Pre-draft On January 10, 2017, it was reported that Lewis had accepted his invitation to participate in the
2017 Senior Bowl. On January 28, 2017, he recorded four combined tackles and displayed impressive coverage under
Chicago Bears head coach
John Fox as a part of the North team who lost 16–15 to the South. As a top ten
cornerback prospect, Lewis attended
NFL Combine and performed the majority of drills, but opted to skip the
short shuttle and
three-cone drill. On March 18, he performed at
Michigan's Pro Day and chose to run his
40-yard dash (4.47), 20-yard dash (2.51), 10-yard dash (1.59), short shuttle (4.38), and three-cone drill (6.88) for representatives and scouts from all 32 NFL teams. NFL draft analysts projections for Lewis varied from as high as the second or third round to as low as the sixth or seventh round, mainly due to misdemeanor charges (of which he was later acquitted). He was ranked the sixth cornerback in the draft by NFL analyst
Mel Kiper Jr. and the tenth best cornerback prospect by DraftScout.com. He was the 14th cornerback selected in 2017 and was the second of three cornerbacks the Dallas Cowboys drafted. The Cowboys selected Chidobe Awuzie in the second round (60th overall) and
Marquez White in the sixth round (216th overall). in a game against the
Washington Redskins.
2017 On June 28, the Dallas Cowboys signed Lewis to a four–year, $3.24 million
rookie contract that includes a
signing bonus of $753,428. He was expected to compete with
Orlando Scandrick,
Chidobe Awuzie,
Anthony Brown, and
Nolan Carroll for a job as a starting cornerback, but suffered a hamstring injury during his first training camp practice, causing him to be sidelined for the entire preseason. He remained inactive for the Dallas Cowboys' 19–3 victory against the
New York Giants, but added to the active roster after Orlando Scandrick suffered a broken hand during the Week 1 home-opener. Head coach
Jason Garrett named him a backup as the fourth cornerback on the depth chart, behind Anthony Brown, Nolan Carroll, and Chidobe Awuzie. On September 17, 2017, Lewis made his professional regular season debut at the
Denver Broncos and was immediately received ample playing time after both Nolan Carroll and Chidobe Awuzie exited the game due to a
concussion and a hamstring injury. In their place, Lewis made six solo tackles, a pass deflection, and had his first career interception on a pass attempt by
Trevor Siemian to wide receiver
Demaryius Thomas during the third quarter of a 42–17 loss at the Broncos. In Week 3, Lewis earned his first career start in place of Nolan Carroll and as he started as a nickelback alongside Orlando Scandrick and Anthony Brown. He recorded six solo tackles and made a pass deflection before exiting in the fourth quarter of a 28–17 win at the
Arizona Cardinals due to a hamstring injury. In Week 5, he collected a season-high seven combined tackles (five solo) and set a season-high with three pass deflections during a 35–31 loss against the
Green Bay Packers. Following the game, the Cowboys announced their decision to release Nolan Carroll. Following Week 12, Anthony Brown was benched in favor of Chidobe Awuzie who started the final four games, beginning in Week 13. Orlando Scandrick suffered a back injury in Week 13 and was placed on injured reserve due to transverse process fractures in his back. Subsequently, rookies Lewis and Awuzie would be the starting cornerbacks for the remainder of the season. On December 10, 2017, Lewis earned his first start paired with Awuzie and made six combined tackles (five solo) and tied his season-high of three pass deflections as the Cowboys won 30–10 at the
New York Giants. He finished his rookie season with 54 combined tackles (48 solo), ten passes defended, and one interception in 15 games and seven starts. He earned an overall grade of 79.6 from Pro Football Focus in 2017. Entering training camp, it was expected that Lewis would begin as a starting cornerback, but was instead placed on second-team after Richard decided to transition
Byron Jones from safety to cornerback. Head coach
Jason Garrett named Lewis a backup cornerback to start the season and listed him fourth on the depth chart behind Byron Jones,
Chidobe Awuzie, and
Anthony Brown. On November 29, 2018, Lewis made one solo tackle, a pass deflection, and secured the Cowboys' 10–13 victory against the
New Orleans Saints after making his first career interception off a pass thrown by
Drew Brees to running back
Alvin Kamara with around two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. In Week 16, Lewis earned his only start of the season and collected a season-high seven combined tackles (six solo) during a 27–20 victory against the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He finished the season with 12 combined tackles (ten solo), two fumble recoveries, a pass deflection, and one interception in 15 games and one start. The Dallas Cowboys finished the
2018 NFL season first in the
NFC East with a 10–6 record, clinching a playoff berth. On January 5, 2019, Lewis appeared on his first career playoff game and mainly appeared on special teams as the Cowboys defeated the
Seattle Seahawks 24–22 in the NFC Wild-Card Game. On January 12, 2019, Lewis made three kick returns and two solo tackles during a 22–30 loss at the
Los Angeles Rams in the Divisional Round.
