2024 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 3
Clarence Lewis
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 201
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Edison, N.J.
- High School:
- Mater Dei
- Prev School:
- Notre Dame
Career Overview: Multi-year starter for Notre Dame who transferred to Syracuse in the Spring of 2024, appearing in 63 games across both schools with 36 starts, 165 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sacks, three forced fumbles, 30Â pass breakups, four interceptions and a touchdown.
Senior Year (2024): Third Team All-ACC ... Second in the ACC with 12 pass breakups ... Started every game at corner, making 41 tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss, 12 pass breakups and an interception ... Made one solo tackle in his Orange debut vs. Ohio (8/31) ... Tallied four tackles and two pass breakups in the win over Georgia Tech (9/7) ... Had a pair of pass breakups, an interception and six tackles against Stanford (9/20) ... Broke up a pass and made a tackle against Holy Cross (9/28) ... Made two tackles at UNLV (10/4) ... Had a pair of tackles at NC State (10/12) ... Broke up two passes and made four tackles against Virginia Tech (11/2) ... Notched a tackle for loss and two tackles at Boston College (11/9) ... Made three tackles and broke up a pass at Cal (11/16) ... Tallied six tackles, all solo, and tied his career high with three pass breakups against UConn (11/23) ... Posted a season-high seven tackles in the win over Miami (11/30) ... Made three tackles and broke up a pass in the DIRECTV Holiday Bowl vs. Washington State (12/27).
Junior Year (2023 at Notre Dame): Appeared in every game with two starts, recording one interception and returning it 33 yards for a touchdown, nine tackles and three pass breakups … Had a 33-yard interception return vs. Tennessee State (9/2) … Made a tackle and broke up a pass against Central Michigan (9/16) … Recorded his first start of the season and broke up a pass at Louisville (10/7) … Tallied three solo tackles in a win over USC (10/14) … Made a solo tackle against Pittsburgh (10/28) … Broke up a pass in the home finale against Wake Forest (11/18) … Notched a pair of tackles at Stanford (11/25) … Posted one solo tackle against Oregon State in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl (12/29).
Sophomore Year (2022 at Notre Dame): Appeared in every game, making two starts at corner … Made 29 tackles (23 solo), a tackle for loss and an interception on the year … Was second on the team in pass breakups (4), and added a forced fumble, fumble recovery and a pair of quarterback hurries … Key contrubitor on special teams as well, playing on kickoff, punt and punt block units … Made a season-high seven tackles and added a pass breakup against Ohio State (9/3) … Had a tackle against Marshall (9/10) … Tallied a pass breakup and a pair of tackles vs. Cal (9/17) … Made a solo tackle against North Carolina (9/24) … Broke up a pass against BYU (10/8) … Made two solo tackles against Stanford (10/15) … Forced and recovered a fumble against UNLV (10/22) … Blocked a punt against Syracuse (10/29) … Made three solo tackles against Clemson (11/5) … Intercepted a pass and made two solo tackles against Navy (11/12) … Notched three tackles against USC (11/26) … Finished with two tackles, a TFL, a quarterback hurry and a pass breakup against South Carolina in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl (12/30).
Freshman Year (2021 at Notre Dame): Finished third on the team with 53 tackles (44 solo), including 2.0 tackles for loss, a sack and an interception … Started every game of the season helping lead his team to the Fiesta Bowl … Intercepted a pass and notched a solo tackle against Florida State (9/5) … Made a solo tackle and broke up a pass against Toledo (9/11) … Tallied three solo tackles against Purdue (9/18) … Made three tackles (one solo) in the win over Wisconsin in Chicago (9/25) … Notched three tackles and a pass breakup against Cincinnati (10/2) … Made six tackles (all solo) in a win over Virginia Tech (10/9) … Matched the total with six tackles against USC (10/23) … Made six tackles for the third-straight game in a win over North Carolina (10/30) … Made three solo stops and his first collegiate sack against Virginia (11/13) … Tied his season high again with six tackles, adding a season-best two pass breakups and a tackle for loss against Georgia Tech (11/20) … Made three solo tackles and forced a fumble against Stanford (11/27) … Posted a season-high 10 tackles (all solo) against Oklahoma State in the Fiesta Bowl (1/1).
2020 (at Notre Dame): Appeared in all-12 games, making six starts … Tied for fourth on the defense with 33 tackles, adding one tackle for loss, a forced fumble and seven pass breakups … Made his collegiate debut against Duke (9/12) … Started his first collegiate game, posting five tackles (all solo), which was the most against Irish DBs in the contest. He added a tackle for loss and three pass breakups against South Florida (9/19) … Made a tackle in the win over Florida State (10/10) … Notched one tackle against Louisville (10/17) … Registered two tackles and a pass breakup against Boston College (11/14) … Made a tackle and broke up a pass against North Carolina (11/17) … Earned ACC Defensive Back of the Week honors for his performance against Syracuse (12/5). He made a career-high 12 tackles, forced a fumble and broke up a pass … Made four tackles (three solo) and had a pass breakup in the ACC Championship Game against Clemson (12/19), his fourth-straight game with a pass breakup … Started and totaled two solo tackles in the College Football Playoff Semifinal Game in the Rose Bowl against Alabama (1/1).
High School: Rated three stars by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN … Top-20 player from New Jersey in the class, according to Rivals … Played on both sides of the ball at Mater Dei under head coach Dan Mangiero, posting 39 catches, 639 yards and four touchdowns on offense. Defensively, made three interceptions, helping his team reach the state championship.
