Aaron Lewis: DL · Rutgers · #71.
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Aaron Lewis
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Fifth year in the same defensive front at Rutgers. On tape: 5 tackles and 1 sack against Illinois, Week 13, 2024.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Detroit News Oct 29
247Sports Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 44-7vs Howard | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 49-17vs Akron | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 26-23@ Virginia Tech | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 21-18vs Washington | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-14@ Nebraska | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-42vs Wisconsin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-42@ USC | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-17@ Maryland | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-38vs No. 24 Illinois | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 41-44vs Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 8 | 4.0 | 3.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
15%4 TFLSack rate
11%3 sacksHurry rate
22%6 hurries27 tackles · 4 for loss · 3 sacks.
5 seasons under Greg Schiano — 26-34 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Greg Schiano
Pass share
43.6%
395 pass / 511 run
Plays / game
69.7
13 games
Team sack rate
3.9%
385 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons at Rutgers, 10 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Greg Schiano.
