2019 Football Roster
Lewis, Isaiah
vs
Wyoming
Sep 20 (Sat)
TBA
Jersey Number 23
Isaiah Lewis
- Position:
- Safety
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Granite Bay, Calif.
- High School:
- Granite Bay
Bio
AT COLORADO: CAREER
2020 (Jr.)—He played in all six games and started the final five of the season including the Alamo Bowl … Named Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 by the league's coaches … Finished the season with 27 tackles, including two for a loss with a half-sack and another for no gain, eight third down stops including one on fourth down, eight pass breakups, three quarterback hurries and one touchdown saving tackle … His 1.2 pass breakups per game ranked fifth in the Pac-12 and 24th nationally … Despite not starting the season opener, he was CU's nominee for Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week against UCLA with three tackles, three pass-breakups and a key third down stop … CU's Defensive Player of the Game at Arizona with nine tackles, two for a loss including a half-sack, three third down stops and two pass breakups … Had four tackles, two pass breakups, two third down stops and a quarter hurry at Stanford … Against San Diego State, had six tackles, one for no gain, one pass breakup, a third down stop and quarterback hurry … At Utah had five tackles, a third down stop and touchdown saving tackle … Credited with eight tackles, leading the Buffs against Texas in the Alamo Bowl, and had one tackle for loss.
2019 (Soph.)—He dressed for all 12 games and played in 10, all 10 on special teams and three on defense … He saw action on defense in 22 plays and had four tackles, including one for no gain … On special teams, he played in 118 plays, fifth most on the team, on five different units including kick return, punt return, kick coverage, punt coverage and field goal block … He finished the season with six special teams points, including three knockdown or springing blocks on kick return, two forced fair catches and one time was first downfield interrupting the play … All four of his tackles on defense came in the Arizona game, when he also added one knockdown or springing block on kick return on special teams … He led the defensive backs in two spring scrimmages and the spring game with 12 tackles and added an interception, sack, fumble recovery, tackle for zero and third down stop … In the spring game, he had five tackles, all solo, with one interception, a third down stop and tackle for zero.
2018 (Fr.-RS)—Played in six games and dressed for 10 … Saw action in two games on defense for a total of seven plays … Had one tackle … Recorded seven special teams points with one tackle, which was inside the 20, and five knockdown or springing blocks on kickoff returns … In the spring strength and conditioning testing, he had the team’s fastest short shuttle time (4.09) and tied for the second fastest 10-yard sprint (1.50).
2017 (Fr.)—He enrolled at CU for the spring semester and participated in spring drills with the Buffs … Ended up redshirting.
HIGH SCHOOL—He was a multi-dimensional player under coach Jeff Evans, playing running back, wide receiver, cornerback and safety in his high school career … He played in only four games his senior season, missing the latter part of the year due to a shoulder injury … Despite that fact, he still garnered All-State honorable mention accolades his senior year … As a senior, he rushed the ball 31 times for 134 yards with 122 of that yardage coming on 22 carries in a 27-14 win over Oak Grove … His junior season he earned most of his 321 rush yards from his flyback position, where he added 21 receptions for 338 yards, a 16.1 yards per reception average … He was picked to the Sacramento Bee’s 2015 All-Metro Football honorable mention team as a defensive back … In a 2015 Sac-Joaquin Section Division II playoff game against Grant High School, he helped the Grizzlies come back from a 21-3 deficit entering the fourth quarter to win 24-21 ... In that comeback he had the go-ahead 40-yard touchdown reception with 2:41 left to play and then sealed the win with an interception on his own 30 with 1:57 left on the clock … He also played on the basketball team early in his prep career where he received the Defensive Player of the Year award as a freshman and was the team MVP his junior varsity year.
ACADEMICS—He graduated in December 2020 with a degree in Communication and minors in both Ethnic Studies and Leadership Studies and is pursuing a master's degree in Organizational Leadership … A Scholar-Athlete in high school who held a 3.5 GPA, Lewis graduated early to enroll at CU … He fulfilled his goal of graduating early to obtain a master’s degree.
PERSONAL—He was born on December 17, 1998 in Sacramento, Calif. … He says he loves maple donuts, going on hikes, but “loves his family more.”
- Has played in 43 games and started 19
- Has 132 career tackles, including two for a loss including a half-sack, and three more for no gain, 10 pass breakups, 17 third down stops including one on fourth down, three quarterback hurries, one touchdown saving tackle and three interceptions
- Two time PAC-12 Honorable Mention
- Has played in four games this season, with 146 defensive snaps, 19 unassisted tackles, 21 total tackles, one tackle for zero, one third down stop, and one pass break up.
