Early years

Lewan's father, Dave, was an offensive lineman at the University of Minnesota. Prior to playing there, Dave Lewan played high school football for Oakridge Secondary School in London, Ontario, Canada, when his father's job took him to London from Minnesota. Taylor Lewan played his first three years of high school for Cactus Shadows in Cave Creek, Arizona. He was a defensive end before transferring to Chaparral High School for his senior season, where he became an offensive lineman.

Lewan was rated as a four-star prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com. He was selected as the fifth-best player in the state of Arizona and the 194th player nationally by Rivals.com. He was listed as the No. 3 most athletic offensive lineman and the fifth-most agile offensive lineman according to Rivals.com. He was a SuperPrep All-American and the nation's No. 10 overall offensive line prospect. He was selected to participate in the Under Armour All-American game.

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Taylor Lewan OT	Scottsdale, Arizona	Chaparral (AZ)	6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	4.645	Dec 14, 2008
	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 20 (OT) Rivals: 194, 16 (OT), 5 (AZ) ESPN: 148, 12 (OT)
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Michigan Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2010-11-09. "2009 Michigan Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2010-11-09. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2010-11-09. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2010-11-09. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2010-11-09.

College career

2009 season

Taylor Lewan enrolled in Michigan's School of Kinesiology and redshirted his freshman season.

2010 season

Although Lewan did not play in the 2010 season opener, he appeared in 11 games, including nine as a starter, during the 2010 season.

He was rewarded with a starting role in the Bowling Green game. Michigan's offense displayed one of the top rushing attacks in the country, with quarterback Denard Robinson as the team's leading rusher behind protection by Lewan, David Molk, Patrick Omameh, Steven Schilling and Perry Dorrestein.

However, Lewan also displayed a knack for ill-timed, drive-killing penalties, mostly for false starts and personal fouls. These were attributed to his youth and aggressive nature on the field.

In the first quarter of the Purdue game, Lewan picked up a fumble and ran 11 yards with it.

After the 2010 season, Lewan was named by CollegeFootballNews.com to its Freshman All-America second team.

2011 season

As a redshirt sophomore, Lewan was a starting offensive lineman for the 2011 Michigan Wolverines football team. After failing to draw a penalty in Michigan's early games, Lewan was praised for becoming a smarter player. He was Michigan's starting left tackle in the first seven games of the season and was named to Phil Steele's Midseason All-Big Ten second team. Following the 2011 Big Ten Conference football season, he earned second team All-conference recognition. He was an honorable mention All-American selectee by the Pro Football Weekly.

2012 season

Prior to the 2012 season, Lewan was selected by the media as one of five Big Ten Offensive players to watch along with teammate Denard Robinson as voted by the media. Following the season, he was named the Big Ten Conference Offensive Lineman of the Year and named to the All-Big Ten first team by both the coaches and the media. Lewan was a 2012 College Football All-America Team selection by the Associated Press (1st team), ESPN (1st team), Walter Camp Football Foundation (1st team), Lindy's Sports (1st team), Sports Illustrated (1st team), CBSSports.com (2nd team), FoxSportsNext.com (Scout.com 2nd team), and Pro Football Weekly (honorable mention). CBSSports.com also named Lewan along with Will Hagerup to their All-Big Ten team.

2013 season

After the 2013 season Lewan was named Big Ten Conference Offensive Lineman of the Year for the second season in a row.

Professional career

2014 NFL Draft

Pre-draft measurables

Ht	Wt	Arm length	Hand size	40-yd dash	10-yd split	20-yd split	20-ss	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP
6 ft 7⅛ in	309 lb	33⅞ in	9¼ in	4.87 s	1.70 s		4.49 s	7.39 s	30½ in	9 ft 9 in	29 reps

Lewan was selected by the Tennessee Titans as the eleventh pick of the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft.

Tennessee Titans

Lewan signed a 4-year $11,485,000 contract with $11,485,000 guaranteed. In his rookie year Lewan played in 11 games starting 6 of them due to injuries, he was named to PFWA All-Rookie team. Coming to the 2015 season Lewan was named the Titans starting left tackle. He started in 15 games and allowed five sacks.

Assault arrest

Lewan pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges in a Washtenaw County district courthouse on October 30, 2014. Lewan pleaded guilty to drunk and disorderly and disturbing the peace charges. One count of aggravated assault and two counts of assault and battery were dismissed in the plea deal. Lewan allegedly assaulted two Ohio St fans outside of the Brown Jug restaurant during the early morning hours of December 1, 2013.

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