2008 Football
Roster
Brian Lewis
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 264
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Elizabeth City, NC
One of the program’s brightest young prospects on thedefensive line ... Has packed on nearly 25 pounds of muscle sincearriving on campus as a true freshman ... Should be physicallyready to contribute in 2007 ... Will challenge for a startingposition at end ... Has the potential to develop into a dominantpass rusher ... Improved 40-yard dash time to 4.85 seconds despitecarrying much more weight.
2007 Spring Game (3/31): Had two assistedtackles. 2006 at Gardner-Webb: Saw action in nine games as areserve defensive end ... Finished the season with four totaltackles, two tackles for loss (minus-6 yards) and a sack (minus-5yards) ... Registered three total tackles (two solo) and a sack inthe season opener at Jacksonville (9/2) ... Also had two pressuresin that game ... Had a solo stop at UT-Martin (9/16).
High School: Played at Northeastern (N.C.) Highunder Coach Antonio Moore ... Athletic defensive end prospect ...Ran the 40-yard dash in 4.7 seconds at the Shrine Bowl Combine ...Led Eagles to a 10-2 record and a Northeastern Coastal 2AConference title in 2005 ... Spearheaded a defensive unit thatallowed just 17.8 points per game ... A first-team All-Areaselection by the Elizabeth City Daily Advance in 2005 ... Excelledin the pass rush as a senior, recording 12 sacks to go with fourblocked punts and four fumble recoveries ... Chose Gardner-Webbover Hampton.
