After University of Maryland wide receiver Rayshad Lewis helped lead Bishop Moore Catholic High School (Orlando, Fla.) to a state title during his senior year in 2015 by producing on both sides of the ball, he committed to Utah State and went on to have a productive season as a true freshman receiver with the Aggies.
But no matter the numbers Lewis posted wherever he played, one thing stood out more than anything else: his father is former Ravens standout linebacker Ray Lewis, who will soon be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as one of the greatest linebackers of all time.
"It challenges you to be confident in yourself," Rayshad Lewis said March 15 of growing up in a football family. "Obviously, being in middle school, high school and ever since I've been playing football, being compared to somebody like my dad, that's hard to put on any kid. But it causes you to just attack it head on because people are going to put that on you whether you want it or not. So they're coming expecting Ray Lewis's son to do this, Ray Lewis's son to do that, so instead of shying away from it, I always attacked it head on and I was up for the challenge."
