Braxton Lewis: DB · Iowa State · #33.
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Braxton Lewis
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Four seasons in the Iowa State secondary to date. On tape: 11 tackles against Kansas, Week 13, 2019.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
68 tackles. 4 passes defended. 1 interception. 2.5 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.
FOX61 Oct 28
The Des Moines Register Oct 23
Arizona Daily Star Oct 22
Wide Right & Natty Lite Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Iowa State | 68 | 41 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2018 | Iowa State | 70 | 40 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | Iowa State | 14 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2016 | Iowa State | 17 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 169 | 101 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 6 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 17-18vs No. 19 Iowa | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 72-20vs UL Monroe | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-23@ Baylor | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 49-24vs TCU | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-14@ West Virginia | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-24@ Texas Tech | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 27-34vs Oklahoma State | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 41-42@ No. 9 Oklahoma | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 23-21vs No. 22 Texas | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 41-31vs Kansas | 11 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 14 | L 17-27@ Kansas State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 9-33vs No. 14 Notre Dame | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 68 | 41 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
68tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFL68 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 4 pass breakups · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Matt Campbell — 26-25 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 5.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 7.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Campbell
Pass share
54.6%
482 pass / 400 run
Plays / game
67.8
13 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
516 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
68 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Iowa State, 169 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed every college season under Matt Campbell.
