Darrian Lewis

Position:
CB
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Height:
5-10
Weight:
190
Hometown:
Akron, Ohio
High School:
St. Vincent-St. Mary

2024: Appeared in 12 games while starting 11… recorded 74 tackles… recorded three tackles for loss for six yards… had one interception… recorded six pass breakups… recorded a season-high 12 tackles against Rutgers (9/14/24)… had five games of seven or more tackles….

2023: Played in 12 games... made 51 solo tackles, 24 assisted tackles, and 75 total tackles... had four tackles for loss resulting in seven yards... had 0.5 sacks for two yards... had one fumble recovery... had a season-high 14 tackles at Central Michigan (Oct. 14)... had nine tackles and two tackles for loss against Morgan St. (Sept. 9)...

2022: Appeared in all 12 games for Akron, including nine starts...registered 56 tackles, including 30 solo stops and 26 assisted tackles to go along with 3.5 tackles for a loss, one sack and one interception...added six pass breakups, five quarterback hurries and one fumble recovery...posted a season-high nine tackles, including four solo stops, versus Eastern Michigan...registered a pair of tackles for a loss and an interception at Liberty...tallied two pass breakups at both Northern Illinois and Buffalo.

2021: Did not appear in a game for the Zips.

PRIOR TO AKRON: A 247Sports two-star defensive back, Lewis is a four-year letter winner at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School under head coach Bobby Nickol...as a captain, he helped lead SVSM to a combined 29-9 record during his four-year prep career en route to collecting 12 touchdowns and a school-record nine interceptions...as a senior, he garnered first-team All-Ohio accolades as well as first-team All-Northeast (Inland) District honors as the Fighting Irish advanced to the third round of the Division III playoffs. SVSM posted 8-2, 7-3 and 8-2 marks during his junior, sophomore and freshman campaigns, respectively...additionally, he was a three-year letter and starting point guard on SVSM's nationally ranked basketball program...his uncle is Akron men's basketball Akron Varsity 'A' Hall of Famer, and high school teammate of LeBron James, Romeo Travis.

PERSONAL: Majoring in sport studies...son of Derik and Lakisha Lewis.