| Hezekiah Lewis |
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VILLANOVA: All-Conference Candidate; Tri-captain; Named pre-season first team All-conference by the Atlantic 10 coaches; Possesses great leadership qualities; Tireless worker with good football instincts.
1998: Named second team All-Atlantic 10; Led team in interceptions with five; Split time between cornerback and safety; Finished third on the team in tackles with 71; Recorded two tackles for loss, six pass break-ups, and two forced fumbles; Started season strong by recording seven tackles, one tackle for loss and one pass break-up in season opener at Pittsburgh; Recorded seven tackles and an interception versus Delaware; Made eight tackles at James Madison; Named Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts against William & Mary when he registered six tackles and two interceptions; Tallied six tackles, two tackles for loss and a pass break-up against Maine; Amassed five tackles, one tackle for loss, an interception and a pass break-up versus Northeastern; Made a career-high 12 tackles at UMass; Credited with seven tackles and an interception against Buffalo.
1997: Starter in all 13 games; Finished fifth on the team with 58 total stops; Recorded eight tackles for loss which ranked him third on the squad; Credited with five pass breakups and one sack; Recovered a fumble versus James Madison; Made a career-high 10 tackles in the Richmond contest; Registered eight tackles in both the Delaware and Rhode Island games.
1996: Played in 11 games; Started at cornerback for the injured Kyle Helton versus Richmond and had a career-high seven tackles; Amassed 40 tackles, four pass break-ups and two forced fumble on the season; Returned one punt for 23 yards.
1995: Redshirted.
CAJON HIGH SCHOOL: Team captain junior and senior years; Earned three letters each in football, basketball and track; All-San Andreas League running back in junior and senior years, and Honorable Mention All-League in 1992 as a sophomore; Also an All-CIF performer in track on Cajon's 4x400m relay.
PERSONAL: Communications major; One of two children of Hezekiah Lewis and Yolanda McCoy; Born 2/4/77 in Torrance, Calif.
LEWIS' CAREER STATISTICS
G/GS UT AT TT TFL/YDS FF FR PD INT
1995 Redshirted
1996 11/1 28 12 40 0 0 2 4 0
1997 13/13 43 15 58 8/16 1 2 5 0
1998 11/11 43 28 71 2/9 2 0 6 5
Totals 35/25 114 55 169 10/25 3 4 15 5
