Marquise Lewis

BROOKINGS, SD, SEPTEMBER 8: xxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Eggen/Inertia)

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

BROOKINGS, SD: AUGUST 14: .......... (Dave Eggen/Inertia)

Height:
5-11
Weight:
180
Position:
Wide Receiver
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Omaha, Neb.
High School:
Omaha North H.S.
Major:
Computer Science

HONORS AND AWARDS

Missouri Valley Football Conference Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award (2018)
Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll (2015, 2017, 2018)

2018: Played in two games before suffering a season-ending injury ... caught two passes for 46 yards in season-opening win against Montana State ... returned pair of punts for total of 27 yards in Beef Bowl game versus Arkansas-Pine Bluff

2017: Emerged as a top pass-catcher and again handled punt return duties ... ranked third on the team with four touchdown receptions and 348 receiving yards ... also ranked fourth on the Jackrabbits with 20 receptions ... named squad's Special Teams Player of the Week after returning four punts for 61 yards, including career-long 33-yarder, in Beef Bowl win over Drake ... added two receptions for 32 yards for total of 93 all-purpose yards versus Drake ... both of his catches went for touchdowns, covering 23 and 10 yards, in home win over Southern Illinois ... scored on pass plays of 46 and 30 yards in key road win at Western Illinois ... tallied three receptions for 56 yards in Dakota Marker victory over North Dakota State ... returned three punts for 46 yards, with long of 29 yards, versus Illinois State ... matched career high of three receptions for 54 yards in Football Championship Subdivision semifinal at James Madison

2016: Played in all 13 games at wide receiver and also served as the team’s primary punt returner ... returned two punts for seven yards in collegiate debut at TCU ... recorded season-best three receptions for 22 yards in home opener against Drake ... tallied two catches for 30 yards, including season-long 28-yarder in road win at Southern Illinois ... notched 27-yard reception in Hobo Day victory versus Youngstown State ... broke off 22-yard catch and run versus South Dakota ... returned punt 11 yards to set up game-winning drive in Football Championship Subdivision playoff game against Villanova ... caught two passes for 25 yards in FCS playoff game at North Dakota State

2015: Redshirted ... named Scout Offense Player of the Week in back-to-back weeks leading up to games against Indiana State and Youngstown State, as well as prior to home finale versus Illinois State

BEFORE SDSU: Excelled in all three phases of the game at Omaha North High School ... first-team all-Nebraska selection who also was named 2014 Defensive Back of the Year ... on offense, finished as the school’s career leader in receptions and receiving yards, while also setting a single-season record with 952 receiving yards on 43 catches with 11 touchdowns in 2014 ... as a return specialist, returned six punts for 178 yards and two touchdowns ... Shrine Bowl selection ... honor roll student