Butch Lewis Class: RS Sophomore Hometown: Denver, CO High School: Regis Jesuit Height / Weight: 6-5 / 300 Position: OT Birthdate: 12/01/1987 Experience: HS

2008: Lewis, who gained valuable starting experience in 2007, will battle for a starting job at offensive tackle as a sophomore in 2008. He had arthroscopic surgery on his ankle prior to 2008 spring practice and was limited in spring drills.

2007: Lewis was a key backup offensive tackle and played on special teams as a redshirt freshman in 2007. He appeared in 10 games (all but Idaho, Washington and Stanford) and even started 3 mid-season games (Notre Dame, Oregon State and California). He was named to the 2007 The Sporting News Freshman All-American second team, Collegefootballnews.com Freshman All-American honorable mention and The Sporting News Pac-10 All-Freshman first team. He sprained his ankle prior to the Washington game and was sidelined for 2 games (Washington and Stanford).

2006: Lewis redshirted as a freshman offensive tackle in 2006, his first year at USC. He was switched to offense in 2006 fall camp after coming to USC as a defensive tackle.

HIGH SCHOOL: He was a 2005 Parade All-American, Super Prep Elite 50, Prep Star Dream Team, ESPN 150, Super Prep All-American, Prep Star All-American, USA Today All-USA second team, EA Sports All-American second team, Super Prep All-Midlands, Prep Star All-Midlands, Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West first team, Orange County Register Fab 15 first team, Tacoma News-Tribune Western 100, All-State and All-Conference selection as a senior defensive and offensive lineman at Regis Jesuit High in Aurora (Colo.). He had 65 tackles and 7 sacks in 2005.

As a junior in 2004, he made All-State second team while getting 10 sacks. He was a 3-year varsity starter in football.

He also played basketball at Regis Jesuit, averaging 15 points a game.

PERSONAL: He's a public policy, management and planning major at USC. His real first name is Wendell.