Bowling Green State University Athletics
Lewis Declares For NFL Draft
January 11, 2016 | Football
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Bowling Green State University wide receiver Roger Lewis has declared for the 2016 National Football League Draft, the sophomore announced on Monday. Lewis, who was a sophomore in 2015, had two years of eligibility remaining for the Falcons. Lewis is the first BGSU football player to declare for the draft early since Omar Jacobs following the 2005 season.
"I'd like to thank Athletic Director Chris Kingston and Coach Dino Babers for giving me the opportunity to play at BGSU," Lewis said on Twitter. "I also want to thank the rest of the coaching staff, my teammates, our great fans and all of my professors for helping me along the way. I will forever cherish the memories that I've made at this great university and I'm honored to call myself a Falcon."
ROGER LEWIS BIO
CAREER: Started all 28 games in his career and caught a pass in every career game … was named first team All-MAC in both seasons … named All-America by both the Associated Press (first BGSU player since 1994) and FWAA (first BGSU player since 2012) … finished career fifth in receiving yards in school history (2,637) … his 23 career touchdowns are sixth-most in BGSU history … 158 career touchdowns are tied for 10th … his 16.7 yards per reception are fifth in school history … registered 13 career 100-yard receiving games.
2015: Started and played in all of Bowling Green's 14 games … finished with 1,544 yards and 16 touchdowns … named first team All-MAC for the second-consecutive season … named the recipient of the Paul Warfield Award, presented by The Touchdown Club of Columbus and awarded annually to college football's top receiver … named a Biletnikoff Award semifinalist … scored a touchdown in 10 of Bowling Green's 14 games in 2015 … scored at least two touchdowns in five games … has caught a pass in all 28-career games … the only player in school history to have at least 200 yards receiving in back-to-back games, as he registered 200 yards at Maryland and 261 yards against Memphis … torched the Maryland secondary to the tune of 15 receptions for 200 yards and two scores … caught 10 passes for 201 yards and a touchdown in Bowling Green's MAC opener at Buffalo … had a career day against Memphis, catching seven passes for 261 yards and three touchdowns … the only player to have three, 200-yard receiving games in a career, let alone a single season … had a five-game stretch from early October to mid-November where he caught at least one touchdown, and had at least 100 receiving yards in each game … scored a touchdown in six-consecutive games spanning early October to mid-November … finished second in school history for 1,544 yards … finished season fifth with 85 receptions … also finished second with 16 touchdown receptions … was named third team All-America by the Associated Press … second team All-America by FWAA … second team All-America by Phil Steele.
2014: Named first team All-MAC at wide receiver, the first true freshman to earn that honor since Brian McClure in 1982 … caught 73 passes for 1,093 yards and seven touchdowns … became the first freshman in school history to record at least 1,000 yards receiving … was just the seventh player in school history to have a season of 1,000 yards receiving … had six games of 100 yards receiving … named Athlon MAC Player of the Week following a 16-catch, 149-yard receiving performance in a win over Indiana … his 16 catches were a Doyt L. Perry Stadium record … caught nine passes for 148 yards in a win over UMass on Sept. 27 … caught four passes for 137 yards and a season-high two touchdowns in the Camellia Bowl win over South Alabama on Dec. 20 … started all 14 games for the Falcons.
"I'd like to thank Athletic Director Chris Kingston and Coach Dino Babers for giving me the opportunity to play at BGSU," Lewis said on Twitter. "I also want to thank the rest of the coaching staff, my teammates, our great fans and all of my professors for helping me along the way. I will forever cherish the memories that I've made at this great university and I'm honored to call myself a Falcon."
ROGER LEWIS BIO
CAREER: Started all 28 games in his career and caught a pass in every career game … was named first team All-MAC in both seasons … named All-America by both the Associated Press (first BGSU player since 1994) and FWAA (first BGSU player since 2012) … finished career fifth in receiving yards in school history (2,637) … his 23 career touchdowns are sixth-most in BGSU history … 158 career touchdowns are tied for 10th … his 16.7 yards per reception are fifth in school history … registered 13 career 100-yard receiving games.
2015: Started and played in all of Bowling Green's 14 games … finished with 1,544 yards and 16 touchdowns … named first team All-MAC for the second-consecutive season … named the recipient of the Paul Warfield Award, presented by The Touchdown Club of Columbus and awarded annually to college football's top receiver … named a Biletnikoff Award semifinalist … scored a touchdown in 10 of Bowling Green's 14 games in 2015 … scored at least two touchdowns in five games … has caught a pass in all 28-career games … the only player in school history to have at least 200 yards receiving in back-to-back games, as he registered 200 yards at Maryland and 261 yards against Memphis … torched the Maryland secondary to the tune of 15 receptions for 200 yards and two scores … caught 10 passes for 201 yards and a touchdown in Bowling Green's MAC opener at Buffalo … had a career day against Memphis, catching seven passes for 261 yards and three touchdowns … the only player to have three, 200-yard receiving games in a career, let alone a single season … had a five-game stretch from early October to mid-November where he caught at least one touchdown, and had at least 100 receiving yards in each game … scored a touchdown in six-consecutive games spanning early October to mid-November … finished second in school history for 1,544 yards … finished season fifth with 85 receptions … also finished second with 16 touchdown receptions … was named third team All-America by the Associated Press … second team All-America by FWAA … second team All-America by Phil Steele.
2014: Named first team All-MAC at wide receiver, the first true freshman to earn that honor since Brian McClure in 1982 … caught 73 passes for 1,093 yards and seven touchdowns … became the first freshman in school history to record at least 1,000 yards receiving … was just the seventh player in school history to have a season of 1,000 yards receiving … had six games of 100 yards receiving … named Athlon MAC Player of the Week following a 16-catch, 149-yard receiving performance in a win over Indiana … his 16 catches were a Doyt L. Perry Stadium record … caught nine passes for 148 yards in a win over UMass on Sept. 27 … caught four passes for 137 yards and a season-high two touchdowns in the Camellia Bowl win over South Alabama on Dec. 20 … started all 14 games for the Falcons.
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