University of South Alabama Athletics

Jaguar Highlights: Enters his senior year slated to start at defensive end ... Posted two tackles — including one for a loss of six yards — to help the Red team to a three-point win in the annual spring game.

As A Junior (2014): Started each of the first two games, going on to make 12 appearances his first year with the program ... Credited with a total of 23 stops — including a pair of sacks — and two quarterback hurries, with 16 of those tackles coming against Sun Belt Conference competition ... Recorded a career-best four tackles in NCAA Division I debut, a Jaguar victory at Kent State ... Matched that total in win over Troy ... Collected three stops against league champion Georgia Southern and in defeat of Appalachian State ... All three tackles were solo against the latter, a career-high total ... Both sacks came in Sun Belt action, in a win at Idaho and at Arkansas State.

Junior College Highlights (2011-12): Posted 47 total tackles as a sophomore, including 14½ behind the line of scrimmage with nine sacks, at Los Angeles Harbor CC ... Tied for second in tackles for loss and tied for third in sacks in the Southern California Football Association Central Division; ended the season tied for 10th in the state in sacks ... Also forced two fumbles and recovered another, which he ran back 42 yards ... Credited with four passes broken up as well ... Helped the Seahawks end the year 6-5 overall, 4-2 and in third place in the division ... LAHCC advanced to the Golden State Bowl, where he made two solo stops including recording the squad’s lone sack ... Had season-best seven stops — which included 2½ behind the line — against a Ventura (Calif.) JC team that went undefeated in the regular season ... Collected season highs of 3½ tackles for loss and 2½ sacks in 17-6 victory over El Camino (Calif.) CC ... Recorded a pair of sacks among his four stops against Riverside (Calif.) CC ... Credited with six tackles including two behind the line of scrimmage in shutout of Desert (Calif.) CC.

High School Highlights: Played at Abbeville High, where he lettered in football, basketball and track for the Wildcats ... Helped lead AHS to a berth in the state 3A playoffs as a senior ... Part of a Wildcat basketball team that advanced to the championship game of the state tournament his last year.

Personal: Full name is Akeem Leon Lewis ... Born July 14, 1992, in Abbeville, La. ... Son of Leonard Lewis and Patsy Montgomery ... Favorite movie is “Friday” ... Favorite book is the Bible ... Favorite team is the New Orleans Saints ... Favorite athlete is Ray Lewis ... Favorite musical artists are Webbie and Lil’ Boosie ... Favorite food is chicken ... Favorite subject is math ... Likes to play basketball in his spare time ... Had offers from Michigan, Arizona and Illinois out of junior college ... An interdisciplinary studies major.