Ronnell Lewis
2012 · Round 4 · Pick 125 · LB · Detroit Lions
Ronnell Lewis is from Dewar, Oklahoma. At Dewar High School he ran for 2,219 yards and 33 touchdowns as a senior and also intercepted 11 passes. Known to Sooner fans as "the Hammer" for his big hits, he became famous for two special-teams collisions against Stanford in the 2009 Sun Bowl. In 2010 he had 3.5 sacks and a pick-six against Baylor, and he was first-team All-Big 12 in 2011. Detroit drafted him in the fourth round, 125th overall, in 2012, but released him in 2013 after two career tackles. He went on to play in the CFL, indoor leagues and the Arena Football League. He is retired. Tidbit: he is an enrolled member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Note: the available sourced information is limited, so this bio is short. Pro Football Reference has a player page for him (linked below), but its stats weren't pulled for this bio. The Oklahoman wrote on July 25, 2008: "Now, after playing in eight-man his first three years of high school, Lewis and Dewar are moving up to 11-man Class A."
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnell_Lewis | https://soonersports.com/sports/2019/8/13/208798496 | https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LewiRo02.htm | The Oklahoman, 2008-07-25, "High school football: District A-5 - 'The Ronnell Lewis Show' moves to Dist. A-5" (via NewsBank The Oklahoman)