Braxton Lewis

WVU, West Virginia, FB, Football, 2018-19

Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
5-11
Weight:
184
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Overland Park, Kan.
High School:
St. James Academy

Awards and Honors
Burlsworth Trophy Nominee (2018)
Outstanding Walk-On Award (2018)
Special Teams Scout Team Player of the Year (2015)

2019
Placed on scholarship prior to the season … played in 12 games, starting nine … fourth on the team in tackles with 68 … also had 2.5 TFL, an interception, a fumble recovery and four pass breakups … tied for the team lead with two takeaways … posted four tackles and 1.0 TFL vs. Baylor … tallied two takeaways vs. West Virginia (one interception, one fumble recovery) … tallied nine tackles, including seven solo stops, vs. Texas Tech … had eight tackles vs. Oklahoma … posted career highs in tackles (11) and solo stops (9) … ended career with 169 tackles, 8.5 TFL and five interceptions.

2018
Burlsworth Trophy nominee … a walk-on who emerged as a leader in the secondary … started all 13 games, ranking fourth on the team in tackles (70) … led the team and ranked seventh in the Big 12 in interceptions with three … also had 4.0 TFL and a sack … had a streak of three-straight games with an interception, tying for the fifth-best string in school history … picked off a pass vs. Akron for the second-straight season … vs. TCU, had eight tackles, 2.0 TFL and an interception … had an interception in his third game in a row vs. Oklahoma State, also tallying seven tackles and a TFL to earn Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors … recorded eight tackles and his first career sack against West Virginia … had seven tackles vs. Kansas State.

2017
A key reserve in the secondary, playing in all 13 games with one start … had 14 tackles, including 10 solo stops, and an interception … had three tackles and picked off a pass and returned it 39 yards vs. Akron … had three solo stops and four tackles, including one TFL, vs. Texas Tech … recorded two tackles vs. Oklahoma State … received the start against Memphis in the Liberty Bowl, tallying one tackle.

2016
Played in all 12 games, starting one … registered 17 tackles, including 10 solo stops, and 1.0 TFL … tallied four tackles vs. TCU and had three vs. Oklahoma State.

2015
Redshirted initial collegiate season … Special Teams Scout Team Player of the Year.

High School
All-district and all-state defensive back … named a 2015 Greater Kansas City Football Coaches Association Scholar Athlete …played in the 2015 Kansas-Missouri All-Star game … registered 32 tackles, 3.0 TFL and two interceptions as a senior … posted 29 tackles and six interceptions as a junior, earning team defensive MVP honors … coached by former Iowa State football player Tom Radke.

Personal
Born Feb. 14, 1997 … son of Tahaun and Shelley Lewis … construction engineering major … earned a George Washington Carver academic scholarship … father, Tahaun, played defensive back at Nebraska (1987-90), recording five career interceptions … was a ninth round pick in the 1991 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Raiders … played two seasons in the NFL: 1991 (Raiders), 1992 (Kansas City Chiefs) … has twin sisters- Bristol (Northwest Missouri State) and Brianna (Belmont) – who played collegiate volleyball.