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Tyrone Lewis, Jr. celebrates his second interception of the game October 28, 2023 Louisiana vs South Alabama Football in Mobile, AL at Hancock Whitney Bank Stadium. Final score Louisiana 33 South Alabama 20. Photo by Benjamin R. Massey/Ragin Cajun Athletics
Photo by: Benjamin R. Massey/Ragin Cajun Athletics
Tyrone Lewis, Jr. celebrates a pass break up September 16, 2023 Louisiana vs University of Alabama Birmingham Football in Birmingham, AL at Protective Stadium. Final score Louisiana 41 UAB 21. Photo by Benjamin R. Massey/Ragin Cajun Athletics
Photo by: Benjamin R. Massey/Ragin Cajun Athletics
Tyrone Lewis, Jr. July 1, 2024 . Football Headshots.
Jersey Number 3

Tyrone Lewis

  • Position:
    Safety
  • Ht./Wt.:
    5-11 / 200
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Hammond, La.
  • High School:
    Hammond
  • Prev School:
    Kansas State
2023 Season (Redshirt Junior)
Started in all 13 games for the Cajuns ... finished the season with 74 tackles, half a sack, three interceptions and three pass breakups … had a pair of interceptions and three tackles in a win at South Alabama (Oct. 28) ... finished with a season-high 11 tackles at Troy (Nov. 18) ... recorded nine tackles in a come-from-behind win versus Texas State (Oct. 7) ... tallied four tackles and one interception at Minnesota (Sept. 30) ... finished with eight tackles in games at Old Dominion (Sept. 9) and against Buffalo (Sept. 23) ... had a pair of five-tackle games at UAB (Sept. 16) and against Jacksonville State (Dec. 16).

2022 Season (Redshirt Sophomore)
Appeared in all 13 games and recorded 46 tackles, 0.5 TFL and broke up a pass … Tallied a career-high nine tackles at No. 20 Florida State (Nov. 19) … Registered seven tackles, 0.5 TFL and broke up a pass at Texas State (Nov. 26) … Recorded six tackles at Rice (Sept. 17) and at Marshall (Oct. 12) … Had a trio of tackles at Southern Miss (Oct. 27) and versus Houston (Dec. 23).

2021 Season (Redshirt Freshman)
Appeared in three games recording four tackles … Earned his first career stop with an assisted tackle in a victory over App State (Oct. 12). Made a solo stop in the victory over Arkansas State (Oct. 21) … Added a pair of tackles in the team’s victory over Liberty (Nov. 20).

Prior to Louisiana (Kansas State)
Spent two seasons at Kansas State before transferring to Louisiana.

High School
Rated as the No. 52 safety in the Class of 2019 by ESPN, while the recruiting website also tagged him as the No. 26 overall player in the state of Louisiana…Tallied 57 tackles and five interceptions as a senior in high school after posting 42 tackles and nine picks as a junior…Earned an all-state honorable mention from the LSWA as a senior in high school…Held offers from Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee and Utah before signing with Kansas State out of high school.
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