Coming out of Lexington High School, Parker Lawson had garnered some attention from colleges for his skills on the gridiron — but not much.

The offensive lineman took some time to develop for head coach Perry Woolbright and the Wildcats, but eventually worked his way from a rotational piece to a full-time starter by the time he reached his senior season.

“Parker has always been a hard worker,” Woolbright said. “… He was a guy that kind of developed late. He kind of grew early. High school kids that grow really tall early and stuff like that, sometimes it’s kind of like a baby giraffe trying to learn to walk.”

By the time his high school career came to an end, Lawson hadn’t been swayed by the discussions with smaller schools like Erskine.

There was something else he’d decided on.

He ha

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