2019 During training camp, he competed for a job as a starting cornerback against Byron Jones, Anthony Brown, Chidobe Awuzie, and
Michael Jackson under Cowboys' defensive coordinator
Rod Marinelli. Head coach Jason Garrett named him a backup to begin the season as the fourth cornerback on the depth chart behind Chidobe Awuzie, Anthony Brown, and Byron Jones. In Week 6, Lewis recorded four combined tackles (three solo), made a pass deflection, and intercepted a pass by
Sam Darnold to wide receiver
Jamison Crowder during a 24–22 loss at the
New York Jets. The following week, he had four solo tackles and had his first career sack on
Carson Wentz for an eight–yard loss during a 37–10 win against the
Philadelphia Eagles in Week 7. On November 4, 2019, Lewis had six combined tackles (three solo) and recovered a fumble forced by teammate
Dorance Armstrong on
Daniel Jones and returned it for 63–yards to score his first career touchdown in the fourth quarter of a 37–18 win at the
New York Giants. In Week 15, he collected a season-high seven combined tackles (six solo), broke up a pass, and had one sack as the Cowboys defeated the
Los Angeles Rams 44–21. He finished the season with 51 combined tackles (39 solo), six pass deflections, a career-high four sacks, two interceptions, a fumble recovery, and one touchdown in 16 games and five starts. He received an overall grade of 68.7 from
Pro Football Focus in 2019. Throughout training camp, he competed to be a starting cornerback against Anthony Brown,
Chidobe Awuzie, and
Trevon Diggs following the departure of Byron Jones. He also was a candidate to be the starting nickelback with the other competitor being Anthony Brown under new defensive coordinator
Mike Nolan. He injured his ankle early in training camp and was inactive for the Cowboys' 17–20 loss at the
Los Angeles Rams in Week 1 season-opener. Upon his return in Week 2, head coach Mike McCarthy named him the starting nickelback alongside starting outside cornerbacks
Trevon Diggs and
Chidobe Awuzie. On October 11, 2020, Lewis collected a season-high six solo tackles during a 37–34 win against the
New York Giants. He finished the season with 55 combined tackles (40 solo), two pass deflections, two sacks, and a fumble recovery in 15 games and 13 starts. He received an overall grade of 66.4 from Pro Football Focus in 2020. On March 17, 2021, the Dallas Cowboys re-signed Lewis to a three–year, $13.50 million
contract extension that included $7.75 million guaranteed, $4.75 million guaranteed upon signing, and an initial signing bonus of $3.50 million. On September 9, 2021, Lewis started in the Dallas Cowboys' season-opener at the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers and made two solo tackles, a pass deflection, a fumble recovery, and intercepted a pass by
Tom Brady in the endzone to return it 66–yards during a 29–31 loss. In Week 12, he collected a season-high seven combined tackles (five solo) and had one sack during a 33–36 overtime loss against the
Las Vegas Raiders. On December 19, 2021, Lewis made a solo tackle, a season-high four pass deflections, and set a career-high with his third interception of the season off a pass by
Mike Glennon to wide receiver
Sterling Shepard during a 21–6 win at the
New York Giants. On December 24, 2021, the Cowboys placed Lewis on the
COVID-19/reserve list. He was inactive for the Cowboys' 56–14 victory against the
Washington Football Team in Week 16. On December 30, 2021, the Cowboys removed him from the COVID-19/reserve list and added him back to their active roster. He finished the
2021 NFL season with a total of 61 combined tackles (47 solo), 11 pass deflections, a career-high three interceptions, two fumble recoveries, 1.5 sacks, and one forced fumble in 16 games and 13 starts.
