2017 Football Roster
Lewis Jr., Donnie
Jersey Number 21
Donnie Lewis Jr.
- Position:
- Cornerback
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Baton Rouge, La.
- High School:
- Central
Bio
2017: Played and started in all 12 games during his junior season…Finished the 2017 season with 36 tackles and three tackles for loss…Opened the year with an interception and a tackle vs. Grambling State…Posted a pair of tackles and a tackle for loss against Navy…Posted a three tackles and one pass breakup at Oklahoma…Picked off his second pass of the season against Army…Had a monster game against nationally-ranked USF, as he tallied five tackles, one interception, one pass breakup and a blocked field goal…Recorded four stops against and one tackle for loss at Memphis…Posted five tackles versus Cincinnati…Registered a career-high six pass breakups at East Carolina…Tallied a five tackles and had one fumble recovery against Houston…Member of the 2017-18 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team…Member of the Tulane 3.0 Club.
2016: Played in 10 games, starting in each…Finished with 39 tackles (31 solo, 8 assists) and 2.0 tackles for loss of three yards…Tied Parry Nickerson for most pass break-ups on the team with nine…Tied his career best of two pass breakups vs. Navy on Sept. 17…Achieved a career high eight tackles vs. UL Lafayette on Sept. 24, where he picked up his first career interception in which he returned 12 yards as well - Also tied his career high of 2 PBU’s for the second straight week…Picked up his second career interception at Houston on Nov. 12, along with his first career sack…Tied his high tackle amount of eight vs. Temple on Nov. 19…Earned a pass break-up in four straight games to end the season.
2015: Played in 11 games with nine starts as a redshirt freshman at cornerback…Totaled 30 tackles (26 solo, 4 assists) with three pass break-ups…Tied for fourth on the team in pass break-ups…Tied for the team lead in tackles with seven (all solo) at Georgia Tech (9/12)…Made his collegiate debut in a start vs. Duke (9/3), recording seven tackles (5 solo, 2 assists) with one pass break-up…Totaled five solo stops at SMU (11/21)…Made four tackles (3 solo, 1 assist) with two pass break-ups vs. Tulsa (11/27)…Tallied two solo stops vs. Maine (9/19) and vs. UCF (10/3)…Started at cornerback for the first time in his career and made one solo tackle at Temple (10/10)…Posted one solo stop vs. Houston (10/16)…Notched an assisted stop at Army (11/14).
2014: Did not play as a true freshman and redshirted the season.
High School: Three-year letterman at Central High for coaches Sid Edwards and Lamonte Janeau…Rated a two-star recruit by Rivals.com and Scout.com…Helped lead the Wildcats to a combined 28-9 overall record with three District 4-5A titles and trips to the state playoff all three seasons…As a senior, named first-team all-state, all-district and all-metro after snaring six interceptions…Invited to participate in the LHSAA All-Star Game where he was named MVP…Also earned three letters in both basketball and track and field.
Personal: Majoring in Public Relations…Has one brother and one sister.
Lewis’ Career Highs
Tackles 8, 2x, last vs. Temple, 11/19/16
Tackles for Loss 1.0 at UCF, 11/5/16
Yards Lost 2 at UCF, 11/5/16
Sacks 0.5 at Houston, 11/12/16
Interceptions 1, 5x
Pass Breakups 6 at ECU, 11/11/17
2016: Played in 10 games, starting in each…Finished with 39 tackles (31 solo, 8 assists) and 2.0 tackles for loss of three yards…Tied Parry Nickerson for most pass break-ups on the team with nine…Tied his career best of two pass breakups vs. Navy on Sept. 17…Achieved a career high eight tackles vs. UL Lafayette on Sept. 24, where he picked up his first career interception in which he returned 12 yards as well - Also tied his career high of 2 PBU’s for the second straight week…Picked up his second career interception at Houston on Nov. 12, along with his first career sack…Tied his high tackle amount of eight vs. Temple on Nov. 19…Earned a pass break-up in four straight games to end the season.
2015: Played in 11 games with nine starts as a redshirt freshman at cornerback…Totaled 30 tackles (26 solo, 4 assists) with three pass break-ups…Tied for fourth on the team in pass break-ups…Tied for the team lead in tackles with seven (all solo) at Georgia Tech (9/12)…Made his collegiate debut in a start vs. Duke (9/3), recording seven tackles (5 solo, 2 assists) with one pass break-up…Totaled five solo stops at SMU (11/21)…Made four tackles (3 solo, 1 assist) with two pass break-ups vs. Tulsa (11/27)…Tallied two solo stops vs. Maine (9/19) and vs. UCF (10/3)…Started at cornerback for the first time in his career and made one solo tackle at Temple (10/10)…Posted one solo stop vs. Houston (10/16)…Notched an assisted stop at Army (11/14).
2014: Did not play as a true freshman and redshirted the season.
High School: Three-year letterman at Central High for coaches Sid Edwards and Lamonte Janeau…Rated a two-star recruit by Rivals.com and Scout.com…Helped lead the Wildcats to a combined 28-9 overall record with three District 4-5A titles and trips to the state playoff all three seasons…As a senior, named first-team all-state, all-district and all-metro after snaring six interceptions…Invited to participate in the LHSAA All-Star Game where he was named MVP…Also earned three letters in both basketball and track and field.
Personal: Majoring in Public Relations…Has one brother and one sister.
Lewis’ Career Highs
Tackles 8, 2x, last vs. Temple, 11/19/16
Tackles for Loss 1.0 at UCF, 11/5/16
Yards Lost 2 at UCF, 11/5/16
Sacks 0.5 at Houston, 11/12/16
Interceptions 1, 5x
Pass Breakups 6 at ECU, 11/11/17
South Alabama Postgame: HC Jon Sumrall, SPEAR Javion White, RB Zuberi Mobley
Sunday, September 07
Tulane Tuesday: BAN Harvey Dyson - 9/2/25
Wednesday, September 03
Tulane Tuesday: HC Jon Sumrall - 9/2/25
Tuesday, September 02
Tulane Tuesday: WR Omari Hayes - 9/2/25
Tuesday, September 02
