2009: Appeared in eight games for the Rams with six starts...Saw playing time against Florida A&M on Sept. 10, versus Morgan State on Sept. 19 in the New York Urban League Classic, at South Carolina State on Sept. 26, at Howard on Oct. 3, at UC Davis on Oct. 17, at Bethune-Cookman on Oct. 24, versus Delaware State on Nov. 7, and versus North Carolina Central on Nov. 14...Started five of the last six games in which he appeared.

Personal: Markus Lawrence is a 6-4, 290-pound offensive lineman from Harding University high school in Charlotte, N.C...A two-sport star who also plays basketball at Harding HS, he was an All-Conference selection in both his junior and senior seasons...Lawrence will rejoin former high school teammate and current WSSU offensive lineman Terrance Thomas...Possessing quick feet for someone of his size, Lawrence will make an immediate impact in the fall of 2009...The son of Mark and Sharon Lawrence...Born on Feb. 15, 1991.