Jeremy Lewis

Position:
Outside Linebacker
Height:
6-2
Weight:
237
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Greenville
High School:
South Central HS
Major:
Communication

Career Notes: Five-year letterman who has started 34 of 54 career games … Closed out career having started 33 consecutive games on the defensive side of the ball … Tallied 150 career tackles (81 solo) … Registered 23.5 TLFs (-110 yards) which included 11.0 sacks (-87 yards) … Earned membership into the 2023 National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society … Named ECU’s Male Outstanding Scholar-Athlete during the annual Breakfast of Champions event (2023) …

2023: Named team co-captain … Earned Third-Team All-American Athletic Conference honor by the leagues head coaches … Started all 12 games as a rush end/linebacker … Logged 670 total snaps (608 defense, 62 special teams) … Helped ECU rank among the FBS leaders in first down defense (11th/212 yards), defensive TDs (15th/three), fumbles recovered (16th/10), redzone defense (19th/76.2 pct), rush defense (29th/122.2), scoring defense (37th/22.4 ppg) and total defense (37th/341.1) … Recorded 40 stops (24 solo) on the season … Credited with 8.5 TFLs (-29 yards) with 2.5 sacks (-18 yards) … Booked at least one tackle in all 12 games (multiple on 11 occasions) … Registered season-best seven stops against SMU (five solo) … Recorded at least a half TFL in eight of 12 contests and at least a half sack in three games … Tallied TFLs against Marshall (1.5/-3 yards), Appalachian State (0.5/-1), Gardner-Webb 1.0 sack/-7), Rice (1.0/-3), SMU (1.5/-3; 0.5 sack/-1), UTSA (1.0 sack/-10), Florida Atlantic (1.0/-1) and Tulsa (1.0/-1) … Stood 19th nationally in fumble recoveries (Marshall, Gardner-Webb) … Logged six quarterback hurries, one in each game from Sept. 30 to Nov. 11 … Credited with one pass breakup (Rice) … A 2023 Preseason second-team All-AAC selection by Athlon Sports and a third teamer by Phil Steele Magazine … Named 2023 Preseason Honorable Mention All-AAC by College Football Network ... An AFCA Good Works Team candidate (2023) ... 2023 NFF Campbell Trophy Nominee.

2022: Started all 13 games for the Pirates booking a team fourth-best 60 tackles (30 solo) … Logged 746 total snaps (703 defense, 43 special teams) … Helped the Pirates squad rank 19th nationally in rush defense (112.5) while the group forced 20 turnovers (nine fumbles and 11 interceptions) … Stood second on the team in sacks (4.5/-33 yards) and TFLs (8.5/-41 yards) … Booked a career-high 10 tackles (5 solo) against Navy … Registered at least one tackle in 12 of 13 contests (multiple 12 times) … Led the team with five quarterback hurries (1/Old Dominion, 1/South Florida, 1/Tulane, 2/BYU) … Credited with sacks against Old Dominion (0.5/-4 yards), Tulane (1.0/-8 yards), Memphis (1.0/-8 yards), UCF (0.5/-2 yards), Cincinnati (0.5/-5 yards), Coastal Carolina (1.0/-6 yards) … Booked four or more stops in a game on seven occasions … Tallied TFLs against NC State (1.0), Old Dominion (0.5), Tulane (1.0), Memphis (2.0), UCF (1.5), Cincinnati (0.5), Coastal Carolina (2.0) … Credited with one pass breakup against Temple … Logged season-high 72 snaps at Temple.

