2025 CB Dylan Lewis Fits The SEC Corner Profile
Tennessee's coaching staff has been keeping tabs on three-star corner Dylan Lewis (Alpharetta, Ga.) since he earned an offer at a camp last June. The 2025 standout is teammates with four-star 2025 Tennessee corner commit Shamar Arnoux at Milton High School, and the Vols have kept tabs on him since. They are ramping up their interest, as he's been in Knoxville twice for unofficial visits during the year.
Lewis is a big-time player with major upside, as evidenced by his offer list. Tennessee, Clemson, Auburn, and Kentucky are among the top schools in the early stages of his recruitment, but the Vols have a lot of momentum. They were his fifth offer, the first SEC school to jump into things. He certainly fits the billing of an SEC corner, as his work at Milton resembles a lot of the same duties he would have in college.
He could be at his physical ceiling at 5-11.5 and 180 pounds, but that's enough to play corner for a big-time program. Lewis separates himself with his physical nature, timing when and where he takes his chance. Many young defensive backs that play with an edge often get too physical and cost themselves positioning or a penalty. Lewis has been playing this way for a long time and has received excellent coaching. He intently works receivers through their route progression, making contact at each break. It's enough to keep targets from breaking away and creates a contested catch scenario when other corners would be watching the ball and letting their man behind them.
2025 CB Dylan Lewis during his unofficial visit to Tennessee on March 25
Like many corners from the metro-Atlanta area, Lewis has nuanced footwork that keeps him in frame. Instead of relying on sheer athleticism, Lewis has spent a long time learning route combinations and reading offenses presnap. He does a nice job positioning himself at the line of scrimmage and keeps his feet chopping to remain ready. The ankle flexion is solid, as he flashed the ability to put his back foot in the ground and charge downhill on tape.
He's a willing and able tackler that uses the same force at the catch point as he does in his tackling form. Lewis puts a lot of power into his right shoulder and isn't afraid to get his jersey dirty. He isn't outleaping pass catchers at the point of attack or running a sub-4.40 forty-yard dash, but Lewis does all the right things and already possesses the physical profile to play on the Power-5 level. Defensive backs coach Willie Martinez recognized this early and will likely begin laying the pitch on this fall.
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