Oklahoma State University Athletics
2023 Football Roster
Roster
Lyrik Rawls
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Marshall, TX
- High School:
- Marshall
Pronounced LEER-ick
Career Highs
Tackles 9 vs. South Alabama, 2023
TFL 1.5 vs. Wisconsin, 2022
Sacks 1.0 vs. Wisconsin, 2022
Passes Broken Up 2 vs. Arkansas, 2024
Interceptions 1, 2x, last at BYU, 2024
Entered 2023 as a starter but only played three games before missing the rest of the year to injury ... Returned to the field in 2024 for his final season with the program ... Arrived as a cornerback but moved to safety before his first season.
2024 (Junior): Played in all 12 games and started one game at BYU ... Recorded 23 tackles on the year with 11 solo stops ... Had three pass breakups and one interception ... The interception came at BYU and he returned in for 13 yards ... Recorded two pass breakups in the win over Arkansas ... Served as a game captain against West Virginia and recorded a season-high eight tackles.
2023 (Sophomore): Earned the first three starts of his career before missing the remainder of the season to injury ... 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 ... Recorded nine tackles against South Alabama, six against Central Arkansas and five at Arizona State ... Picked off Arizona State quarterback Jaden Rashada near midfield to stop an ASU drive in the second half ... Also had a shared tackle for loss on a third-and-1 play in the fourth quarter.
2022 (Freshman): Played in 12 games, only missing the Texas Tech game ... 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 ... Had at least one tackle in seven games and least three tackles in five games ... Recorded a season-best seven tackles against West Virginia ... Recorded a strip sack that forced a turnover in the second half of the Guaranteed Rate Bowl against Wisconsin ... Also recorded a key pass breakup behind the line of scrimmage that kept Wisconsin from gaining a first down on a third-and-two with less than four minutes remaining in the game ... His other pass breakup came against UAPB ... Served as a game captain against Kansas.
2021: Saw action against Kansas and again in the Big 12 Championship game while taking a redshirt but did not record any statistics ... Enrolled early in the spring of 2021.
High School: Played his last two seasons for Jake Griedl at Marshall … A third-team selection on the Whataburger Texas High School Football Super Team at defensive back … His team finished 5-5 during his senior season in 2020 ... 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 ... Chose Oklahoma State over TCU, Texas Tech, Kansas, Houston and others.
Personal: Born in Marshall, Texas … Son of Terra Rawls and Leroy Osborne … Majoring in kinesiology.
