Juwan Lewis joined the Davenport football coaching staff beginning in the 2021-22 season and will work with the running backs. Juwan also has been assigned as the high school recruiting coordinator. Lewis came to DU after a stint at the University of Findlay. While coaching with the Oilers, Lewis helped mentor Garret Clark who won Co-Freshman of the Year in the G-MAC, as well as Brian Benson and Derek Lynch who were First Team All-G-MAC. Prior to Findlay, Lewis mentored running backs, H-backs, and tight ends at Hiram College. Lewis was the run game coordinator at Hiram and also served as running backs coach at Mount Union, a national powerhouse in NCAA Division III.
As a high school athlete, Lewis participated in the Army All-American Bowl before a college career at Eastern Michigan University and Ferris State University. He earned workouts with NFL and CFL teams before landing a spot in the Arena Football League with the Duke City Gladiators. In 2019, with the Bismarck Bucks and the Quad City Steamwheelers of the Indoor Football League (IFL), Lewis averaged nine yards per carry over the course of the season.
Juwan earned a bachelor's degree in communication media and theater arts from Eastern Michigan where he played under both Ron English and Chris Creighton. He went on to earn his master's degree in education subject area curriculum from Ferris State University where he played as a graduate student under Tony Annese.
He is happily married to Cache Lewis along with our son Kenzo Lewis and is a proud member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc.
