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Drew Lewis bio
DREW LEWIS
LB GÇó 6-2 GÇó 225 GÇó Sammamish, Wash. GÇó
Eastlake/Washington/Coffeyville
JUNIOR COLLEGEGÇöIn one year at Coffeyville, he was in on 63 tackles (25 solo) as a freshman, numbers that included five tackles for losses and three quarterback sacks; he also added two forced fumbles despite missing the better part of five games with a broken thumb. He saw the bulk of his action in the last five games of the season, when he recorded three double-figure tackle games. Those were topped by a monster game in a 34-28 loss to Dodge City when he 22 tackles (nine solo), with all three of his sacks and a TFL; he had 13 tackles in an 88-8 win over Bethel and had 12 in 42-39 setback to Butler. Under coach Aaron Flores, Coffeyville was 8-3 his only year there, including a 4-3 record in KJCCC play which tied the Red Ravens for third place.
AT WASHINGTON (2014, Fr.)GÇöRedshirted; did not see any action. He signed with the home state Huskies in UWGÇÖs 2014 recruiting class.
HIGH SCHOOLGÇöHe earned first-team All-KingCo 4A Crest Division honors as both a junior and senior, when he was named a Seattle Times "red chip" recruit and a Tacoma News-Tribune Best of the Rest Northwest Nugget. MaxPreps cited him as a preseason All-State selection at running back, and he was the No. 7 overall recruit in the state as ranked by both Rivals and Scout.com. As a senior, he rushed for 1,200 yards and 16 touchdowns, while recording 45 tackles on defense, where he split time between safety and linebacker. He also had 10 quarterback sacks, five passes broken up and two interceptions. He finished his junior season with 809 rushing yards and nine TDs on 128 carries, as well as posting 37 tackles on defense. Under coach Don Bartel, Eastlake was 9-3 his senior year, reaching the 4A state quarterfinals; EHS was 4-6 his junior season under coach Gene Dales. He also lettered three years in track (sprints and relays), with career-bests of 10.93 in the 100 and 22.1 in the 200.
ACADEMICSGÇöHe is interested in majoring in either Sociology or Communication at Colorado. He is pursuing his A.A. degree at Coffeyville this May.
PERSONALGÇöHe was born January 7, 1995 in Atlanta, Ga. His hobbies include working out, playing video games and spending time with friends. His father, Will, played cornerback at Millersville University and professionally with Seattle (NFL), Houston (USFL) and in the Canadian Football League; he spent 12 years with the Seahawks in their front office and is now the director of scouting for the Kansas City Chiefs. An older brother, Ryan, is a senior cornerback at the University of Pittsburgh, where an uncle, Tim Lewis, was also a star defensive back (1979-82). He also has three cousins who played football at Pitt: safety Louis Riddick (1987-90), who played six years in the NFL and is now an analyst for ESPN; cornerback Ian Riddick (2000-01); and linebacker Tristan Roberts (2007-11). (He has three years to play three in eligibility.)
