Zion Lawson

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Depth

Is Zion Lawson starting?

Zion Lawson is No. 5 on the Georgia State Panthers depth chart at JACK.

Zion Lawson is listed JACK #5 for Georgia State at 44 OVR.

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What's Next

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The Story

A 3-star recruit out of Maynard Jackson, ranked #1,646 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit3★ · #1,646 Natl

Atlanta, GA

Jersey: #43
Class: RS FR
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 240 lbs

Zion Lawson is currently behind Kelan Butler at JACK on the Georgia State depth chart, a Sun Belt team rated 68 overall this season.

Recruiting Profile

Stars: ★★★☆☆3-star
Composite: 0.8531
National Rank: #1646
High School: Maynard Jackson
Hometown: Atlanta, GA

Why this rating?

On a 66-rated defense; 50th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 44 after depth penalty. Capped to the teammate ahead of them on the depth chart.

Team defense (SP+)

Rating basis

Recruiting pedigree

Top 50% recruit

Depth-chart adjustment

+2 for role; −20 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

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Game-by-game stats will show up here once available.

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