Background
Lewis was born in 1995 and raised in Detroit, attending Cass Technical High School.
Lewis was born in 1995 and raised in Detroit, attending Cass Technical High School.
Lewis was named First-Team All-Big Ten, and First-Team All-American in 2015. He enrolled at the University of Michigan in 2013. Through the first 10 games of the 2015 season, Lewis had 20 pass breakups, setting a new Michigan record.
Lewis set a single-season school record with 21 pass breakups in 2015, surpassing the previous record of 18 held by Marlin Jackson (2002) and Leon Hall (2006).
Following the 2015 season, Lewis was named to the All-Big Ten defensive first-team, by both the media and coaches. He was also named a First-Team All-American by United States of America Today, and Sports Illustrated, becoming the first Wolverine to earn the honor since Taylor Lewan in 2013, and the first Wolverine defensive back to earn the honor since Leon Hall in 2006.
He ranked second among all players in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I FBS with 21 passes defended.