Senior Year (2024): Third Team All-ACC ... Second in the ACC with 12 pass breakups ... Started every game at corner, making 41 tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss, 12 pass breakups and an interception ... Made one solo tackle in his Orange debut vs. Ohio (8/31) ... Tallied four tackles and two pass breakups in the win over Georgia Tech (9/7) ... Had a pair of pass breakups, an interception and six tackles against Stanford (9/20) ... Broke up a pass and made a tackle against Holy Cross (9/28) ... Made two tackles at UNLV (10/4) ... Had a pair of tackles at NC State (10/12) ... Broke up two passes and made four tackles against Virginia Tech (11/2) ... Notched a tackle for loss and two tackles at Boston College (11/9) ... Made three tackles and broke up a pass at Cal (11/16) ... Tallied six tackles, all solo, and tied his career high with three pass breakups against UConn (11/23) ... Posted a season-high seven tackles in the win over Miami (11/30) ... Made three tackles and broke up a pass in the DIRECTV Holiday Bowl vs. Washington State (12/27).
Junior Year (2023 at Notre Dame): Appeared in every game with two starts, recording one interception and returning it 33 yards for a touchdown, nine tackles and three pass breakups … Had a 33-yard interception return vs. Tennessee State (9/2) … Made a tackle and broke up a pass against Central Michigan (9/16) … Recorded his first start of the season and broke up a pass at Louisville (10/7) … Tallied three solo tackles in a win over USC (10/14) … Made a solo tackle against Pittsburgh (10/28) … Broke up a pass in the home finale against Wake Forest (11/18) … Notched a pair of tackles at Stanford (11/25) … Posted one solo tackle against Oregon State in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl (12/29).
Sophomore Year (2022 at Notre Dame): Appeared in every game, making two starts at corner … Made 29 tackles (23 solo), a tackle for loss and an interception on the year … Was second on the team in pass breakups (4), and added a forced fumble, fumble recovery and a pair of quarterback hurries … Key contrubitor on special teams as well, playing on kickoff, punt and punt block units … Made a season-high seven tackles and added a pass breakup against Ohio State (9/3) … Had a tackle against Marshall (9/10) … Tallied a pass breakup and a pair of tackles vs. Cal (9/17) … Made a solo tackle against North Carolina (9/24) … Broke up a pass against BYU (10/8) … Made two solo tackles against Stanford (10/15) … Forced and recovered a fumble against UNLV (10/22) … Blocked a punt against Syracuse (10/29) … Made three solo tackles against Clemson (11/5) … Intercepted a pass and made two solo tackles against Navy (11/12) … Notched three tackles against USC (11/26) … Finished with two tackles, a TFL, a quarterback hurry and a pass breakup against South Carolina in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl (12/30).
Freshman Year (2021 at Notre Dame): Finished third on the team with 53 tackles (44 solo), including 2.0 tackles for loss, a sack and an interception … Started every game of the season helping lead his team to the Fiesta Bowl … Intercepted a pass and notched a solo tackle against Florida State (9/5) … Made a solo tackle and broke up a pass against Toledo (9/11) … Tallied three solo tackles against Purdue (9/18) … Made three tackles (one solo) in the win over Wisconsin in Chicago (9/25) … Notched three tackles and a pass breakup against Cincinnati (10/2) … Made six tackles (all solo) in a win over Virginia Tech (10/9) … Matched the total with six tackles against USC (10/23) … Made six tackles for the third-straight game in a win over North Carolina (10/30) … Made three solo stops and his first collegiate sack against Virginia (11/13) … Tied his season high again with six tackles, adding a season-best two pass breakups and a tackle for loss against Georgia Tech (11/20) … Made three solo tackles and forced a fumble against Stanford (11/27) … Posted a season-high 10 tackles (all solo) against Oklahoma State in the Fiesta Bowl (1/1).
2020 (at Notre Dame): Appeared in all-12 games, making six starts … Tied for fourth on the defense with 33 tackles, adding one tackle for loss, a forced fumble and seven pass breakups … Made his collegiate debut against Duke (9/12) … Started his first collegiate game, posting five tackles (all solo), which was the most against Irish DBs in the contest. He added a tackle for loss and three pass breakups against South Florida (9/19) … Made a tackle in the win over Florida State (10/10) … Notched one tackle against Louisville (10/17) … Registered two tackles and a pass breakup against Boston College (11/14) … Made a tackle and broke up a pass against North Carolina (11/17) … Earned ACC Defensive Back of the Week honors for his performance against Syracuse (12/5). He made a career-high 12 tackles, forced a fumble and broke up a pass … Made four tackles (three solo) and had a pass breakup in the ACC Championship Game against Clemson (12/19), his fourth-straight game with a pass breakup … Started and totaled two solo tackles in the College Football Playoff Semifinal Game in the Rose Bowl against Alabama (1/1).
High School: Rated three stars by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN … Top-20 player from New Jersey in the class, according to Rivals … Played on both sides of the ball at Mater Dei under head coach Dan Mangiero, posting 39 catches, 639 yards and four touchdowns on offense. Defensively, made three interceptions, helping his team reach the state championship.
Scott Hanson Donates Suits to Syracuse Student Broadcasters
Wednesday, October 08
Players Press Conference Postgame at SMU
Sunday, October 05
Fran Brown Postgame Press Conference at SMU
Sunday, October 05
Highlights | Syracuse at SMU
Saturday, October 04