Jace Lewis

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Height:
6-1
Weight:
230
Position:
LB
Hometown:
Townsend, Mont.
High School:
Broadwater County HS

2021 (R-Sr.):
• Preseason 1st-team All-Big Sky
• Phil Steele 1st-team Preseason All-America
• Phil Steele 1st-team Preseason All-Big Sky
• HERO Sports Preseason All-America
• HERO Sports Preseason All-Big Sky
Lewis enters his full senior season already among the top-40 UM tacklers of all-time with 219 following the spring season, and top-30 in tackles for loss with 21 after a breakout junior season. Totaled 10 tackles, 1.5 TFLs, and 1 interception in two games this spring. Enters the year with 15 career starts to his name at linebacker. He was chosen to represent Montana at the Big Sky kickoff in Spokane in July.

2020-21 (R-Sr.):
• Big Sky Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
• Preseason 1st-team All-Big Sky
• Phil Steele Preseason Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year
• Phil Steele 1st-team Preseason All-America
• Phil Steele 1st-team Preseason All-Big Sky
• HERO Sports 1^st Team Preseason All-America
• HERO Sports Preseason All-Big Sky

2019 (R-Jr.):
• 1^st Team All-Big Sky
• Phil Steele Magazine 1^st Team All-Big Sky
• HERO Sports Preseason All-Big Sky
• ROOT Sports Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week (11/18)
Was the No. 5 tackler in the Big Sky and a top-25 FCS tackler with 131stops… Tied for third in the Big Sky in solo tackles with 65… No. 8 in the league in TFLs with 12… Posted a career-high 17 tackles at Sac St…. Totaled six games with double-digit tackles… Tallied a career-high three sacks against Portland State… Forced two fumbles on the season and recovered a fumble at Sac St…. Also tallied six QB hits and four pass breakups… Named ROOT Sports Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week after posting a game-high 16 tackles and one TFL against No. 3 Weber State and helping hold the Wildcat offense to just 1.9 yards per carry and 69 total rushing yards… Also earned Montana’s nomination for Big Sky Player of the Week on 9/28 and 11/2 after big games at UC Davis and Portland St… Earned a scholarship from the Michael R. Jorgensen Endowment Fund

2018 (R-So.):
• HERO Sports Sophomore special teams All-American
• 2^nd team special teams All-Big Sky
Was a key contributor on Montana's top-ranked kickoff coverage unit with 62 tackles on the season, ranking in the league's top-40 ... Recorded four tackles and half a sack at Western Illinois (9/15) ... In Montana’s Big Sky Conference opener vs. Sacramento state (9/22), Lewis made his contribution felt by putting up 6 tackles (tying his season-high), also recording a half sack ... Lewis had himself another big day vs. Cal Poly (9/29) putting up a career-high 9 tackles on the day ... Lewis had an impressive performance vs. Portland State (10/6) where he recorded 9 tackles (tying his career-high), half a sack and 1.5 TFL’s ... Recorded 7 tackles, half of a TFL, one pass break-up and one QB hit in a well-rounded performance at North Dakota (10/13) ... Contributed to his team’s win at Southern Utah (11/3) with 3 solo tackles and a TFL ... At Idaho (11/10) had 4 tackles and half a TFL on the day ... Lewis finished the season recording 5 tackles, half a TFL and a pass break-up against rival Montana State (11/17).

2017 (R-Fr.): Saw action in 10 games, mostly on special teams … Posted at least one tackle in eight of his 10 games … Tallied 16 total tackles, three solo … Recorded a career-high six tackles against Savannah State … Posted three tackles against both North Dakota and Portland State.

2016 (Fr.): Lewis redshirted his true freshman year.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lewis was a three-sport athlete at Broadwater HS in Townsend, Mont… He earned four letters in football, three in track and two in basketball… He was captain of his football team, 2013-15, and basketball team, 2015… Football team was conference 5-B champions and state Class B champions in 2014… He was named defensive MVP, 2013-15, and offensive MVP, 2014-15… He was a three-time All-State and three-time All-Conference linebacker and quarterback from 2013-15… Has 214 career pass completions for a total of 4,337 passing yards and 6,511 total yards, 44 passing TDs, 84 combined TDs, 344 tackles, 17 sacks, and 43 tackles for loss… His football coach was Travis Rauh.

PERSONAL: Lewis is majoring in Communications at UM… His parents are Aubra and Lee Lewis of Townsend, Mont.