2021: Officially moved over to the defensive side of the ball in the spring of 2021 … Started eight of 12 games making 49 stops (26 solo) … Shared the team lead in sacks (4.0/-36 yards) while standing second in total TFLs (6.5/-40 yards) … Registered multiple tackles in 11 of 12 games (4.1 average) … Booked career-best nine stops (four solo) at Houston … Recorded at least a half sack against South Carolina (1.0/-8 yards), Tulane (0.5/-8 yards), Houston (1.5/-16 yards) and Cincinnati (1.0/-4 yards) ... Added TFLs versus Appalachian State (0.5/-1 yard), South Carolina (1.5/-9 yards), Charleston Southern (0.5/-1 yard), Houston (1.0/-1 yard) and Cincinnati (1.0/-4 yards) ... Forced a pair of fumbles against South Carolina … Credited with five quarterback hurries (South Carolina, Marshall, Memphis, 2/Cincinnati).

2020: Appeared in six games making one start during the pandemic-shortened season … Caught three passes for 15 yards (5.0 ypc) … Tied career-high with two grabs at Georgia State (also two vs. UCF in 2019) … Also had a catch against SMU (no yards) … Booked first career tackle (solo) at Georgia State.

2019: Earned first varsity letter by playing in 11 of 12 contests during true rookie campaign … Only game missed was SMU tilt in early November … Served as a top reserve at tight end and as a member of ECU’s special teams squads … Logged five receptions for 39 yards (7.8 ypr) and one touchdown … Caught only scoring toss of the year against USF – a five-yarder from Bryan Gagg – at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium … Top effort was a two-catch, 28-yard night at UCF … Recorded a season-long grab of 24 yards against the Knights, which also served as his first collegiate reception … Other pair of catches came against Cincinnati (1 yard) and Tulsa (5) … Targeted on eight occasions and credited with one first down.

High School: A football and basketball letterman at South Central High School … Was a two-way player for head coach Andy Tew as a receiver/tight end and linebacker … Key part of a Falcons’ program which posted a 26-10 three-year record (13-5 conference) and captured a conference title in 2018 … Caught 108 passes for 2,071 yards and 29 touchdowns during career … Defensively, booked 214 tackles (143 solo) with 30 TFLs and 13 sacks (-98 yards) … Caused six fumbles, recovered three and had a pair of pass breakups … As a freshman, played primarily on the defensive side of the ball and produced 30 tackles, five TFLs and three sacks in seven games … Hauled down 30 passes for 659 yards (22.0 ypc) with eight scores in 11 games during sophomore campaign … Logged 34 tackles, nine TFLs and two sacks (-19 yards) in 2016 … Played in 13 games as a junior, catching 42 passes for 610 yards (14.5 ypc) with 10 TDs … Registered 55 tackles (20 solo) with 11 TFLs and four sacks (-41 yards) on his way to 3A/4A First-Team All-Conference honors … Completed prep career with 36 receptions for 802 yards (22.3 ypc) and 11 touchdowns in 12 contests during the 2018 campaign … Tallied a career-best 95 stops (62 solo) with 18 TFLs and four sacks (-37 yards) as a senior … On the hardwood, averaged 3.6 points and 3.6 rebounds a game over two varsity seasons (26 contests) and help lead the Falcons to a state title as senior in 2018-19 … Was considered a three-star prospect by ESPN.com and 247Sports.com … Regarded as a top state prospect by both ESPN.com (No. 59) and 247Sports.com (No. 63) … Committed to ECU on June 28, 2018 … Also received offers from Charlotte, Duke, North Carolina, Old Dominion, Tennessee, Virginia and Wake Forest.

Personal: Son of Tia Chapman … Older brother is Kiante Anderson, a two-year (2016-17) letterman as a defensive end for the Pirates who finished his career with 55 tackles (30 solo), 11.0 TFLs and nine QB pressures in 20 games (15 starts) … Earned undergraduate degree in communication (Dec. 2023) … Four-time All-AAC Academic Team selection (2019-22) … Four-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll member (fall 2019, fall 2022, spring 2023, fall 2023) … Earned membership into the 2023 National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society … Named ECU’s Male Outstanding Scholar-Athlete during the annual Breakfast of Champions event (2023) … Named an AFCA Good Works Team candidate (2023).