Clarence Lewis (American football)

Clarence T-bone Lewis (born December 8, 2000) is an American professional football cornerback. He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Syracuse Orange.

Clarence Lewis

Lewis at Syracuse University in 2024
Personal information
Born:	(2000-12-08) December 8, 2000 (age 24) Edison, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	201 lb (91 kg)
Career information
Position:	Cornerback
High school:	Mater Dei (Middletown Township, New Jersey)
College:	Notre Dame (2020–2023) Syracuse (2024)
NFL draft:	2025: undrafted
Career history
Tennessee Titans (2025)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Third-team All-ACC (2024)
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Early life and high school

Raised in Edison, New Jersey, Lewis attended Mater Dei High School in Monmouth County, New Jersey. He played both sides in high school and posted 39 catches, 639 yards for four touchdowns on offense. On defense, Lewis made three interceptions, helping his team reach the state championship.^[1]

Coming out of high school he was rated as a three-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.^[1][2]

College career

Notre Dame

Lewis played for the Fighting Irish for four season, appearing in 51 games, making 23 starts with 124 tackles, four tackles-for-loss, three forced fumbles, 18 pass breakups, three interceptions, and a touchdown.^[3][4]

As a freshman in 2021, Lewis appeared in all 12 games, making six starts. He had a streak of 18 consecutive starts during his freshman and sophomore years. In 2023, he appeared in all 13 games, making two starts and finishing with nine tackles, a pick-six and three pass breakups.

He entered the transfer portal on March 29, 2024.^[5]

Syracuse

Lewis transferred to play for the Syracuse Orange and the incoming head coach Fran Brown.^[5] Brown had recruited Lewis to play at Rutgers when he was the defensive backs coach for the Rutgers under Greg Schiano.^[3]

In the lone year with the Orange, Lewis started every game at corner, making 41 tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss, 12 pass breakups and an interception. He was named Third Team All-ACC, was second in the ACC with 12 pass breakups. His 75.4 Pro Football Focus defensive grade was the second-best among Orange defenders with a minimum of 400 snaps played.^[4]

After the season, Lewis declared for the 2025 NFL draft.^[6]

Professional career

Lewis signed with the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent on April 26, 2025.^[7][8] He was waived on August 25.^[9]

Personal life

Lewis majored in art and design at Notre Dame and enjoys photography.^[3][10]