Jourdan Julian Lewis was born on August 31,1995 and is an American football cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League.
22 Facts About Jourdan Lewis
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Jourdan Lewis played college football at Michigan, where he was named First-team All-American and First-team All-Big Ten in 2015 and 2016.
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Jourdan Lewis was raised in Detroit, 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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Jourdan Lewis attended and performed the majority of drills, but opted to skip the short shuttle and three-cone drill.
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Jourdan Lewis chose to run his 40-yard dash, 20-yard dash, 10-yard dash, short shuttle, and three-cone drill for representatives and scouts from all 32 NFL teams.
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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 selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft.
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Jourdan Lewis was expected to compete with Orlando Scandrick, Chidobe Awuzie, Anthony Brown, and Nolan Carroll for a job as the starting cornerback, but suffered a hamstring injury during his first training camp practice and missed all of the preseason.
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Jourdan Lewis suffered a hamstring injury during the game and was questionable going into the following week.
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Jourdan Lewis gave up an 11-yard game-winning touchdown with 11 seconds left in the game to Davante Adams on a back shoulder fade thrown by Aaron Rodgers.
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Jourdan Lewis was criticized by FS1 analyst Skip Bayless who attributed the touchdown to the height difference between Adams and Jourdan Lewis.
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Jourdan Lewis finished the 2018 season with 12 combined tackles, one interception, one pass defensed, and two fumble recoveries in 15 games.
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On March 17,2021, Jourdan Lewis signed a three-year contract extension with the Cowboys.
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Jourdan Lewis accumulated career-highs with 3 interceptions, 61 total tackles and 88 interception yards.
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Jourdan Lewis suffered a Lisfranc injury in Week 7 and was placed on injured reserve on October 26,2022.