 Lazard was a top-rated recruit coming out of high school, where he was named a 2013 "USA Today" High School All-American.Lazard has been selected to the First-team All-Big 12 in both 2016 and 2017 and is Iowa State's career leader in both receptions and receiving yards.At Urbandale High School, Lazard played high school football and was a four-year starter on both offense and defense.