Marcedes Lewis
 Lewis with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2014 | |||||||||
| No. 89 – Green Bay Packers | |||||||||
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born: |
May 19, 1984 Los Alamitos, California | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 267 lb (121 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: |
Long Beach Polytechnic (Long Beach, California) | ||||||||
| College: | UCLA | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2006 / Round: 1 / Pick: 28 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 1, 2018 | |||||||||
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Marcedes Alexis Lewis (born May 19, 1984) is an American football tight end for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), earned consensus All-American honors, and was recognized as the top college tight end. He was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft.
Early years
Lewis was born in Los Alamitos, California. He graduated from Long Beach Polytechnic High School in Long Beach, California, where he played high school football for the Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits. In 2001, he competed in a nationally televised game against De La Salle of Concord, California.[1] As a senior, Lewis was named as a Parade magazine high school All-American and was considered a top prospect by all major recruiting services.[2]
College career
Lewis attended UCLA, and played for the UCLA Bruins football team from 2002 to 2005. In 49 games with the Bruins, he started 32 times. He ranks ninth on the school's overall career-record receiving list and first among tight ends with 126 receptions, holding the UCLA tight end all-time records with 1,571 yards receiving and 21 touchdowns. As a senior in 2005, Lewis was a first-team All-Pacific-10 selection, a consensus first-team All-American, and won the John Mackey Award, given annually to the top tight end in college football.
College statistics
| UCLA Bruins | |||||||||||||
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| Year | GP | Receiving | |||||||||||
| Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | |||||||||
| 2002 | 12 | 6 | 51 | 8.5 | 16 | 1 | |||||||
| 2003 | 13 | 30 | 377 | 12.6 | 38 | 3 | |||||||
| 2004 | 12 | 32 | 402 | 12.6 | 29 | 7 | |||||||
| 2005 | 12 | 58 | 741 | 12.8 | 40 | 10 | |||||||
| Total | 49 | 126 | 1,571 | 12.5 | 40 | 21 | |||||||
| Source: UCLABruins.com | |||||||||||||
Professional career
| Ht | Wt | 40-yard dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert jump | Broad | BP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 6 3⁄8 in (1.99 m) |
261 lb (118 kg) |
4.84 s | 1.67 s | 2.82 s | 4.82 s | 7.24 s | 37 in (0.94 m) |
9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) |
23 reps | |||
| All values are from NFL Combine[3] | ||||||||||||
Jacksonville Jaguars
Lewis was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the 28th overall pick in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft.[4] He played college football with running back Maurice Jones-Drew at UCLA who was also selected on the first day by the Jaguars. In July 2006, Lewis signed a five-year, $7.5 million contract that included $4.9 million guaranteed.
Lewis initially did not live up to expectations in terms of pass catching ability with 91 receptions through three seasons. However, he impressed coaches with his blocking ability. He was often used as a blocker during the 2008 NFL season due in part to an injured offensive line. Lewis has been active in his hometown community of Long Beach, California.[5]
In 2010, Lewis matched the Jaguars single-season touchdown receptions record with a total of 10 and was selected to his first Pro Bowl. He had previously been named as an alternate for the 2009 Pro Bowl.[6]
Due in part to the 2011 NFL lockout, the Jaguars placed the franchise tag on Lewis on February 24, 2011.[7] On August 5, 2011 after a short training camp hold out, Lewis signed a five-year contract reportedly worth about $35 million ($17 million guaranteed).
On March 9, 2016, Lewis re-signed a three-year, $12 million contract to remain with the Jaguars.[8] He was placed on injured reserve on November 21, 2016 after suffering a calf injury in Week 11.[9]
On March 20, 2018, Lewis was released by the Jaguars after 12 seasons with the team.[10]
Green Bay Packers
On May 24, 2018, the Green Bay Packers signed Lewis to a one-year, $2.1 million contract that included a $500,000 signing bonus.[11][12]
NFL career statistics
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | JAX | 15 | 3 | 13 | 126 | 9.7 | 31 | 1 |
| 2007 | JAX | 16 | 16 | 37 | 391 | 10.6 | 25 | 2 |
| 2008 | JAX | 16 | 16 | 41 | 489 | 11.9 | 30 | 2 |
| 2009 | JAX | 15 | 15 | 32 | 518 | 16.2 | 47 | 2 |
| 2010 | JAX | 16 | 16 | 58 | 700 | 12.1 | 42 | 10 |
| 2011 | JAX | 15 | 15 | 39 | 460 | 11.8 | 62 | 0 |
| 2012 | JAX | 16 | 15 | 52 | 540 | 10.4 | 26 | 4 |
| 2013 | JAX | 11 | 11 | 25 | 359 | 14.4 | 41 | 4 |
| 2014 | JAX | 8 | 8 | 18 | 206 | 11.4 | 63 | 2 |
| 2015 | JAX | 16 | 16 | 16 | 226 | 14.1 | 45 | 0 |
| 2016 | JAX | 10 | 10 | 20 | 169 | 8.4 | 37 | 1 |
| 2017 | JAX | 16 | 16 | 24 | 318 | 13.3 | 37 | 5 |
| Career | 170 | 141 | 375 | 4,502 | 12.0 | 63 | 33 | |
| Source: NFL.com | ||||||||
Postseason
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
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| 2007 | JAX | 2 | 2 | 6 | 90 | 15.0 | 34 | 0 |
| 2017 | JAX | 3 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 16 | 1 |
| Career | 5 | 5 | 10 | 111 | 11.1 | 34 | 1 | |
| Source: pro-football-reference.com | ||||||||
Awards
- 2005 John Mackey Award (Best TE)
- 2005 All-American Team
- 2005 All-Pac-10 Team
- 2004 John Mackey Award Finalist (Best TE)
- 2004 All-American Team
- 2004 All-Pac-10 Team
- Prep Star Dream Team (Best Prep TE)
- Super Prep All-American
- Super Prep Elite (rated #4)
- Parade All-American
- Student Sports Hot 100 List (#30)
- 2011 Pro Bowl
References
- ↑ SONDHEIMER, ERIC (December 16, 2008). "A Game Changer" – via LA Times.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved June 18, 2009.
- ↑ "Marcedes Lewis - UCLA, TE : 2006 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". DraftScout.com. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ↑ "Meet Marcedes Lewis". OrlandoSentinel.com. October 22, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ↑ Lewis reaches out to new generation Archived June 20, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Ganguli, Tania (December 28, 2010). "Jaguars Maurice Jones-Drew, Marcedes Lewis and Montell Owens selected to the Pro Bowl". Jacksonville.com. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
- ↑ "Jaguars place franchise tag on tight end Marcedes Lewis". jaguars.com. February 24, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
- ↑ "Marcedes Lewis to stay in Jacksonville".
- ↑ Jackson, Zac (November 21, 2016). "Jaguars place Marcedes Lewis on IR". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
- ↑ Wesseling, Chris (March 20, 2018). "Marcedes Lewis to be released by Jacksonville Jaguars". NFL.com.
- ↑ Wesseling, Chris (May 24, 2018). "Packers signing former Jaguars TE Marcedes Lewis". NFL.com. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ↑ Demovsky, Rob (May 31, 2018). "Breaking down TE Marcedes Lewis' contract". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 1, 2018.