Trey Lewis

Trey Lewis (born May 23, 1985) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washburn Ichabods. He was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL draft.

After being drafted as the 185th overall pick in the draft, Lewis moved his way up the depth chart to become a starter in week 4 (September 30, 2007). He played until Week 11, when he tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and was later placed on the Falcons' injured reserve list. He recovered, but in March 2008 tore his ACL again when he fell down the stairs. He spent the 2008 season on injured reserve after not recovering from knee surgery.

College career In 2003, as a freshman, Lewis played in all 11 games, recording 18 tackles including six solo stops and two tackles for loss with 1 sack. He was named first team All-American by the Football Gazette and second team All-American by D2football.com. Lewis finished his career at Washburn with 156 total tackles, including 68 solo stops, 23 tackles for loss and 10 sacks.

On NFLDraftScout.com, he was rated number 25 out of 148 defensive tackles, and 348 out of 2353 overall players going into the NFL draft. Results from a University combine test had Trey showing a 5.14 in the 40-yard dash, Bench-pressing 225 pounds 21 times, having a 582-pound squat, a 417-pound hang clean, a 30½-inch vertical jump, and a 9-foot broad jump.

Lewis majored in computer information sciences.

Professional career

Atlanta Falcons

2007 Lewis was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the sixth round, being the 185 overall pick in the 2007 NFL draft. He is the fourth Washburn University player ever to be drafted to an NFL team, joining offensive tackle Ed Schneider, who was picked in the 17th round and the 169th overall pick by the New York Giants in 1944 and outside linebacker Troy Stedman, who was picked 170th overall by the Kansas City Chiefs in the seventh round of the 1988 NFL draft. rquote He's shown a lot of good things, Coming in as a rookie, he's accepting his responsibility now. With us releasing Grady (Jackson), there's going to be a big weight on his shoulders and I think he's going to take it in stride. Michael Boley Around this time, Lewis lost 20 pounds and slimmed down to 294 pounds. The Falcons instead drafted Matt Ryan of Boston College while the Kansas City Chiefs picked Dorsey with the 5th pick.

2008 On July 26, 2008, after not fully recovering from his torn ACL, Lewis was placed on the non-football injury list, where he remained for the rest of the season.

2009 The Atlanta Falcons website reported in an article that Lewis was "ready to put his knee injury behind him". The article interviews Lewis about his knee injury and his future. On September 28, 2009, against the New England Patriots, Lewis played in his first regular season NFL game since November 2007.

2011 Lewis signed a contract extension with the Falcons in February 2011. However, he was released by the Falcons during final cuts on September 2, 2011.

Omaha Nighthawks After being released by the Falcons, Lewis was brought in for a workout with the Chicago Bears in May 2012, but was not signed.

Lewis then signed with the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League in 2012. He played in 3 games for the Nighthawks before the league folded in October. He finished with 11 tackles, a sack and a forced fumble.

Impact Cary Williams, a Washburn defensive back who was drafted in the 7th round of the 2008 NFL draft by the Tennessee Titans, was scouted heavily by scouts coming into the NFL draft. Williams stated that if it hadn't been for Trey Lewis being scouted and drafted, he would not have had a chance at even being scouted. "Trey really opened the door for Washburn (University)," Williams said in an interview with KTKA-49 News in Topeka. KS.

Career statistics NFL YEAR TACKLES 111810 2004 123111 2005 124541 2006 116241 Total46156103

Personal life Lewis is the son of Verna Chapman and Wynn Lewis, and has one brother.