re: Arkansas Football 2022 Recruiting Thread *JUCO DT Taylor Lewis Commits*

He played MLB in the spring game with Bumper Pool at OLB. We were planning on going with more 4-2-5 this year but then one of our DTs got hurt so we may play mostly 3-down again like last season.

His sideline-to-sideline speed was pretty impressive. I think that’s why they like him in the middle.

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Breaking: JUCO DT Taylor Lewis explains Arkansas commitment

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Arkansas received a commitment from College of the Canyons defensive tackle Taylor Lewis on Tuesday.

Lewis will be a late addition to the 2022 class. He is coming off a visit to Fayetteville and had additional opportunities from Oregon State, Auburn Nebraska, Hawaii and more.

"I really felt like it was the whole package at Arkansas, but mainly the coaching staff," Lewis explained. "They won me over with the way they operate, the way they communicated with each other and how they communicated with me. They were real welcoming to me and my family."

Lewis does not know the exact date he reports to campus at Arkansas yet. He graduates from College of the Canyons this week and then expects to head to Fayetteville shortly after and begin his quest to be on the field this fall.

"It's pretty open," he said. "They need a guy to come in and help win games, somebody to play right away and that's all I need."

At several points in time, Lewis' football journey was uncertain. Having gone through the process of going to a JUCO, waiting it out into the spring and now landing at an SEC program, he is appreciative of where the next step will take him.

"It hasn't even really sunk in yet," he said. "It won't sink in until I step on the field. It really is a blessing with the things I went through to get to where I am at. I try to reminisce and think about it, but it still hasn't started to sink in."

One person Lewis wanted to acknowledge as he commits is Sinque Turner, his high school head coach at Chicago Kenwood who he owes a debt of gratitude to.

"Not a lot of people know this, but I had to go the alternative school route and Coach Turner really put himself on the line, stuck his neck out and got me in school. He was really the reason I was able to come back to Kenwood," Lewis said. "He was the only one that stuck with me. He stuck with me at Iowa Central, then College of the Canyons and awas always one phone call away. I wasn't always the easiest kid to deal with, but he gave me his full availability and I want to thank him for that."

247Sports rates Lewis a three-star prospect.

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