Pro Football Focus had Lewis finish the season with an overall grade of 61.3, which ranked 75th among 129 qualifying cornerbacks in 2021. Head coach
Mike McCarthy named Lewis the third cornerback on the depth chart and the starting nickelback to begin the season, alongside starters Trevon Diggs and Anthony Brown. In Week 3, Lewis collected a season-high seven solo tackles during a 23–16 win at the
New York Giants. He was inactive during the Cowboys' 25–10 victory against the
Washington Commanders in Week 4 due to a groin injury. On October 23, 2022, Lewis made three combined tackles (two solo), a pass deflection, and intercepted a pass attempt by
Jared Goff to wide receiver
Tom Kennedy in the fourth quarter, but exited the 24–6 victory against the
Detroit Lions after sustaining a foot injury after badly twisting his foot while making the interception. On October 26, 2022, the Cowboys announced that Lewis had officially been placed on
injured reserve after undergoing surgery due to a
Lisfranc injury that sidelined him for the last ten games (Weeks 8–18) of the season. He finished the
2022 NFL season with only 26 combined tackles (17 solo), a pass deflection, a sack, and one interception in six games and four starts.
2023 He was unable to participate in training camp due to his Liafranc injury and was expected to compete against
DaRon Bland to be the third cornerback on the depth chart. He was unable to return during training camp and began the season on the
PUP list. Head coach Mike McCarthy named Lewis a backup as the fourth cornerback on the depth chart to begin the regular season, behind Trevon Diggs,
Stephon Gilmore, and DaRon Bland. On August 29, 2023, the Cowboys removed him from the PUP list and added him to the active roster, but he remained inactive during the Cowboys' 40–0 victory at the
New York Giants in their Week 1 season-opener. Beginning in Week 8, Lewis began starting at dimeback in place of safeties
Jayron Kearse and
Markquese Bell. In Week 12, he collected a season-high six combined tackles (four solo) as the Cowboys defeated the
Washington Commanders 45–10. On December 30, 2023, Lewis tied his season-high of six combined tackles (three solo), tied his season-high of two pass deflections, and had his only interception of the season on a pass thrown by
Jared Goff to running back
David Montgomery as the Cowboys defeated the
Detroit Lions 20–19. He finished the
2023 NFL season with a total of 52 combined tackles (36 solo), five pass deflections, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, and one interception in 16 games and eight starts. He received an overall grade of 52.5 from Pro Football Focus in 2023, which ranked 106th among all qualifying cornerbacks.
2024 On March 14, 2024, the Dallas Cowboys re-signed Lewis to a fully–guaranteed one–year, $2.82 million contract that included an initial
signing bonus of $167,500. Head coach
Mike McCarthy named him the primary nickelback to start the season, alongside starting cornerbacks Trevon Diggs and
Caelen Carson. He was inactive during the Cowboys' 10–34 loss to the
Houston Texans in Week 11 due to a neck injury. In Week 14, Lewis racked up a season-high seven combined tackles (four solo) during a 20–27 loss against the
Cincinnati Bengals. He received an overall grade of 71.7 from
Pro Football Focus, which ranked 36th among 222 qualifying cornerbacks in 2024.
Jacksonville Jaguars 2025 On March 12, 2025, the
Jacksonville Jaguars signed Lewis to a three–year, $30 million contract that includes $20 million guaranteed upon signing and an initial
signing bonus of $10 million. ==NFL career statistics==