Jeremiah Lewis: S · Duke · #39.
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Jeremiah Lewis
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Played for three head coaches at two programs in six seasons: David Cutcliffe, Pat Fitzgerald and Trooper Taylor. First career honor, 2023: ACC Defensive Back Player of the Week. On tape: 10 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Virginia, Week 12, 2023.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
41 tackles. 4 passes defended. 2 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 Daily Progress Oct 23
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-7vs No. 9 Clemson | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-14vs Northwestern | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-21vs No. 11 Notre Dame | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 20-38@ No. 4 Florida State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-23@ No. 18 Louisville | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 45-47@ No. 24 North Carolina | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 27-30@ Virginia | 10 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 30-19vs Pittsburgh | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
 Bowl | W 17-10vs Troy | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 19 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
10%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
41tackles this seasonTFL rate
10%4 TFL41 tackles · 4 for loss · 4 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road4g | 5.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Trooper Taylor
Pass share
44.8%
355 pass / 437 run
Plays / game
60.9
13 games
Team sack rate
4.3%
375 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #148 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons, at Duke and Northwestern, 193 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 46 games over six seasons.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: David Cutcliffe, Pat Fitzgerald and Mike Elko.
