In possibly the steal of the GLIAC gridiron recruiting season, Saginaw Valley State University has snagged West Bloomfield's defensive lineman Jalen Lewis.

This past fall, Lewis (6-foot-6, 235 pounds) was a dominant rush-end on the first WB football squad to ever win a playoff game, racking up 90 tackles and 10 quarterback sacks for a LakeShow club that went 9-2.

He committed to SVSU last week.

Because he basically came out of nowhere this year and hasn't played a ton of organized ball, the scouts were slow to come calling. As my old high school coach used to say though, the tape doesn't lie!! Lewis was a beast in 2014. He wreaked havoc on a consistent basis and only got better and better as the season progressed.

The WB's playoff-opener against Livonia Stevenson saw Lewis collect a gaudy 15 tackles.

Do the words, ROUGH, RUGGED & RAW mean anything to you!!

Boasting an upside that through the roof, the Lewis-get for the SVSU Cards is practically Grand Larceny!!