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 program’s placekicking snapping responsibilities for the second-straight season … Initially joined the Pirates’ 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 Pirates’ top short snapper as a junior … Helped ECU stand 12^th 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 ECU’s 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.