"He brings calmness to our back end, a playmaker to our back end, and a great leader for the guys to be able to continue to listen to back there."
Lewis, who played extensively at nickel corner with the Cowboys, was listed as a starting cornerback on the Jaguars’ initial preseason depth chart. He said where plays on game days is a matter of "whatever coach wants," adding that he is fine with an extensive role at outside corner.
"I don't mind it," Lewis said. "I want to go play. I want to make plays. That's it. Wherever I can find myself on the field to go make plays, I want to do it. It doesn't matter if they line me up at linebacker, I'll go out there and give it my all and go make some plays."
Lewis, like multiple players during camp, praised the Jaguars’ defensive scheme under first-year coordinator Anthony Campanile. It's a scheme that emphasizes zone concepts in the secondary, which Lewis said enhances what he considers his strengths.
"It gives me places where I can get vision on the ball and make plays more than I have in recent years," he said." I don't mind playing man, which I know I can do pretty well. It gets my eyes on the quarterback and go get the ball, which I feel like I've been doing this camp.
"We're getting comfortable with how Coach calls games and predicting where he wants to call different things and what he's expecting. We're just going out there trying to make plays. I feel like we make a play on the ball every single day, and I really enjoy it.