Roger Lewis

Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
6-2
Weight:
199
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Pickerington, Ohio
High School:
Pickerington Central
Prev School:
Jireh Prep

2015: Started in and played all 14 games at wide receiver … declared for NFL Draft … will participate in NFL Combine – the first BGSU player to do so since Chris Jones following the 2012 season … named FWAA second team All-America, the first Falcon since Jones in 2012 to earn the honor … recognized as a third team Associated Press All-American, the first Falcon since 1994 … named first team All-MAC at wide receiver … honored by Sports Illustrated as an honorable mention All-American … awarded Paul Warfield Trophy, given annually to nation’s top receiver by Touchdown Club of Columbus … a Biletnikoff Award semifinalist … finished career fifth in school history with 2,673 receiving yards … was 10th in school history with 158 career receptions … his 23 touchdowns are sixth-most in school history … finished fifth in school history with 85 catches in 2015 … had 1,544 receiving yards, second-most in school history … totaled 16 receiving touchdowns, second-most in school history for a single season … scored a touchdown in 10 different games, and multiple touchdowns in five games … 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, or three career games … caught 15 passes (fifth-most in school history for a single game) for 200 yards (9th in school history) in a win at Maryland … had two touchdowns in that game … had seven catches for 261 yards (2nd in school history) and three touchdowns the following week, earning MAC East Offensive Player of the Week honors … had 10 catches for 201 yards (8th in school history) in a road victory at Buffalo to open up MAC play … had a five-game stretch to open conference play in which he caught at least one touchdown and had 100 yards receiving in each game … had eight catches for 142 yards and a score in an Oct. 10 win over UMass … had two touchdowns the following week in a win over Akron (Oct. 17) on six receptions for 118 yards … had his fourth straight game – and sixth of the season – with at least 100 yards in a road win at Kent State (Oct. 24) when he caught four passes for 102 yards and two touchdowns – both of which earned him a spot on SportsCenter’s Top Ten plays … had six catches for 102 yards and a touchdown in a win over Ohio (Nov. 4) … had two touchdown receptions in a MAC East-clinching win at Western Michigan (Nov. 11) … scored a touchdown in each of the MAC Championship Game win over Northern Illinois (6 catches, 75 yards) and GoDaddy Bowl Game loss to Georgia Southern (3 receptions, 68 yards).

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.

Prior to Bowling Green: Enrolled at Bowling Green in January … previously attended Jireh Prep in Matthews, N.C. … played for head coach Scott McConnell and offensive coordinator Jarvis McGarrah at Jireh Prep … prior to his time at Jireh Prep, Lewis graduated from Pickerington Central High School in 2012 … during his four seasons at Pickerington Central, Lewis went 45-7 … advanced to the Ohio State Championship during his senior season … led team with eight receiving touchdowns during his senior season … earned All-OCC and All-District honors … was a high school All-American and a captain … also lettered in both basketball and track … had 35 catches for 900 yards and 13 touchdowns at Jireh Prep.

Personal: Full name is Roger Lamonte Lewis ... son of Tina Thomas ... born on Nov. 27, 1993 ... has two sisters ... majoring in liberal studies.