northeastern
- Prev School:
- Georgia Military
- Major:
- Communication
Expected to handle all of the programās placekicking snapping responsibilities for the second-straight season ⦠Initially joined the Piratesā special teams squad as an invited walk-on during the spring of 2018 ⦠Also provides quality depth at the long snapper position as a backup behind Anthony Ratliff ⦠Officially became a Guinness World Record holder on Dec. 10, 2017 when snapped a (American) football 39.96 yards at the Northeastern High School Athletic Complex in Elizabeth City (the delivery shattered the previous mark of 33 yards) ⦠Transferred into the ECU program after two seasons at Georgia Military College.
2018: Enjoyed stellar debut campaign as the Piratesā top short snapper as a junior ⦠Helped ECU stand 12th nationally and first in the American Athletic Conference in field goals made per game (1.58) ⦠Delivered 21 field goal snaps that resulted in 19 successful conversions (90.5 percent), which allowed placekicker Jake Verity to earn First-Team All-AAC honors after ranking fourth nationally in that category ⦠Also made 29 extra-point snaps with 28 subsequent conversions ⦠Placekicking (FGs, PATs) unit did not suffer a block all season in 50 combined attempts ⦠Included in the field goal total were six from 40-plus yards out (long of 52) ⦠Opened the season with a streak of 11-straight field goals made.
Junior College: Played (snapped) two seasons for coach Bert Williams at GMC ⦠Named Special Teams Player-of-the-Week during sophomore campaign, a season in which he attained a 100 percent accuracy rate on PAT/FG and punt snaps ⦠Also earned a perfect rating on extra-point deliveries and a 99 percent grade on punt snaps as a freshman.
High School: A two-year letterman and snapping specialist for football coach Antonio Moore at Northeastern High School ⦠A NCPreps.com All-State (2A) selection and Daily Advance All-Region choice and all-conference pick as a senior ⦠Also earned all-conference honors following junior season ⦠Helped NHS to a pair of conference titles and regional runner-up finishes in 2013 and 2014 ⦠Picked up an additional five varsity letters as a member of the wrestling, indoor track (shot put) and baseball teams (first base/pitcher) ⦠Finished as the runner-up in the heavyweight division while competing on the mat.
Personal: Full name is Erik James Leonard Lawson ⦠Born at Savannah, Ga. ... Son of David and Wendy Lawson ⦠Sister Veronica also attends ECU ⦠A university studies major who earned inclusion on ECUās Dean List for the 2019 spring semester ⦠Hobbies include paintball, video games and basketball ⦠Was a nationally-ranked BMX park rider between the ages of 6 to 11.
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2018: Enjoyed stellar debut campaign as the Piratesā top short snapper as a junior ⦠Helped ECU stand 12th nationally and first in the American Athletic Conference in field goals made per game (1.58) ⦠Delivered 21 field goal snaps that resulted in 19 successful conversions (90.5 percent), which allowed placekicker Jake Verity to earn First-Team All-AAC honors after ranking fourth nationally in that category ⦠Also made 29 extra-point snaps with 28 subsequent conversions ⦠Placekicking (FGs, PATs) unit did not suffer a block all season in 50 combined attempts ⦠Included in the field goal total were six from 40-plus yards out (long of 52) ⦠Opened the season with a streak of 11-straight field goals made.
Junior College: Played (snapped) two seasons for coach Bert Williams at GMC ⦠Named Special Teams Player-of-the-Week during sophomore campaign, a season in which he attained a 100 percent accuracy rate on PAT/FG and punt snaps ⦠Also earned a perfect rating on extra-point deliveries and a 99 percent grade on punt snaps as a freshman.
High School: A two-year letterman and snapping specialist for football coach Antonio Moore at Northeastern High School ⦠A NCPreps.com All-State (2A) selection and Daily Advance All-Region choice and all-conference pick as a senior ⦠Also earned all-conference honors following junior season ⦠Helped NHS to a pair of conference titles and regional runner-up finishes in 2013 and 2014 ⦠Picked up an additional five varsity letters as a member of the wrestling, indoor track (shot put) and baseball teams (first base/pitcher) ⦠Finished as the runner-up in the heavyweight division while competing on the mat.
Personal: Full name is Erik James Leonard Lawson ⦠Born at Savannah, Ga. ... Son of David and Wendy Lawson ⦠Sister Veronica also attends ECU ⦠A university studies major who earned inclusion on ECUās Dean List for the 2019 spring semester ⦠Hobbies include paintball, video games and basketball ⦠Was a nationally-ranked BMX park rider between the ages of 6 to 11.
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