Dakota Laws

Photo by: Richard Carson

Position:
Offensive Lineman
Height:
6-4
Weight:
290
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Denton, Texas
High School:
Denton Ryan HS

Career Honors
• Honorable mention all-conference, 2016
• Second team pre-season all-Southland Conference, 2016

2017 (Junior): Played in nine games, recording no stats.

2016 (Sophomore): As a sophomore, Laws started all eleven games for the Wildcats. He was a part of the offensive line that helped ACU finish fourth in the Southland Conference in passing offense (278.5 yards per game), seventh in scoring offense (26.8 points per game) and sixth in total offense (391.6 yards per game). He had one solo tackle. Named 2016 honorable mention all-conference as an offensive lineman.

2015 (Freshman): Pressed into starting duty because of injuries along the offensive line, Laws responded with a solid freshman season and is a pre-season all-conference selection in 2016. Laws started two games at right guard and four games at right tackle for the injury-plagued Wildcats.

High School: Standout offensive lineman for one of the top teams in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. As a senior in 2014 he was an honorable mention Class 6A all-state selection by the Texas Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) and first team all-District 5-6A pick. He recorded 58 pancake blocks and didn’t allow a sack. As a junior in 2013 he helped Ryan to an 11-3 record and was a first team all-District 5-5A selection, second team Texas APSE all-state pick and honorable mention all-state selection by the Texas Sports Writers Association. He was also an honorable mention academic all-state selection as a senior. Played for Joey Florence and Dave Henigan at Denton Ryan High School.

Personal: His parents – Scott Laws and Kyna Sinclair – are both ACU graduates. His grandfather, Ken Sinclair, is a former missions coordinator for Asia in the Halbert Institute for Missions at ACU. 2015 graduate of Denton Ryan High School. Born 14 January 1997 in Abilene.