Jeremiah Lewis

Jeremiah Lewis gets ready to make a play during Duke's game

Position:
Safety
Height:
5-11
Weight:
197
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Lewisville, Texas
High School:
Prestonwood Christian/Northwestern

CAREER: Lettered four years at Duke (2019-20-21-23) and one season at Northwestern (2022) … 2023 Academic All-ACC selection and National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society honoree … in 61 career games (29 starts), recorded 206 tackles, 10.5 TFL, six INTs, 21 PBUs, one QB hurry, two fumble recoveries and one blocked kick … registered 3+ tackles in 31 games and 10+ tackles on three occasions, including a career-best 11 stops against Clemson in 2023 ... posted a career-high two PBUs on six occasions in games against Virginia (2020), Virginia Tech (2020), N.C. State (2020), Charlotte (2020), Duke (2022) and Pittsburgh (2023) ... tallied one INT in games versus Virginia Tech (2020), NC State (2020), Northwestern (2021), Georgia Tech (2021), Pittsburgh (2023) and Troy (2023) ... recorded fumble recoveries against Penn State (2022) and Clemson (2023) and one blocked kick against Southern Illinois (2022) … participated in two bowl games (2018 Walk-On’s Independence and 2023 Birmingham) … played 2,308 career snaps at Duke.

2023: Academic All-ACC and National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society honoree … saw action in 11 games (seven starts), missing the Lafayette and NC State contests … compiled 52 tackles, 4.0 TFL, two INTs, four PBUs, one QB pressure, and one fumble recovery ... posted 3+ tackles in seven games, including a season-best effort of 11 tackles against Clemson … earned a year-high 2.0 TFL against Virginia … lone fumble recovery came against Clemson … posted one INT in back-to-back contests against Pittsburgh and Troy … selected the ACC Defensive Back of the Week on Sept. 5, 2023 after posting 11 tackles, one PBU and one fumble recovery against No. 9 Clemson …. on the field for 575 snaps.

2022 (Northwestern): Started all 12 games … finished third on the team with 70 tackles, 3.0 TFL, four PBUs, one fumble recovery and one blocked kick ... posted 3+ tackles in 11-of-12 games, including a season-best effort of eight tackles against Southern Illinois and Iowa … registered one blocked kick against Southern Illinois ... recorded lone fumble recovery against Penn State … carded a season-high two PBUs against Duke.

2021: Saw action in 11 games, making two starts against Charlotte and Georgia Tech ... missed the North Carolina A&T contest … recorded 30 tackles, two INTs and two PBUs ... earned 3+ tackles in five games, including a season-best six against Georgia Tech and Pittsburgh ... recorded INTs against Northwestern and Georgia Tech ... earned PBUs against Northwestern and North Carolina ... on the field for 576 snaps.

2020: Saw action in all 11 games, making eight starts ... compiled 46 tackles, 3.5 TFL, two INTs and a team-high 10 PBUs ... in the ACC, ranked tied for first with 12 passes defended ... registered 3+ tackles eight times, with a season-best eight coming against Virginia ... recorded INTs versus Virginia Tech and NC State ... earned a season-high two PBUs against Virginia, Virginia Tech, N.C. State and Charlotte ... on the field for 827 snaps.

2019: Played in all 12 games ... registered seven tackles and one PBU ... recorded a season-high four tackles at Virginia ... lone PBU came against the Cavaliers ... on the field for 273 snaps.

2018: Played in four games, seeing action against North Carolina, Clemson, Wake Forest and Temple ... credited with one tackle against Temple in the Walk-On’s Independence Bowl ... on the field for 57 snaps ... enrolled at Duke in January 2018.

PRIOR TO DUKE: Lettered four seasons at Prestonwood Christian under coach Chris Cunningham ... two-year team captain ... charted as a three-star prospect by ESPN.com, Rivals.com and 247Sports.com ... listed as the No. 57 cornerback in the nation by Rivals.com ... helped team advance to the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS) Division I state championship game three times, claiming the title twice including the 2017 crown ... in the 2017 state championship game, helped squad rally from 18 points down in the third quarter to defeat St. Pius X, 42-41, to claim the program’s fifth TAPPS state title as Prestonwood Christian finished the year with a 12-2 ledger ... booked 65 tackles with 5.0 TFL and four INTs during final campaign ... after junior year, named TAPPS first team All-District 1 Division 1 as a cornerback ... helped the Lions to a 10-2 mark and trip to the TAPPS Division I state semifinals ... tallied 66 tackles, 2.0 TFL, two caused fumbles, one INT and five PBUs as a junior ... carded 53 tackles and three INTs during sophomore season as team finished 12-2 and claimed the state title ... also participated in track & field.

PERSONAL: Born July 20, 1999 ... graduated from Duke in December 2021 with a degree in economics and a minor in psychology ... son of Renardo Lewis and Angela Neal.