Trey Lewis Trey Lewis ( born May 23 , 1985 ) is an American football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent . He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL Draft . He played college football at Washburn University . After being drafted as the 185 overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft , Lewis moved his way up the depth chart to become a starter in week 4 ( September 30 , 2007 ) . He played until Week 11 , when he tore his Anterior Cruciate Ligament and was later placed on the Falcons ' injured reserve list . Since then , he has recovered , but then retore his ACL in March when he fell down the stairs . He spent the 2008 season on Injured Reserve after not recovering from knee surgery . Personal . Lewis is the son of Verna Chapman and Wynn Lewis , and has one brother . He was born in Topeka , Kansas . He attended Washburn Rural High School in Topeka , Kansas , where he played football . He was an honorable mention all - Class 6A , second - team all - City and all - Centennial League and was named the team ' s defensive MVP . In 2003 , he achieved the rank of Eagle Scout in Boy Scouts . College career . In 2003 , as a freshman , Lewis played in all 11 games recording 18 tackles including six solo stops and two tackles for loss with 1 sack . He was named second team all - MIAA after collecting 31 tackles including three for loss with a forced fumble , fumble recovery , a sack , and blocked punt in 2004 . Lewis was selected as a first team all - MIAA pick after recording 45 tackles including eight for loss with a forced fumble and a fumble recovery , had 4 sacks , 8 tackles for loss in 2005 . In a game against Northwest Missouri , he had 3 sacks for - 27 yards en route to MIAA Player of the Week honors . Lewis was a third team all - Football Gazette selection that same year . In 2006 , Lewis ' final year as an Ichabod , he became the first Ichabod to be named to the Associated Press Little All - American team since 1963 . He was also named to the American Football Coaches Association All - American ( AFCAAA ) team – becoming the first Ichabod player and only the second Ichabod overall to be named to the coaches team since 1988 . Lewis recorded 62 tackles as a senior season with 36 solo stops while he recorded 10 tackles for loss and four sacks for 25 yards . He also had a forced fumble with two pass break ups and a blocked field goal attempt . Lewis gained MIAA ' s Most Valuable Defensive Player honors in that same week . He was named a Daktronics first team All - Southwest Region pick and a unanimous first team All - MIAA selection . Lewis also played in the first Texas vs . The Nation Game on Feb . 2 , 2007 . He became only the sixth player in school history to be invited to a college all - star game . He was named first team All - American by the Football Gazette and second team All - American by D2football . com . Lewis finished his career at Washburn with 156 total tackles , including 68 solo stops , 23 tackles for loss and 10 sacks . On NFLDraftScout . com , he was rated number 25 out of 148 defensive tackles , and 348 out of 2353 overall players going into the NFL draft . Results from a University combine test had Trey showing a 5 . 14 in the 40 - yard dash , Bench - pressing 225 pounds 21 times , having a 582 - pound squat , a 417 - pound hang clean , a 30½ - inch vertical jump , and a 9 - foot broad jump . According to Lewis , the teams that scouted him the most were the Chicago Bears , the Kansas City Chiefs , the Atlanta Falcons , and the New York Giants . Lewis graduated with a computer information sciences degree . Professional career . Atlanta Falcons . 2007 . Lewis was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the 6th round , being the 185 overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft . He is the fourth Washburn University player ever to be drafted to an NFL team , joining offensive tackle Ed Schneider , who was picked in the 17th round and the 169th overall pick by the New York Giants in 1944 and outside linebacker Troy Stedman , who was picked 170th overall by the Kansas City Chiefs in the seventh round of the 1988 NFL Draft . Lewis made his first start of the season against the Texans on September 30 , 2007 . Teammate Michael Boley said of Lewis starting " He ' s shown a lot of good things , Coming in as a rookie , he ' s accepting his responsibility now . With us releasing Grady , there ' s going to be a big weight on his shoulders and I think he ' s going to take it in stride . " He was then listed as the Starting Defensive Tackle in week 10 after the Falcons cut veteran Grady Jackson . During training camp , his number was listed as # 67 , because in college , he was # 76 , but that number was already taken . Then his number was changed to # 97 before the season began because an older falcons player had the same number as him . He finished the 2007 NFL season with 23 tackles and one interception . Because of his size , Lewis played both Defensive Tackle and Nose Tackle during the season . According To Lewis , the most hard adjustment from NCAA Division II to the NFL was working on his Technique . Around this time , Lewis lost 20 pounds and slimmed down to 294 pounds . In November 2007 , during a week 11 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers , Trey Lewis went down with a torn right ACL and was later placed on the Falcons ' injured reserve list . He had his knee operated on to fix the torn ligament . On March 4 , 2008 , Lewis fell down a set of stairs and re - injured his right knee . Falcons coach Mike Smith said " It ' s tough for us , but it is also disappointing for Trey because he was making tremendous progress in his rehabilitation , " . His Agent , Richard Katz , told reporters " He ' s having some surgery this week . Basically , he ' s lost the three months that he ' s been rehabbing " ' . The accident was described as a " freak accident " due to the nature of the injury . Trey Lewis was inactive during mini - camp . The situation had caused the Falcons ' Management to consider drafting Glenn Dorsey of LSU with the 3rd pick of the first round in the NFL draft . The Falcons instead drafted Matt Ryan of Boston College while the Kansas City Chiefs picked Dorsey with the 5th pick . 2008 . On July 26 , 2008 , after not fully recovering from his torn ACL , Lewis was placed on the non - football injury list , where he remained for the rest of the season . 2009 . The Atlanta Falcons website reported in an article that Lewis was " ready to put his knee injury behind him " . The article interviews Lewis about his knee injury and his future . When asked about what he initially thought of the knee injury , he replied " I just thought I tweaked it , When you have your surgery the knee feels different every day . I just thought something was weird . I didn ' t know until a couple days later when I got a call with the results of the MRI . You just have to pick up the pieces and start over again . " Since his injury , Lewis has been cleared to participate in organized team activities , including on - field work , but he wants to make sure he remains healthy for the rigors of the preseason . He was quotes as saying " As of right now I want to get through this offseason program and make sure everything is good , " he said . " I want to get confident with my knees right now so , when training camp starts , I ' m full throttle and there ' s no holding back whatsoever . " When asked about off - season conditioning , Lewis replied : " I think I ' m a lot stronger , especially in my upper body . My lower body feels stronger than it was prior to the injury . I ' m excited to see what I can do now with a year of NFL lifting and training without banging on ( the knee ) . " He competed for the starting job in the 2009 NFL Season . Lewis was inactive for the first 2 weeks , but after DT Peria Jerry was placed on Injured Reserve , Lewis was bumped up a spot on the depth chart . On September 28 , 2009 , against the New England Patriots , Lewis played in his first regular season NFL game since November 2007 . He amassed 6 tackles . 2010 . Lewis started in the opening game of the 2010 season against the Pittsburgh Steelers and had two tackles , but was inactive for the remainder of the season . 2011 . Lewis was released by the Falcons during final cuts on September 2 , 2011 . Impact . Cary Williams , a Washburn defensive back who was drafted in the 7th round of the 2008 NFL Draft by the Tennessee Titans , was scouted heavily by scouts coming into the NFL draft . Williams stated that if it hadn ' t been for Trey Lewis being scouted and drafted , he would not have had a chance at even being scouted . " Trey really opened the door for Washburn ( University ) , " Williams said in an interview with KTKA - 49 News in Topeka . KS .