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2013 Football Roster

70 Corey Lewis

  • Ht./Wt. 6-6 / 315
  • Position OL
  • Hometown Cresco, Pa.
  • High School East Stroudsburg South

Biography

2012: Came back from three torn ACLs, five surgeries and 2.5 years of recovery to play the final four games of 2012 ... Played 25 snaps at right tackle at Ohio State on Nov. 3 in his first game action since 2009, and then played in the final three games down the stretch as well ... After seeing significant playing time in 2008 and `09, he missed the entire 2010 and 2011 seasons and the first eight games of 2012 (34 total games missed) recovering from five different kneee surgeries ... Academic All-Big Ten honoree.

2011: Sat out the 2011 season with ACL injury.

2010: Sat out 2010 season after tearing ACL in his left knee during 2010 spring practice ... Was granted a medical hardship waiver.

2009: Played in all 12 games ... Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.

2008: Logged 94 offensive snaps as a true-freshman, playing in four games - Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa and Western Michigan.

High School: Named to the Associated Press All-State team ... Earned first-team Class AAAA All-State honors ... Aided his team by averaging 6.5 yards per carry and scoring 27 rushing touchdowns as a senior ... Team averaged 182 yards rushing per game, posting over 2,200 yards for the season ... Ranks among the top-40 players in the state of Pennsylvania by Rivals.com ... Ranked the No. 78 offensive tackle nationally by Rivals.com ... Bench presses 300 pounds and squats 450 pounds ... High school coach was Ed Christian ... Also a starter on the basketball team.

Personal: Full name is Corey Leonard Lewis ... Son of Lisa and Steven Lewis ... Born on Oct. 16, 1990 ... Earned bachelor's degree in communication in Dec. 2011 and is currently finishing up master's degree in sports administration ... Chose Illinois over Virginia and Penn State.

(updated 7/22/13)

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Historical Player Information

  • 70

    2008Freshman

    OL
    6'6" 278 lbs
    70
  • 70

    2009Sophomore

    OL
    6'6" 315 lbs
    70
  • 70

    2010Junior

    OL
    6'6" 305 lbs
    70
  • 70

    2011Junior

    OL
    6'6" 305 lbs
    70
  • 70

    2012Senior

    OL
    6'6" 310 lbs
    70
  • 70

    2013Senior

    OL
    6'6" 315 lbs
    70