Missouri Southern State University Athletics

2019 - Appeared in eight games for the Lions playing as a wide receiver and quarterback... Finished the season with 26 receptions for 488 yards and three touchdowns including a season long 93 yard touchdown… In the season opener against Nebraska-Kearney (Sep. 5) would explode for six catches 179 yards (tied Rod Smith for fourth most receiving yards in a game in Southern history)  scoring twice including a 93 yarder to showcase the playmaking ability on the perimeter… Against #7 Northwest Missouri (Sep. 21) finished with nine receptions for 122 yards and a touchdown before eclipsing 100 yards receiving again the following week against Fort Hays State (Sep. 28) on the road in the fog finishing with six receptions for 120 yards.

Prior to Southern - Lawson comes to Southern after stints at Virginia Tech and at Garden City, playing for Coach Sims ... At Tech, Lawson played in five games ... Logged 36 plays at quarterback ... Went 3-of-9 passing for 51 yards ... Ran 14 times for 55 yards and a touchdown ... Went 3-of-7 for 51 passing against Furman while carrying nine times for 51 yards and a touchdown ... Ran four times for five yards at Purdue and had a pass attempt ... Had one pass attempt against NC State ... Appeared in the game at Miami. ... Prior to Tech, Lawson prepped at Hillsborough High School where he was listed as the No. 175 overall player in the country, the No. 7 dual-threat quarterback in the nation and the No. 56 prospect in Florida by Rivals ... Rated as the No. 12 pro-style quarterback in the country and the No. 40 player in his state by 247Sports ... Listed as the No. 29 quarterback in the country by Scout ... Ranked as the No. 199 overall prospect in the country, the No. 5 dual-threat quarterback in the country and the No. 39 player in the state by ESPN Recruiting Nation ... Rated as the No. 224 overall player in the country by PrepStar... A member of the ESPN 300 and the Rivals Top 250 ... A PrepStar All-American ... Participated in the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl ... A Florida All-State Class 6A first-team selection as a senior ... A first-team all-county selection ... Threw for 2,444 yards and 21 touchdowns and added another 867 rushing yards and 17 scores during his senior season ... Led the Terriers to the Class 6A region quarterfinals ... A first-team selection to the Tampa Tribune's 2014 All-Hillsborough County Team ... A first-team selection to the 2014 Western Conference football team for the American Division ... Threw for 2,120 yards and ran for another 1,068 and accounted for 31 touchdowns as a junior.

Personal - Dwayne is the son of Wayne Lawson and Tiffaney Boggs.