Troy University Athletics
2016 Football Roster
Roster
Terris Lewis
- Position:
- LB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 225
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Linden, Ala.
- High School:
- Linden HS
2015 (Junior): Started 11 of 12 games at middle linebacker and finished third on the team with 63 tackles – 40 solo … Fifth on the team with 5.5 tackles for loss on the year to go along with a pass break up, three quarterback hurries, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery … Recorded a tackle in all 12 games with a season-high 12 coming against Georgia Southern, 11 of which were solo tackles … Forced fumbles against South Alabama and New Mexico State, while recovering a loose ball at Georgia State … Finished with seven tackles against both South Alabama and Appalachian State … Picked up a tackle for loss against NC State, Idaho, New Mexico State, Appalachian State, ULM and UL Lafayette … Key piece in Troy’s passing defense that ranked 29th nationally and third in the Sun Belt with just 199.1 passing yards allowed per game … Helped lead a Troy defense that was fifth-most improved unit in the country in yards per play allowed (-1.13), third-most improved in opponent 3rd down percentage (-14.62) and sixth-most improved in tackles for loss (2.59)
2014 (Sophomore): Played in five games and started three contests when Wayland Coleman-Dancer suffered an injury early in the year … Missed the final seven games after suffering a hand injury … Recorded five tackles in each of the five games he played … Broke up a pass against Duke … Had five solo tackles at UAB and four solo stops against Duke and Abilene Christian
2013 (Freshman): Started Troy’s nationally televised game at Arkansas State and played in all 12 contests … Forced a fumble in each of his first two games, UAB and Savannah State … Finished the year with three forced fumbles after knocking a ball loose at Georgia State; ranked 23rd nationally in forced fumbles … His three forced fumbles were the second most in the NCAA by a freshman (Damontae Kazee, San Diego State) and the most by a true freshman … Totaled 27 tackles on the season after a season-high seven at Arkansas State … Intercepted a pass and recorded three tackles at Ole Miss … Credited with a quarterback hurry and three tackles in Troy’s win at Western Kentucky … Had a tackle for loss in the opener against UAB and vs. South Alabama … Recorded a tackle in 10 of his 12 games, including one in each of the first eight games of the season
High School: Helped lead Linden to the Alabama 1A State Championship Game and a 13-2 overall record as a senior … Two-time first team all-state selection … Named to the Alabama Sports Writers Association All-State First Team and was the Alabama 1A Lineman of the Year after finishing his senior season with 142 tackles, 12 tackles for loss and six interceptions on defense … Linden allowed just 88 points in 15 games (5.9 per game) and recorded six shutouts … Offensively, recorded 544 yards and nine touchdowns on 26 catches as a tight end … Named to the Alabama Sports Writers Association All-State First Team his junior year after finishing with 134 tackles and 33 tackles for loss; Linden allowed just 104 point and recorded six shutouts in 14 games … As a sophomore registered 113 tackles
Personal: Full name is Terris Coleman Lewis ... Son of Cynthia Williams and Charles Mann ... Brother Imorus Agee plays basketball at Alabama, brother Charles Mann, Jr., plays basketball at Georgia, and two sisters, Imiya Agee and Lashonda Lewis ... Born Aug. 27, 1993, in Linden, Ala. ... Majoring in criminal justice
