Born Terrell Hall, Lewis grew up in
Washington, D.C., and attended
St. John's College High School. As a senior, Lewis recorded 42 tackles, 21 tackles for a loss, and nine sacks he was named the Football Player of the Year for Washington, D.C., by USA Today and
Gatorade.[1][2] He was also invited to play in the 2016
Under Armour All-America Game.[3] Rated a five star recruit by Rivals.com and four stars by ESPN, Scout and 247Sports, as well as a top-ten weak side
defensive end by all four, Lewis initially committed to play
college football at Ohio State during his junior year.[4] He de-committed from Ohio State in the summer going into his senior year, ultimately committing to play at Alabama after considering offers from Maryland, Florida State and Mississippi.[5][6]
College career
As a freshman Lewis played in 11 games for the Crimson Tide, making 11 tackles with one sack.[7] He tore a ligament in the first game of his sophomore season against Florida State, causing him to miss the next ten games.[8] He returned for the final game of the regular season against Auburn and played in the postseason, making his first career start in the
2018 College Football Playoff National Championship. He finished the season with 16 total tackles and a sack.[9] Lewis tore his
ACL in summer
training camp going into his junior season and was forced to use a medical
redshirt.[10]
Lewis entered his redshirt junior season as a starting
outside linebacker for Alabama and was named to the
Butkus Award watchlist.[11][12] He finished the season with 31 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 6.0 sacks, 16 quarterback hurries, two pass breakups and one fumble recovery and was named second team All-
Southeastern Conference.[13] Lewis opted not to play in the
Citrus Bowl and decided to enter the
2020 NFL Draft, forgoing his final year of
NCAA eligibility. Lewis finished his collegiate career with 58 tackles (14.5 for loss), eight sacks, three passes defended and a forced fumble in 26 games played.[14]
Lewis was selected by the
Los Angeles Rams in the third round with the 84th overall pick in the
2020 NFL Draft.[17] He was placed on the reserve/
COVID-19 list by the team on July 31, 2020.[18] He was activated on August 14, 2020.[19] He was placed on the reserve/non-football injury (NFI) list on September 9, 2020.[20] He was designated to return from the NFI list on October 1, and began practicing with the team again.[21] He was activated on October 10 and made his NFL debut on October 11, 2020, in a 30–10 win over the
Washington Football Team.[22]
On December 15, 2022, Lewis was waived by the Rams.[25]
Chicago Bears
On December 20, 2022, Lewis was signed to the
practice squad of the
Chicago Bears.[26] On January 4, 2023, the Bears signed him to the active roster.[27]
On August 30, 2023, Lewis was waived by the Bears.[28]
New Orleans Saints
On September 13, 2023, Lewis was signed to the
New Orleans Saints practice squad.[29] On October 3, 2023, the Saints released Lewis.[30]
Philadelphia Eagles
On January 18, 2024, Lewis signed a reserve/future contract with the
Philadelphia Eagles.[31]
Personal life
Lewis changed his last name from Hall to Lewis going into his sophomore year of college.[32]