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MICHEAL LEWIS INFORMATION
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SELECTED BY PHILADELPHIA , ROUND 2, PICK 2, OVERALL PICK
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CB | (6-0, 211) | University of Colorado
By Pro Football Weekly
SCOUTING
REPORT:
Playmaker who quickly locates the ball and has sudden
moves anticipating the play…Has smoothness in his backpedal…Shows
a good feel for the receiver in the zone, getting a quick
jump on the ball…Shows the range and recovery speed to
get to the ball in an instant… Constantly has his hands
in the receiver’s face to obstruct his vision…Stays
low in his stance and has the leg drive to extend, wrap and
secure the ball carrier in run support…Has tremendous
open field toughness…
Special teams gunner with an explosive initial step and a
motor that never quits…Hard-hitting defender who led
the team in tackles the last two years…A mainstay at
strong safety since his freshman year, he twice won the school’s
Hale Irwin Award (outstanding defensive back) and picked up
Dave Jones Award (outstanding defensive player) honors as
a senior…
One of four team captains, he closed out his career ninth
on the school’s all-time record list with 336 tackles
(second-best among defensive backs), second in forced fumbles
(10) and tied for 12th with nine interceptions…His 6.5
quarterback sacks are a Colorado career-record for defensive
backs…Also deflected 17 passes.
2001 SEASON:
All-American second-team pick by The NFL Draft Report, earning
third-team honors from The Sporting News, Football News and
the Associated Press…Unanimous All-Big Twelve Conference
first-team choice…Semi-finalist for the Thorpe Award,
given to the nation’s top defensive back… Defensive
co-captain…Started every game at strong safety, leading
the team for the second-straight year with 112 tackles (77
solos), including a 7-yard sack and three stops for losses
of 10 yards…Had 14 third-down stops and a quarterback
pressure while also causing three fumbles… Deflected
seven passes and led the squad with five interceptions for
78 yards in returns and a touchdown.
Fresno State…Deflected a pass and made 8 hits (5 solos),
including a third-down stop… Colorado State…Had
6 tackles (4 solos) with a 7-yard sack, returned one interception
11 yards to set up a score and returned another for a 41-yard
touchdown… San Josec State…Made 6 tackles (5 solos)
and a third-down stop...
Kansas…Credited with a 12-tackle (8 solos) performance…
Kansas State…Recorded 11 tackles (8 solos) with a pass
deflection and a third-down stop… Texas A&M…Had
2 third-down stops among his 6 tackles… Texas…Batted
away a pass and posted 7 hits… Oklahoma State…Made
a season-high 16 tackles (11 solos) with 2 third-down stops,
a pass break-up and an interception… Missouri…Collected
9 tackles (7 solos), 2 third-down stops and 2 deflected passes…Also
caused a fumble that set up a Colorado field goal… Iowa
State…Registered 7 tackles (5 solos), a pass break-up
and a third-down stop. Nebraska…Made 11 tackles (7 solos)
with 2 third-down stops and returned an interception 26 yards
in the fourth quarter to set up a scoring drive… Texas
(Big Twelve Championship)…Totaled 12 tackles (11 solos)
with a third-down stop. Oregon (Fiesta Bowl)…Recorded
12 tackles (9 solos), including one that stopped tailback
Maurice Morris for a 3-yard loss.
2000 SEASON:
All-Big Twelve Conference first-team selection by The
Sports Xchange, earning second-team honors from the Houston
Chronicle…Shared team Most Valuable Player honors with
offensive tackle Tom Ashworth…Winner of the Dave Jones
Award (outstanding defensive player)… Responded well
to the burden of the other three starters in the secondary
from the previous season all landing in NFL training camps…Provided
excellent leadership…Started the final ten games, leading
the team with a career-high 117 tackles (76 solos), including
a 6-yard sack and six stops for losses of 14 yards…Credited
with eleven third-down stops and a quarterback pressure…Caused
four fumbles and recovered another…Had six pass deflections
and three interceptions for 34 yards in returns.
Colorado State…Posted 9 tackles with 2 third-down stops…
Southern California…Registered 11 tackles (7 solos)…
Washington…Made a career-high 18 tackles (13 solos) with
a stop behind the line of scrimmage, a third-down hit, a pressure,
a forced fumble, 2 pass deflections and an interception…
Texas A&M…Collected 12 tackles (9 solos) with 2 third-down
stops and a pass deflection… Texas…Recorded 9 tackles
(8 solos) with 3 third-down stops, a pass break-up and an
8-yard interception return… Kansas…Made 9 tackles
with a stop for a 4-yard loss, a third-down hit and a fumble
recovery… Missouri…Matched his career total with
18 tackles (13 solos), a 6-yard sack, a pair of third-down
stops, a pass break-up and a 3-yard interception return…Stripped
QB Darius Outlaw of the ball as he was heading towards the
end zone in the fourth quarter. Colorado recovered his forced
fumble and held on to a two-score lead… Iowa State…Caused
a fumble and posted 8 tackles… Nebraska…Registered
11 tackles with 2 stops behind the line of scrimmage.
1999 SEASON:
Started nine games at strong safety, finishing third on
the team with 72 tackles (44 solos)…Had 2 sacks for minus
10 yards and four stops for losses of 29 yards…Credited
with four third-down stops…Caused two fumbles and deflected
two passes.
1998 SEASON:
Freshman All-American third-team choice by The Sporting News…Winner
of the Lee Willard Award (for the most outstanding freshman)
and the Brian Cabral Award (for special teams achievement…Played
in every game on special teams, seeing action with the defense
in eight contests as a true freshman…Started vs. Kansas
State, Texas Tech and Kansas at strong safety…Recorded
35 tackles (28 solos) with 2.5 sacks for minus 19 yards and
four stops for losses of 20 yards…Had 2 third-down stops
and credited with three quarterback pressures… Caused
and recovered a fumble…Deflected two passes and intercepted
another…Led the special teams unit with 12 tackles (7
solos) and returned a punt 39 yards.
PERSONAL:
Communications major…Earned second-team Academic
All-Big Twelve Conference honors as a sophomore in 1999…Brother
(Rodney Williams) played basketball at Texas Lutheran…Born
4/29/80 in Houston, Texas…Resides in Richmond, Texas.
