Michael Lewis: DB · UTEP · #2.
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Michael Lewis
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for two head coaches at UTEP: Mike Price and Dana Dimel. A game that shows it: 14 tackles against Louisiana Tech — Week 9, 2019.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
96 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 2 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
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 36-34vs Houston Christian | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 3-38@ Texas Tech | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-37vs Nevada | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-31@ Southern Miss | 11 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 16-26vs UTSA | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-32@ Florida International | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-42vs Louisiana Tech | 14 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 26-52@ North Texas | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-28vs Charlotte | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-37@ UAB | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 35-44@ New Mexico State | 12 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 16-30vs Rice | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 96 | 52 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
1%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
96tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%2 TFL96 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 pass breakup · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 7.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 8.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 7.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 8.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dana Dimel
Pass share
43.2%
329 pass / 432 run
Plays / game
63.4
12 games
Team sack rate
9.9%
372 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
96 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at UTEP, 192 tackles — drafted at #58 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Sean Kugler, Mike Price, and Dana Dimel. Multi-era developmental context.
Next stop · NFL
Philadelphia EaglesEntering 25th NFL season
Philadelphia EaglesEntering 25th NFL season
