lewan was born in loomis, california on july 22, 1991 to dave lewan and kelly riley. dave was an offensive lineman at the university of michigan. prior to playing there, dave lewan played high school football for oakridge secondary school in london, ontario, canada, when his father's job took him to london from minnesota. taylor lewan played his first three years of high school football for cactus shadows in cave creek, arizona. he was a defensive end before transferring to chaparral high school for his senior season, where he became an offensive lineman.