Geno Lewis

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eugene Lewis
No. 87     Montreal Alouettes
Born: (1993-04-20) April 20, 1993 (age 28)
Norristown, Pennsylvania
Career information
StatusActive
CFL statusAmerican
Position(s)Wide receiver
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight208 lb (94 kg)
CollegePenn State
Oklahoma
High schoolPlymouth (PA) Wyoming Valley West
Career history
As player
2017–presentMontreal Alouettes
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star2021
CFL East All-Star2019, 2021
Career stats

Eugene "Geno" Brenton Lewis (born April 20, 1993) is a Canadian football wide receiver for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions and Oklahoma Sooners.[1][2]

High school career[]

Lewis played four years of football at Wyoming Valley West. He joined Ron Powlus and Raghib Ismail as one of the most heavily recruited players from the Wyoming Valley Conference.[3]

Lewis was recruited to play at Penn State by coach Joe Paterno, though he also had offers from Oregon and Virginia Tech, among other schools.[4]

College career[]

Lewis played for the Penn State Nittany Lions from 2012 to 2015. He was redshirted in 2012. He transferred to play for the Oklahoma Sooners in 2016. He played in 51 games, starting 19, during his college career, catching 122 passes for 1,569 yards and 10 touchdowns.[5]

Professional career[]

Lewis was rated the 71st best wide receiver in the 2017 NFL Draft by NFLDraftScout.com.[6]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1 in
(1.85 m) 		204 lb
(93 kg) 		4.62 s 1.59 s 2.67 s 4.35 s 7.09 s 381⁄2 10 ft 9 in
(3.28 m)		 9 reps
All values from Oklahoma Pro Day[6]

After going undrafted, Lewis attended rookie minicamp with the Cincinnati Bengals and Seattle Seahawks in May 2017.[7]

Lewis signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on June 12, 2017.[8] His first season in the CFL was quiet, playing on only two games and catching seven passes. Lewis briefly restarted his basketball career in November 2017 with the NEPA Stars & Stripes franchise in the American Basketball Association.[9] The following two seasons in the league Lewis became a starting wide receiver for the Alouettes, playing in all 36 regular season games and catching a combined 116 passes for 1,960 yards with nine touchdowns. Lewis was named a CFL East All-Star following the 2019 season.[10] After the 2020 season was cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic he re-signed with the Alouettes on December 16, 2020.[11] Lewis had a outstanding season in 2021, catching 62 passes for 964 yards with nine touchdowns. His strong play was rewarded as he was named a CFL All-Star for the first time in his career.[12] On December 16, 2021 Lewis and the Alouettes agreed to a contract extension through the 2022 CFL season.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ Johnson, Travis (September 26, 2014). "Penn State football: Mentally tough Lewis uses father's struggles as inspiration". Centre Daily Times. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  2. ^ Sokoloski, Paul (October 4, 2014). "A star in the making". Times Leader. Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  3. ^ BENNETT, STEVE. "Recruiting of Valley West's Eugene Lewis created huge buzz". Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  4. ^ Bennett, Steve. "Tech-savvy JoePa makes recruiting pitch to Lewis". Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  5. ^ "GENO LEWIS". soonersports.com. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Geno Lewis". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
  7. ^ Bennett. Steve (May 10, 2017). "Former Valley West star Lewis headed to Seahawks". seahawks.com. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ^ "CFL TRANSACTIONS". cfl.ca. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. ^ Bufano, Matt. "Lewis joining NEPA Stars & Stripes". Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  10. ^ "2019 CFL Division All-Stars Announced". CFL.ca. 2019-11-06. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
  11. ^ "Adams Jr. restructures deal with Als; team retains WR Eugene Lewis". CFL.ca. December 16, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  12. ^ "2021 CFL Division All-Stars unveiled". CFL.ca. 2021-11-24. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  13. ^ TSN ca Staff (2021-12-16). "Alouettes extend QB Adams Jr., WR Lewis - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
Retrieved from ""