Senior linebacker for West Virginia. 2025: 11 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.
6′2″ · 240 lb · Canton, MS
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
tackles · 2025
3 TFL · 2 sacks · 1 PBU
Best game: 5 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sacks, vs Texas Tech
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for West Virginia. 2025: 11 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.
John Lewis
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Four head coaches in five seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 5 tackles, 1 sacks against Texas Tech — Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Neal Brown, Chad Scott, and Rich Rodriguez. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (6th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rich Rodriguez
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | West Virginia | 11 | 8 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Mississippi State | 21 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Mississippi State | 20 | 8 | 3.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Mississippi State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Mississippi State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 56 | 24 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-3vs Robert Morris | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 13-45@ UCF | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 29-22vs Colorado | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 23-25@ Arizona State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 0-49vs Texas Tech | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 11 | 8 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 |
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
West Virginia
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · West Virginia
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
West Virginia · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #49 · 2026 recruiting class #25
Player DNA
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to West Weeks’s 2024 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to West Weeks's senior season at LSU (2024).
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Player DNA