- Named Preseason All-Pac-12 by Athlon (second team), Lindy’s College Football (third team), Phil Steele’s College Football (fourth team), and the league’s media (honorable mention).
- Played in 61 defensive snaps against Minnesota, with seven unassisted tackles, eight total tackles, and an interception.
- Played in 29 defensive snaps against Air Force before leaving the game due to injury. Recorded three tackles with a tackle for zero, a third down stop and a pass break up.
- Has six total tackles with a tackle for zero, a third down stop, and a pass breakup.
- Saw 36 snaps defensively in the home opener against TCU and recorded three unassisted tackles against TCU.
2020 (Jr.)—He played in all six games and started the final five of the season including the Alamo Bowl … Named Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 by the league's coaches … Finished the season with 27 tackles, including two for a loss with a half-sack and another for no gain, eight third down stops including one on fourth down, eight pass breakups, three quarterback hurries and one touchdown saving tackle … His 1.2 pass breakups per game ranked fifth in the Pac-12 and 24th nationally … Despite not starting the season opener, he was CU's nominee for Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week against UCLA with three tackles, three pass-breakups and a key third down stop … CU's Defensive Player of the Game at Arizona with nine tackles, two for a loss including a half-sack, three third down stops and two pass breakups … Had four tackles, two pass breakups, two third down stops and a quarter hurry at Stanford … Against San Diego State, had six tackles, one for no gain, one pass breakup, a third down stop and quarterback hurry … At Utah had five tackles, a third down stop and touchdown saving tackle … Credited with eight tackles, leading the Buffs against Texas in the Alamo Bowl, and had one tackle for loss.
2019 (Soph.)—He dressed for all 12 games and played in 10, all 10 on special teams and three on defense … He saw action on defense in 22 plays and had four tackles, including one for no gain … On special teams, he played in 118 plays, fifth most on the team, on five different units including kick return, punt return, kick coverage, punt coverage and field goal block … He finished the season with six special teams points, including three knockdown or springing blocks on kick return, two forced fair catches and one time was first downfield interrupting the play … All four of his tackles on defense came in the Arizona game, when he also added one knockdown or springing block on kick return on special teams … He led the defensive backs in two spring scrimmages and the spring game with 12 tackles and added an interception, sack, fumble recovery, tackle for zero and third down stop … In the spring game, he had five tackles, all solo, with one interception, a third down stop and tackle for zero.
2018 (Fr.-RS)—Played in six games and dressed for 10 … Saw action in two games on defense for a total of seven plays … Had one tackle … Recorded seven special teams points with one tackle, which was inside the 20, and five knockdown or springing blocks on kickoff returns … In the spring strength and conditioning testing, he had the team’s fastest short shuttle time (4.09) and tied for the second fastest 10-yard sprint (1.50).
2017 (Fr.)—He enrolled at CU for the spring semester and participated in spring drills with the Buffs … Ended up redshirting.
HIGH SCHOOL—He was a multi-dimensional player under coach Jeff Evans, playing running back, wide receiver, cornerback and safety in his high school career … He played in only four games his senior season, missing the latter part of the year due to a shoulder injury … Despite that fact, he still garnered All-State honorable mention accolades his senior year … As a senior, he rushed the ball 31 times for 134 yards with 122 of that yardage coming on 22 carries in a 27-14 win over Oak Grove … His junior season he earned most of his 321 rush yards from his flyback position, where he added 21 receptions for 338 yards, a 16.1 yards per reception average … He was picked to the Sacramento Bee’s 2015 All-Metro Football honorable mention team as a defensive back … In a 2015 Sac-Joaquin Section Division II playoff game against Grant High School, he helped the Grizzlies come back from a 21-3 deficit entering the fourth quarter to win 24-21 ... In that comeback he had the go-ahead 40-yard touchdown reception with 2:41 left to play and then sealed the win with an interception on his own 30 with 1:57 left on the clock … He also played on the basketball team early in his prep career where he received the Defensive Player of the Year award as a freshman and was the team MVP his junior varsity year.
ACADEMICS—He graduated in December 2020 with a degree in Communication and minors in both Ethnic Studies and Leadership Studies and is pursuing a master's degree in Organizational Leadership … A Scholar-Athlete in high school who held a 3.5 GPA, Lewis graduated early to enroll at CU … He fulfilled his goal of graduating early to obtain a master’s degree.
PERSONAL—He was born on December 17, 1998 in Sacramento, Calif. … He says he loves maple donuts, going on hikes, but “loves his family more.”
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