{"id":39362,"date":"2018-03-14T12:12:24","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T16:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=39362"},"modified":"2018-03-15T18:43:06","modified_gmt":"2018-03-15T22:43:06","slug":"tyquan-lewis-2018-nfl-draft-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2018\/03\/14\/tyquan-lewis-2018-nfl-draft-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyquan Lewis 2018 NFL Draft Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview
\nPosition<\/strong>: Edge defender
\nHeight<\/strong>: 6’3″
\nWeight<\/strong>: 265 pounds
\nSchool<\/strong>: Ohio State Buckeyes<\/p>\n

Combine Performance Data
\nVertical jump<\/strong>: 35.5 inches
\nBroad jump<\/strong>: 10 feet, 2 inches<\/p>\n

Tyquan Lewis 2018 NFL Draft Profile<\/strong><\/h1>\n

A lynchpin of Ohio State’s formidable defensive front over the past four years, Tyquan Lewis<\/a><\/strong> has a chance to become part of another impressive Buckeye draft class. Much like Lewis, many of those prospects played a part in that dominance at the line of scrimmage on defense. It includes names such as Sam Hubbard<\/a><\/strong>, Jalyn Holmes<\/a><\/strong>, Jerome Baker<\/a><\/strong> and Chris Worley<\/a><\/strong>. All of them should be off the board at some point over the three-day frenzy that is the NFL Draft.<\/p>\n

Prior to his time in Columbus, Lewis made a name for himself at North Carolina high school powerhouse Tarboro. He made the state title game each year he was there, winning it three out of four times. It led to him commanding plenty of scholarship offers from big-time programs, including OSU, LSU, and Clemson. But the consensus four-star recruit gave his pledge to Urban Meyer<\/strong> and comprised a\u00a02013 recruiting class ranked second in the nation according to Rivals.<\/p>\n

Lewis didn’t see much action during Ohio State’s national championship year of 2014. But of his nine tackles that year, three resulted in lost yardage for the opponent. His role expanded dramatically the following year. He registered a sack or tackle for loss in nine of the 12 games he played in, finishing no worse than 10th in the Big Ten in both categories. As a junior, he won the conference’s defensive player of the year while earning all-Big Ten recognition in both of his final two seasons with the Buckeyes. His 23.5 career sacks rank fifth on the school’s all-time list.<\/p>\n

Strengths<\/h2>\n