Damien Lewis

BIOGRAPHY

Damien Stephon Lewis Sr. was born on March 21, 1997 in Canton, Mississippi. He is an offensive guard in the NFL.

Lewis grew up in Biloxi, Mississippi, and Atlanta before moving to Canton, Mississippi, where he attended Canton High School. Lewis enrolled at Northwest Mississippi Community College after receiving a scholarship. He was named a second-team Junior College All-American in both of his seasons at Northwest Mississippi. He graduated a semester early and committed to transfer to LSU to continue his collegiate career over offers from Ole Miss, Kentucky, South Carolina, and West Virginia. Lewis was named the Tigers starting right guard going into his first season at LSU and started all 13 of the team's games. As a senior, Lewis started all 15 of the Tigers' games and was named second-team All-Southeastern Conference as the Tigers won the 2020 National Championship.

Lewis was selected by Seattle Seahawks in the third round with the 69th overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. Lewis made his NFL debut on September 13, 2020, in the season opener against the Atlanta Falcons, starting at right guard. In pass protection ratings, Lewis did well, allowing just 28 total pressures in 633 pass blocking snaps. He received an 81.5 overall run blocking score from Pro Football Focus. After a strong rookie year, Lewis was named to the Pro Football Writers Association's All-NFL Rookie Team.