Junior/Sophomore (2011) ... Sugar Bowl champion ... earned second varsity letter ... All-Big Ten second team (coaches), honorable mention (media) ... Phil Steele's Postseason and Midseason All-Big Ten second team selection ... played in all 13 games as starter at left tackle.

Sophomore/Freshman (2010) ... earned first varsity letter ... named to the CollegeFootballNews.com Freshman All-America second team ... appeared in 11 games and started nine contests at left tackle ... did not see game action in opener vs. Connecticut (Sept. 4) ... made his collegiate debut as a reserve left tackle in the goal line package at Notre Dame (Sept. 11) ... played as a backup left tackle vs. Massachusetts (Sept. 18) ... made first career start at left tackle vs. Bowling Green (Sept. 25) ... opened up the game at left tackle against Indiana (Oct. 2), Michigan State (Oct. 9) and Iowa (Oct. 16) ... started at left tackle against Penn State (Oct. 30) and Illinois (Nov. 6) ... picked up a Michigan fumble and advanced it 11 yards in start at left tackle against Purdue (Nov. 13) ... missed the Wisconsin (Nov. 20) game due to a head injury ... returned to game action in start at left tackle against Ohio State (Nov. 27) ... started at left tackle vs. Mississippi State (Jan. 1) in the Gator Bowl.

Freshman (2009) ... redshirted ... did not see game action.

Prep ... attended Chaparral High School (2009) coached by Charlie Ragle ... transferred to Chaparral for his senior year after playing at Cave Creek Cactus Shadows in 2007 ... played offensive line for the first time as a senior ... played defensive end prior to his senior year ... helped lead team to Class 4A-I state championship game during senior year ... ran 40-yard dash in 4.72 seconds ... recorded a 335-pound maximum on bench press and 450-pound maximum squat ... Key Statistics ... started every game on the offensive line during his senior season ... totaled 96 tackles and seven sacks in two seasons on the defensive line ... posted 46 tackles and two sacks junior year ... Under Armour All-American game participant ... recipient of the 2008 Frank Kush Award as the state of Arizona's top interior offensive lineman ... Arizona Republic and East Valley Tribune all-state first team as a senior ... Desert Sky first-team All-Region senior year ... all-city first team as a senior.

Personal ... Taylor Curtis Lewan was born July 21, 1991 ... father, Dave, was an offensive lineman at Minnesota ... high school teammate of defensive end Craig Roh ... enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, majoring in general studies.