1. Jourdan Julian Lewis was born on August 31,1995 and is an American professional football Nickelback for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League.
36 Facts About Jourdan Lewis
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Jourdan Lewis was raised in Detroit, Michigan, where he attended and played high school football at Cass Technical High School.
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Jourdan Lewis accepted a football scholarship from the University of Michigan.
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Jourdan Lewis was named a starter in the third game of the season.
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Jourdan Lewis ranked second among all players in the NCAA Division I FBS with 21 passes defended.
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Jourdan Lewis set a single-season school record with 21 pass breakups in 2015, surpassing the previous record of 18 held by Marlin Jackson and Leon Hall.
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Jourdan Lewis was named a First-team All-American by USA Today, and Sports Illustrated, becoming the first Wolverine to earn the honor since Taylor Lewan in 2013, and the first Wolverine defensive back to earn the honor since Leon Hall in 2006.
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Jourdan Lewis has contributed 23 tackles, 3.5 tackles-for-loss, two interceptions and 12 pass breakups this season.
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Jourdan Lewis was named a first-team All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, Associated Press, Sporting News, and Sports Illustrated.
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On January 10,2017, it was reported that Jourdan Lewis had accepted his invitation to participate in the 2017 Senior Bowl.
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Jourdan Lewis was ranked the sixth cornerback in the draft by NFL analyst Mel Kiper Jr.
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Jourdan Lewis was the 14th cornerback selected in 2017 and was the second of three cornerbacks the Dallas Cowboys drafted.
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Jourdan Lewis was expected to compete with Orlando Scandrick, Chidobe Awuzie, Anthony Brown, and Nolan Carroll for a job as a starting cornerback, but suffered a hamstring injury during his first training camp practice, causing him to be sidelined for the entire preseason.
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On September 17,2017, Jourdan Lewis made his professional regular season debut at the Denver Broncos and was immediately received ample playing time after both Nolan Carroll and Chidobe Awuzie exited the game due to a concussion and a hamstring injury.
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In Week 3, Jourdan Lewis earned his first career start in place of Nolan Carroll and as he started as a nickelback alongside Orlando Scandrick and Anthony Brown.
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Jourdan Lewis finished his rookie season with 54 combined tackles, ten passes defended, and one interception in 15 games and seven starts.
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Jourdan Lewis earned an overall grade of 79.6 from Pro Football Focus in 2017.
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Jourdan Lewis was forced to compete to be a starting cornerback against Chidobe Awuzie, Byron Jones, and Anthony Brown.
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Jourdan Lewis finished the season with 12 combined tackles, two fumble recoveries, a pass deflection, and one interception in 15 games and one start.
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Jourdan Lewis finished the season with 51 combined tackles, six pass deflections, a career-high four sacks, two interceptions, a fumble recovery, and one touchdown in 16 games and five starts.
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Jourdan Lewis received an overall grade of 68.7 from Pro Football Focus in 2019.
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Jourdan Lewis was a candidate to be the starting nickelback with the other competitor being Anthony Brown under new defensive coordinator Mike Nolan.
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Jourdan Lewis finished the season with 55 combined tackles, two pass deflections, two sacks, and a fumble recovery in 15 games and 13 starts.
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Jourdan Lewis received an overall grade of 66.4 from Pro Football Focus in 2020.
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Jourdan Lewis entered training camp slated to return as starting nickelback under Dan Quinn.
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Jourdan Lewis finished the 2021 NFL season with a total of 61 combined tackles, 11 pass deflections, a career-high three interceptions, two fumble recoveries, 1.5 sacks, and one forced fumble in 16 games and 13 starts.
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On October 26,2022, the Cowboys announced that Jourdan Lewis had officially been placed on injured reserve after undergoing surgery due to a Lisfranc injury that sidelined him for the last ten games of the season.
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Jourdan Lewis finished the 2022 NFL season with only 26 combined tackles, a pass deflection, a sack, and one interception in six games and four starts.
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Jourdan Lewis was unable to participate in training camp due to his Liafranc injury and was expected to compete against DaRon Bland to be the third cornerback on the depth chart.
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Jourdan Lewis unfortunately was unable to return during training camp and began the season on the PUP list.
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Jourdan Lewis finished the 2023 NFL season with a total of 52 combined tackles, five pass deflections, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, and one interception in 16 games and eight starts.
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Jourdan Lewis received an overall grade of 52.5 from Pro Football Focus in 2023, which ranked 106th among all qualifying cornerbacks.
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Jourdan Lewis finished the 2024 NFL season with 71 combined tackles, eight pass deflections, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, an interception, and one sack in 16 games and 13 starts.
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Jourdan Lewis received an overall grade of 71.7 from Pro Football Focus, which ranked 36th among 222 qualifying cornerbacks in 2024.
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The woman claimed to authorities that Jourdan Lewis had grabbed her by the neck and held her to the ground following an argument about bills.
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Jourdan Lewis was not at the apartment upon the arrival of Ann Arbor Police, but had spoke with the police on the telephone and met with officers a few miles from the apartment.