Clarence Lewis: DB · Syracuse · #3.
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Clarence Lewis
Erases the deep middle of the field. Played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. That makes two seasons with an honor, the latest All-ACC in 2024. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Miami — Week 14, 2024.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
36 tackles. 12 passes defended. 1 interception. 1 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Syracuse | 36 | 26 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 12 | 1 |
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 8 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | Notre Dame | 27 | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | Notre Dame | 53 | 44 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2020 | Notre Dame | 33 | 29 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 7 | -- |
| Career | 157 | 129 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 28 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-22vs Ohio | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-28vs No. 23 Georgia Tech | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-26vs Stanford | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-14vs Holy Cross | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 44-41@ No. 25 UNLV | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-17@ NC State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-31vs Virginia Tech | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | L 31-37@ Boston College | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 33-25@ California | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-24vs UConn | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 14 | W 42-38vs No. 8 Miami | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 52-35vs Washington State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 36 | 26 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 12 |
Week 13 · 2024
W 31-24
vs UConn
6 tackles · 3 pass breakups · 6 solo tackles
A close one, won by 7 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
33%12 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
36tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%1 TFL36 tackles · 1 for loss · 12 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Road4g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Fran Brown
Pass share
60.5%
596 pass / 389 run
Plays / game
75.8
13 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
626 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2024
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #89 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Notre Dame and Syracuse, 157 tackles — the college career is complete.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC
All-ACC mention (2024)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2020)
ACC Defensive Back Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Brian Kelly, Marcus Freeman and Fran Brown.
