Darren Lewis (American football)
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | November 7, 1968 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Dallas, Texas | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 219 lb (99 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Dallas (TX) Carter | ||||||||
| College: | Texas A&M | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1991 / Round: 6 / Pick: 161 | ||||||||
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| Rushing att-yards: | 112–431 |
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| Receptions-yards: | 22–201 |
| Touchdowns: | 5 |
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Darren "Tank" Lewis (born November 7, 1968) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons in the early 1990s. He played college football for Texas A&M University and was a consensus All-American. He was a sixth-round selection by the Chicago Bears in the 1991 NFL Draft.
Lewis was a star at Dallas football powerhouse Carter High School and was considered by some to be the top high school player in the class of 1987. While at Carter, Lewis was reported to be avoiding colleges in the Southwest Conference. "I don't want my football career to end because some other guy takes money," Lewis said.
Lewis has the top two rushing seasons in Texas A&M history (1,692 in 1988 and 1,691 in 1990) and is the Aggie leader in career rushing yards (5,012 from 1987 to 1990). Lewis' 5,012 career rushing yards ranked him fifth on the NCAA's all-time career rushing list at the conclusion of his college career, but currently rank him 15th. His college career was filled with highlights and culminated with a spot on the first-team All-America team in 1990.
As a freshman Lewis ran for 103 yards and two TDs against Baylor to lead the Aggies to a 34–10 victory, their first in Waco in 10 years. He ran for a freshman record 194 yards in a 42-24 whipping of TCU, which was broken four years later by fellow Carter High alum, Greg Hill. He capped off the season by throwing a 24-yard halfback pass to Tony Thompson for a touchdown as the Aggies stomped Notre Dame, 35–10, in the 1988 Cotton Bowl Classic, and finished ranked in the NCAA top-10 for the second time in three years. His 668 rushing yards were second at the time only to Curtis Dickey for an Aggie freshman.
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