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2 Michael Lewis

  • Position Defensive Back
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 192
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Trinity, Texas
  • Highschool Trinity HS

Biography

2015 All-C-USA Freshman Team

2018 (JUNIOR): 
Played in all 12 games, making 11 starts at the strong safety position … tallied 49 tackles (27 solo) with 2.5 tackles for loss (four yards), four breakups and a quarterback hurry … registered season-high eight tackles and half a tackle for loss during a victory at Rice … recorded seven tackles and half a tackle for loss against Southern Miss … recorded six solo stops at Tennessee … credited with five tackles at UTSA … recorded career-high two pass breakups with four tackles against Middle Tennessee … tallied a pass breakup versus North Texas and at LA Tech … produced five tackles with half a tackle for loss and quarterback hurry against UAB. 

2017 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 10 games and made six starts … notched a total of 47 tackles (22 solo), three pass breakups and one quarterback hurry … opened the season with a career-high nine tackles at no. 7 Oklahoma … posted a stellar showing against WKU, recording nine tackles, one quarterback hurry and a pass breakup … recorded eight stops (six solo) versus UTSA … recorded five tackles against Rice and North Texas.

2016: Redshirted. 

2015 (FRESHMAN): Played in all 12 games and made eight starts at safety ... recorded 38 tackles (28 solo) and two pass breakups ... named to All-Conference USA freshman team ... notched season highs at Southern Miss and FIU with six stops ... turned in a solid performance versus Old Dominion, posting five tackles (four solo) and a pass breakup ... part of the defensive effort that yielded a season-low 307 total yards against LA Tech, contributing four tackles ... posted six showings with four or more tackles.


PRIOR TO UTEP: Played three varsity football seasons, seeing action at multiple positions ... posted 71 completions for a total of 1,014 passing yards, 47 receptions for 618 yards, 110 tackles (86s/24a) and 26 touchdowns ... during senior campaign ran 73 times for 471 yards and nine touchdowns ... in final game of the season ran for a career-best 102 yards and one touchdown versus Crocke ... recorded seven showings of over 100 all-purpose yards ... notched a career-best 295 all-purpose yards in the win over Elkhart that included a 102-yard interception return ... posted a season-best 11 tackles and two tackles for losses in a victory over Leon ... added 39 receptions for 513 yards and four touchdowns as a senior ... had six games with 50-plus receiving yards ... was the starting quarterback for the Tigers in 2013 ... started all 11 games, tallying 68 completions for 1,004 yards and rated second on the team in rushing yards with 728 and 13 touchdowns ... saw playing time on defense, recording 30 tackles (25s/5a) and two sacks ... as a freshman played in 10 games and posted 27 tackles (16s/11a) ... a member of the varsity basketball team all four seasons.


PERSONAL: Full name is Michael Roy Lewis ... son of Gayla and Michael Lewis Sr. ... has one brother and one sister ... brother Demontrai Lewis played football at Kilgore College ... born in Huntsville, Texas ... multidisciplinary studies major. 

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Historical Player Information

  • 39

    2015Freshman

    DB
    5'11" 170 lbs
    39
  • 2

    2016Sophomore

    DB
    5'11" 170 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2017Sophomore

    DB
    6'0" 185 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2018Junior

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 192 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2019Senior

    Defensive Back
    6'0" 192 lbs
    2