#16

Lewis Cine

Former defensive back at Georgia. 2021: 1 interception, 9 pass breakups, 73 tackles.

DB · Georgia · Jr. · #16

6′1″ · 200 lb · Cedar Hill, TX

CFB Index 71 · #69 of 321 cornersLow confidenceAll-AmericanMinnesota — drafted 2022, Rd 1, Pick 32, #32 overall

On production he ranks #69 of 321 corners; on reputation he is an All-American. The gap between those two numbers is the story.

Recruiting

4★

S recruit

No. 45 nationally · Signed with Georgia

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive back at Georgia. 2021: 1 interception, 9 pass breakups, 73 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Georgia in 2019.
Drafted round 1 by the Minnesota in 2022.
Named All-America (SN) in 2021.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Georgia, 144 tackles, an All-American season (2021) — drafted at #32 overall by Minnesota.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

20196 games

Signed with Georgia4-star out of Trinity Christian School

202113 games

The role got bigger.

All-Americafirst
All-SECfirst

2022

Drafted by Minnesotaround 1, pick 32

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#45 national

CFB

College

Georgia

2019–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

R1 · #32

Minnesota · 2022

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 honors

🥇

ALL-AMERICA

Named All-American (2021)

1 selectors honored him

🥈

ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM

All-SEC 1st team (2021)

Coaching lineage · 2019–2021

1 coach

2019–2021

Kirby Smart

Georgia

Played his entire career under Kirby Smart.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

MinnesotaEntering 5th NFL season

#32Rd 1 · Pick 32

MinnesotaEntering 5th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Kirby Smart — 34-5 over that span.

2019Georgia12-2HC: Kirby Smart · Run-leaning

2020Georgia8-2HC: Kirby Smart · Run-leaning

2021Georgia14-1HC: Kirby Smart · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

71Quality starter #69 of 321?

Low confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (98th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (92nd percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#44 / 2743 · 98th pct

Solo tackles#215 / 2743 · 92nd pct

Tackles#235 / 2743 · 91st pct

QB hurries#827 / 2743 · 59th pct

Tackles for loss#1411 / 2743 · 44th pct

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Interceptions#320 / 824 · 31st pct

Sacks#1435 / 2743 · 24th pct

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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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	3.2	0.2	0.0	0.5
Road7g	6.0	0.0	0.0	0.7

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	4.0	0.1	0.0	0.7
Weeks 8+6g	5.5	0.0	0.0	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Kirby Smart

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

All-American

Named to an All-America team by a recognized selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

71 · #69 of 321 corners

Former four-star. Now #69 at the position.

Selector Grid · 2021

AP—

FWAA—

AFCA—

WCFF—

SN1st

SI—

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Georgia	73	43	2.0	9	1	--
2020	Georgia	52	38	1.0	3	--	--
2019	Georgia	19	14	0.5	2	1	--
Career		144	95	3.5	14	2	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 10-3@ Clemson	9	3	0.0	—	2	Season-high 9 tackles
Wk 2	W 56-7vs UAB	2	1	0.0	1	0
Wk 3	W 40-13vs South Carolina	6	4	0.0	—	1
Wk 4	W 62-0@ Vanderbilt	2	1	0.0	—	1
Wk 5	W 37-0vs Arkansas	0	0	0.0	—	1
Wk 6	W 34-10@ Auburn	3	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 30-13vs Kentucky	6	4	1.0	—	0
Wk 9	W 34-7@ Florida	8	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 43-6vs Missouri	4	3	0.0	—	1
Wk 11	W 41-17@ Tennessee	8	3	0.0	—	2
Wk 12	W 56-7vs Charleston Southern	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	W 45-0@ Georgia Tech	5	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 14	L 24-41@ Alabama	7	7	0.0	—	0
Total		61	33	1.0	1	8

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology