Donnie Lewis Jr.: CB · Tulane · #1.
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Donnie Lewis Jr.
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. Third year in the same secondary at Tulane. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Houston — Week 12, 2018.
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
56 tackles. 16 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-23vs Wake Forest | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | W 42-17vs Nicholls | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-31@ UAB | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 6-49@ No. 4 Ohio State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 40-24vs Memphis | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-37@ Cincinnati | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 23-27vs SMU | 8 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 24-17@ Tulsa | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 41-15@ South Florida | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-18vs East Carolina | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 6 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-48@ Houston | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 29-28vs Navy | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 41-24vs Louisiana | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 56 | 44 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 16 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
29%16 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
56tackles this season56 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 16 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
3 seasons under Willie Fritz — 16-21 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| Road6g | 4.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Fritz
Pass share
33.7%
299 pass / 589 run
Plays / game
68.3
13 games
Team sack rate
10.8%
333 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2018
56 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Tulane, 131 tackles — drafted at #221 overall by the Cleveland Browns.
A stat line in 35 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Curtis Johnson → Willie Fritz. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Cleveland BrownsEntering 8th NFL season
Cleveland BrownsEntering 8th NFL season
