Salem High graduate Peyton Lewis has entered the NCAA Division I transfer portal. Lewis made the announcement on Instagram over the holidays.
Peyton earned High School All-American honors as a runningback playing for the Spartans. He was on the 2023 team that was Class 4 state runners-up before graduating and signing to play at the University of Tennessee.
In two seasons at UT Peyton played in 23 games and rushed 134 times for 629 yards, an average of 4.7 yards per attempt. He scored 10 touchdowns running the ball for the Volunteers.
Lewis also had eight pass receptions for 56 total yards and had 13 kick returns, averaging 21.5 yards per return.
