2025 Football Roster
Jersey Number 12
John Lewis
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Canton, Miss.
- High School:
- Germantown
- Prev School:
- UNLV
- Spent the 2025 spring at UNLV before transferring to WVU
- Has played in 40 career games with three starts
- Collected 44 career tackles, including 4½ tackles for loss and a pass breakup
2024 (r-Jr.) - Mississippi State
- Played linebacker for coach Jeff Lebby at Mississippi State
- Played in 12 games primarily in a reserve role
- Earned a career-best 21 tackles while also posting a tackle for loss
- Recorded four total tackles, assisted on tackle for loss, had one QB hurry in the season-opener vs. Eastern Kentucky
- Tallied two tackles, one solo and one assisted tackle at Arizona State
- Registered a career-high six tackles vs. Toledo
- Recorded four assisted tackles, including assisting on a tackle for loss vs. UMass
2023 (r-So.) - Mississippi State
- Appeared in all 12 games with three starts
- Totaled 20 tackles, while recording at least one tackle in seven of the final eight games
- Played in 340 snaps, primarily on the defensive line with 173 snaps
- Blocked a punt that was returned for a touchdown vs. SE Louisiana
- Finished with four tackles in his first start against Alabama
- Recorded a season-high five tackles including a tackle for loss and a pair of quarterback hurries vs. Western Michigan
2022 (r-Fr.) - Mississippi State
- Appeared in 12 games
- Finished with one tackle
2021 (Fr.) - Mississippi State
- Redshirted after appearing in the last four games of the season
- Totaled two tackles on the season, including one solo stop
High School
- Prepped at Germantown High under coach Tim Shramek
- As a senior, had 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 recovery
- Returned one fumble for a touchdown
Personal
- Son of John Lewis and Sally Hawkins
- One of six children (4 brothers, 1 sister)
- Pursuing a Regents bachelor of arts degree
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