Aaron Lewis: DB · UNLV · #28.
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Aaron Lewis
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches at UNLV: Tony Sanchez and Marcus Arroyo. A game that shows it: 7 tackles against Eastern Washington — Week 1, 2021.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
42 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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.
Las Vegas Review-Journal Oct 21Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 33-35vs Eastern Washington | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 10-37@ No. 23 Arizona State | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 3-48vs No. 14 Iowa State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-24@ UTSA | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-28vs Utah State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-27vs San José State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-51@ Nevada | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-17@ New Mexico | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-13vs Hawai'i | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 20-28vs No. 23 San Diego State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-48@ Air Force | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 31 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
42tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFL42 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 pass breakup.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Marcus Arroyo
Pass share
45.8%
330 pass / 390 run
Plays / game
60.0
12 games
Team sack rate
10.4%
364 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Three seasons at UNLV, 95 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tony Sanchez → Marcus Arroyo. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
