2025 Football Roster
Jersey Number 8
Kenzel Lawler
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 190
- Position:
- CB
- Hometown:
- Corona, Calif.
- High School:
- Elanor Roosevelt HS
- Prev School:
- Utah
2025 (R-Sr. – Montana):
• Big Sky Co Defensive Player of the Week (10/11)
Earned a starting job at corner and again plays a role on special teams... Earned Big Sky Player of the Week honors for the first time in his career after recording a 21-yard pick-6 in the 3rd quarter of a 28-9 Griz win over Cal Poly.
2024 (R-Jr. – Montana):
• Academic All-Big Sky
Played in 13 of UM’s 14 games as a backup… Logged 11 total tackles (7 solo).
2023 (R-So. – Utah): Saw action in nine games, primarily on special teams… Made a tackle on punt coverage in the win at No. 18 USC.
2022 (R-Fr. – Utah): Five games played, seeing time on defense and special teams.... First career pass breakup came in the win over Arizona.
2021 (Fr. – Utah): Did not see game action as a redshirt.
2020 (Fr – Utah): Did not see action.
High School: Rated a three-star recruit by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN out of Eleanor Roosevelt HS… Moved to defensive back from quarterback as a senior, finishing with 15 tackles, two interceptions, two passes defended and one fumble recovery… Also had seven punt returns for 53 yards (7.6 ypr), 21 carries for 55 yards and five rushing touchdowns, and seven receptions for 129 yards (18.4 ypc) and two touchdowns his senior year… As a QB went 72-of-155 passing (7 INT, 10 TD) for 1,058 yards, 109 carries for 349 yards (7 TD), three receptions for 96 yards (1 TD), and three tackles as a junior… Went 72-of-146 passing (7 INT, 11 TD) for 1,004 yards and 82 carries for 517 yards (11 TD) his sophomore season…. Also played five varsity games as a freshman with 217 yards passing (13-of-25, 3 TD)… Also competed in track and field.
Personal: Son of Trudy and Kenny… Has eight siblings … Can play the piano… Earned a degree in entrepreneurship from UM in the spring of 2025
Montana Career Single-Game Highs
Tackles: 4 (at Cal Poly, 2024, and vs Idaho, 2025)
TFL: 0.5 (vs Indiana State, 2025)
INT: 1 (vs Cal Poly, 2025)
PBU (vs Idaho, 2025, and at Idaho State, 2025)
• Big Sky Co Defensive Player of the Week (10/11)
Earned a starting job at corner and again plays a role on special teams... Earned Big Sky Player of the Week honors for the first time in his career after recording a 21-yard pick-6 in the 3rd quarter of a 28-9 Griz win over Cal Poly.
2024 (R-Jr. – Montana):
• Academic All-Big Sky
Played in 13 of UM’s 14 games as a backup… Logged 11 total tackles (7 solo).
2023 (R-So. – Utah): Saw action in nine games, primarily on special teams… Made a tackle on punt coverage in the win at No. 18 USC.
2022 (R-Fr. – Utah): Five games played, seeing time on defense and special teams.... First career pass breakup came in the win over Arizona.
2021 (Fr. – Utah): Did not see game action as a redshirt.
2020 (Fr – Utah): Did not see action.
High School: Rated a three-star recruit by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN out of Eleanor Roosevelt HS… Moved to defensive back from quarterback as a senior, finishing with 15 tackles, two interceptions, two passes defended and one fumble recovery… Also had seven punt returns for 53 yards (7.6 ypr), 21 carries for 55 yards and five rushing touchdowns, and seven receptions for 129 yards (18.4 ypc) and two touchdowns his senior year… As a QB went 72-of-155 passing (7 INT, 10 TD) for 1,058 yards, 109 carries for 349 yards (7 TD), three receptions for 96 yards (1 TD), and three tackles as a junior… Went 72-of-146 passing (7 INT, 11 TD) for 1,004 yards and 82 carries for 517 yards (11 TD) his sophomore season…. Also played five varsity games as a freshman with 217 yards passing (13-of-25, 3 TD)… Also competed in track and field.
Personal: Son of Trudy and Kenny… Has eight siblings … Can play the piano… Earned a degree in entrepreneurship from UM in the spring of 2025
Montana Career Single-Game Highs
Tackles: 4 (at Cal Poly, 2024, and vs Idaho, 2025)
TFL: 0.5 (vs Indiana State, 2025)
INT: 1 (vs Cal Poly, 2025)
PBU (vs Idaho, 2025, and at Idaho State, 2025)
Griz football press conference - 10-13-25
Monday, October 13
Montana vs Cal Poly Highlights
Sunday, October 12
Montana vs Idaho St. Highlights
Sunday, October 05
Griz Football Weekly Press Conference - 9/29/25
Wednesday, October 01
