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Jersey Number 5
John Lewis
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Canton, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Germantown HS
Career Honors
2023 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
Career Notes
Played in 40 career games with three starts โฆ Ended his Mississippi State career with 44 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and one pass breakup โฆ Transferred to UNLV following the 2024 season.
2024 (Junior Season)
Played in 12 games with zero starts โฆ Earned a career best 21 tackles while also having 1.0 tackle for loss โฆ Played primarily in a reserve roleย โฆ Eastern Kentucky (8/31): Recorded four total tackles โฆ All four tackles were assisted tackles โฆ Earned a half tackle for loss โฆ Had one QB hurry ... at Arizona State (9/7): Recorded two tackles, one solo and one assisted tackles ... Had his first start of the season ... Toledo (9/14): Recorded six tackles, three solo and three assisted ... Set a new career high in tackles ... Florida (9/21): Recorded three tackles, two solo and one assisted โฆ Had one quarterback hurry ...ย at Georgia (10/12): Recorded two tackles, one solo and one assisted ...ย UMass (11/2): Recorded four assisted tackles โฆ Had half a tackle for loss for a loss of two yards.
2023 (Sophomoreย Season)
Appeared in all 12 games with three starts โฆ Had a career-best 20 tackles โฆ Recorded at least 1 tackle in seven of the final eight games โฆ Played in 340 snaps, primarily on the defensive line with 173 snaps โฆ According to PFF, earned a tackle grade of 73.3 โฆ SE Louisiana (9/2): Blocked a punt that was returned for a touchdown ... Alabama (9/30): Finished with four tackles in his first start as a Bulldog โฆ Western Michigan (10/7): Recorded a season-high five tackles including a tackles for loss โฆ Had a pair of quarterback hurries โฆ at Arkansas (10/21): Made one stop โฆ at Auburn (10/28): Recorded four tackles โฆ Kentucky (11/4): Had a tackle for loss โฆ Also had a quarterback hurry โฆ at Texas A&M (11/11): Notched two tackles including a tackle for loss โฆ Southern Miss (11/18): Had a quarterback hurry.
2022 (Redshirt Freshman Season)
Appeared in 12ย games ... Finished with one tackle.
2021 (True Freshman Season)
Redshirted after appearing in the last four games of the season ... Totaled two tackles on the season, including one solo stop ... at Arkansas (11/6): Made collegiate debut ... Tennessee State (11/20): Had two tackles, including a solo stop, in State's win over the Tigers.ย
High School
Prepped at Germantown High School under head coach Tim Shramek ... Tabbed a four-star recruit by 247Sports ... Earned three stars from ESPN and Rivals ... A top-40 recruit by all three recruiting services at linebacker, including a top-30 rating from Rivals (No. 29) and 247Sports (No. 21) ... A top-10 recruit in Mississippi per ESPN (No. 8), Rivals (No. 7) and 247Sports (No. 6) ... As a senior, piled up 84 tackles, including 13 sacks ... Added four forced fumbles and two fumbles recovered ... As a junior, made 53 stops with five sacks ... Chipped in two forced fumbles and one fumble recovered ... Returned one fumble for a touchdown ... Committed to MSU on Dec. 8, 2020.
Personal
Born John JaโQuan Lewis on Sept. 10, 2001 ... Son of Sally Hawkins and John Lewis ... Has five siblings: Jaylon, Josh, Marcus, Jaun and Lucy ... Majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies.
Social Media
X/Twitter โ @JohnLewis7414
Instagram โ atmquan_6
Career-Highs
Tackles: 6, vs. Toledo (09/14/2024)
Tackles for Loss: 1.0, 3x, Last at Texas A&M (11/11/2023)
QB Hurries: 2, vs Western Michigan (10/7/2023)
2023 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
Career Notes
Played in 40 career games with three starts โฆ Ended his Mississippi State career with 44 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and one pass breakup โฆ Transferred to UNLV following the 2024 season.
2024 (Junior Season)
Played in 12 games with zero starts โฆ Earned a career best 21 tackles while also having 1.0 tackle for loss โฆ Played primarily in a reserve roleย โฆ Eastern Kentucky (8/31): Recorded four total tackles โฆ All four tackles were assisted tackles โฆ Earned a half tackle for loss โฆ Had one QB hurry ... at Arizona State (9/7): Recorded two tackles, one solo and one assisted tackles ... Had his first start of the season ... Toledo (9/14): Recorded six tackles, three solo and three assisted ... Set a new career high in tackles ... Florida (9/21): Recorded three tackles, two solo and one assisted โฆ Had one quarterback hurry ...ย at Georgia (10/12): Recorded two tackles, one solo and one assisted ...ย UMass (11/2): Recorded four assisted tackles โฆ Had half a tackle for loss for a loss of two yards.
2023 (Sophomoreย Season)
Appeared in all 12 games with three starts โฆ Had a career-best 20 tackles โฆ Recorded at least 1 tackle in seven of the final eight games โฆ Played in 340 snaps, primarily on the defensive line with 173 snaps โฆ According to PFF, earned a tackle grade of 73.3 โฆ SE Louisiana (9/2): Blocked a punt that was returned for a touchdown ... Alabama (9/30): Finished with four tackles in his first start as a Bulldog โฆ Western Michigan (10/7): Recorded a season-high five tackles including a tackles for loss โฆ Had a pair of quarterback hurries โฆ at Arkansas (10/21): Made one stop โฆ at Auburn (10/28): Recorded four tackles โฆ Kentucky (11/4): Had a tackle for loss โฆ Also had a quarterback hurry โฆ at Texas A&M (11/11): Notched two tackles including a tackle for loss โฆ Southern Miss (11/18): Had a quarterback hurry.
2022 (Redshirt Freshman Season)
Appeared in 12ย games ... Finished with one tackle.
2021 (True Freshman Season)
Redshirted after appearing in the last four games of the season ... Totaled two tackles on the season, including one solo stop ... at Arkansas (11/6): Made collegiate debut ... Tennessee State (11/20): Had two tackles, including a solo stop, in State's win over the Tigers.ย
High School
Prepped at Germantown High School under head coach Tim Shramek ... Tabbed a four-star recruit by 247Sports ... Earned three stars from ESPN and Rivals ... A top-40 recruit by all three recruiting services at linebacker, including a top-30 rating from Rivals (No. 29) and 247Sports (No. 21) ... A top-10 recruit in Mississippi per ESPN (No. 8), Rivals (No. 7) and 247Sports (No. 6) ... As a senior, piled up 84 tackles, including 13 sacks ... Added four forced fumbles and two fumbles recovered ... As a junior, made 53 stops with five sacks ... Chipped in two forced fumbles and one fumble recovered ... Returned one fumble for a touchdown ... Committed to MSU on Dec. 8, 2020.
Personal
Born John JaโQuan Lewis on Sept. 10, 2001 ... Son of Sally Hawkins and John Lewis ... Has five siblings: Jaylon, Josh, Marcus, Jaun and Lucy ... Majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies.
Social Media
X/Twitter โ @JohnLewis7414
Instagram โ atmquan_6
Career-Highs
Tackles: 6, vs. Toledo (09/14/2024)
Tackles for Loss: 1.0, 3x, Last at Texas A&M (11/11/2023)
QB Hurries: 2, vs Western Michigan (10/7/2023)
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