Honors
- MVFC All-Newcomer Team: 2022
- MVFC Honor Roll: 2020-21
- CSC Academic All-District: 2023
Missouri State
2025: Started in 12 of 13 appearances in his only season at Missouri State (554 snaps) ... Earned All-Conference USA second-team distinction ... Carried 199 times for 1,021 yards and 7 touchdowns while also snagging 19 passes for 118 yards ... Collected 100 or more rushing yards on three occasions ... Became just the 11th Missouri State player to eclipse 1,000 rushing yards in a season and first since 2010 ... Named to Athlon Sports Preseason All-CUSA second team and Phil Steele All-CUSA third team ... Ranked 4th in Conference USA in rushing yards per game (78.54) and 6th in all-purpose yards per game (87.62), which ranked 47th and 96th, respectively, among all FBS players ... Also ranked 37th nationally in rushing attempts (199) and carries per game (15.31) ... On the season, his 10 rushes of 20 yards or more ranked 29th among all FBS running backs ... Best effort of the campaign came at Kennesaw State (11/22/25) with 20 totes for career-high 173 yards and a touchdown to go with 183 all-purpose yards, also a career high ... His 70-yard TD run at Kennesaw was a career-long and tied the game, 34-34, with 5:08 remaining against the eventual CUSA champions ... Had a season-high 25 carries for 109 yards and a score in home win over UTEP (11/25/25) ... Logged 104 rushing yards on 14 carries in home win over FIU (10/29/25) with 2 touchdowns against his former team in his first career multiple-touchdown effort ... Also collected 97 yards on 21 carries with 112 all-purpose yards in overtime win at New Mexico State (10/22/25) on national TV ... Had a 50-yard TD run in home win over UT Martin (9/20/25 ... Produced season-best 3 receptions for 23 yards (long 13) in win at Marshall (9/6/25) to help the Bears collect their first victory as an FBS program.
FIU
2024: Carried 47 times for 177 yards and a touchdown in 8 appearances for coach Willie Simmons ... Was a Preseason All-CUSA selection by Athlon and Phil Steele ...
2023: Saw action in 12 games for the Panthers with 125 attempts for 566 yards (4.5 ypc) to rank 11th in CUSA with 4 TDs ... Also had 8 receptions for 47 yards in his FIU debut season ... Had career-best 139 rushing yards in season opener at LA Tech (8/26/23), including a 67-yard TD run ... Recorded 89 yards and a touchdown in win over North Texas (9/9/23) ... Named to College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.
South Dakota
2022: Carried 107 times for 597 yards and 3 touchdowns (5.6 ypc) with a season-best 122-yard game vs. Southern Illinois (10/22/22) ... Also had 84 yards on 14 carries at Kansas State (9/3/22) ... Landed on MVFC All-Newcomer Team ...
2021: Played 3 games in his redshirt campaign (2021) with 33 carries for 160 yards ...
2020-21: Made 4 appearances in 2020-21 spring COVID season, including an appearance against MoState ... Earned Coyotes Newcomer of the Year Award ... Named to MVFC Honor Roll.
High School
Was a two-sport star and four-year starter at Blanche Ely High in Pompano Beach, Fla. ... Helped lead coach C.J. Wimberly’s Tigers to a 7-4 record as a senior (2019) and earned first-team All-Broward County honors after 1,004 rushing yards, 1,206 all-purpose yards and 14 touchdowns ... Earned Otis Gray Award for top performance at the 2019 BCAA All-Star Football Classic ... Also competed in track and field at Blanche Ely.
Personal
Shomari Dakari Lawrence was born 11/28/01 in Jamaica ... Son of Dakarai and Kazha Lawrence of Pompano Beach, Fla. ... Has Four brothers, Dakarai, Negus, Karson and Caleb ... Majoring in Graduate Studies.
