Lukia Rawls Jr. holds the NT · Starter spot in Air Force Falcons’s defensive tackle room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Lukia Rawls Jr. is a senior nose tackle for Air Force, standing 5'11" and weighing 280 pounds. A native of Houston, TX, he attended Klein Cain High School and the Air Force Academy Prep School. Rawls played in 10 games as a sophomore in 2024, recording eight total tackles and earning his first career start at New Mexico. He redshirted in 2023. In 2025, he appeared in 12 games and recorded nine total tackles, two tackles for loss, and one sack, including a career-high three tackles and first-career sack against Bucknell.

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