Jameon Lewis
| Mississippi State Bulldogs No. 4 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Wide Receiver |
| Class |
 Senior |
| Major | Interdisciplinary Studies |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Tylertown (MS) |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | November 26, 1991 |
| Place of birth | McComb, Ms |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg) |
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Jameon Tubby Lewis[1] (born November 26, 1991) is an American football wide receiver for the Toronto Argonauts . Lewis recorded a solid career for Mississippi State Bulldogs. 'Tubby' Lewis was honored the name "Mr. Excitement" for his electrifying agility and jukes.
Early years
Lewis attended Tylertown High School in Tylertown, Mississippi, where he helped lead his team to the Mississippi 3A State Championship. As the starting quarterback, Lewis only lost 4 games from his sophomore to senior year. Lewis led the chiefs to back to back State Championships appearance, winning his final year.
Lewis was rated as a three-star recruit by 247sports.com[2] and Rivals.com. Also rate number. 24 prospect in MS regardless of position. Lewis was one of two quarterbacks selelected to play in MS/AL all star game, chosen over standout Dylan Favre.
College Career
Freshman and sophomore seasons
After redshirting in 2010 season,[1] Lewis caught 4 passes for 113 yards in his first college game, a 59-14 over Memphis. He caught only three more passes in the 2011 season. Lewis would play in all 13 games in 2012, recording 10 catches.[3] Lewis saw trouble finding stability and trust. After all, Lewis had a different receiver coach each year.
Junior season (2013)
Lewis had a breakout year in 2013. In a 62-7 win over Troy, he recorded a passing, rushing, and receiving touchdown. He had his first 100-yard receiving game in 59-26 loss to LSU, and also recorded touchdown passes in games against Kentucky (a game in which he repeated the feat of throwing, catching, and running in a touchdown) and Texas A&M.[3]
In the 2013 Liberty Bowl against Rice, Lewis set a school single-game record with 220 receiving yards, bringing his season total to 923, the fourth-most single-season yards by a receiver in school history.
Senior season (2014)
Lewis threw his fourth career pass (also his fourth career touchdown pass) against South Alabama. He missed several games during the season with a leg injury, but caught enough passes to rank 8th on the Bulldogs' career leaderboards in receptions and 10th in yards. Lewis senior campaign didn't go as planned. Adversity and tragedy struck Lewis and family but he did manage to be the first in his family to get an college degree!
Statistics
| Receiving | Passing | Rushing | Punt Returns | Kickoff Returns | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Games | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | C-A | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD | KR | Yds | TD |
| 2011 | Mississippi State | 13 | 7 | 143 | 20.4 | 80 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 86 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 386 | 0 |
| 2012 | Mississippi State | 13 | 10 | 108 | 10.8 | 21 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 20 | 517 | 1 |
| 2013 | Mississippi State | 13 | 64 | 923 | 14.4 | 65 | 5 | 3-3 | 84 | 3 | 13 | 117 | 3 | 23 | 51 | 0 | 20 | 446 | 0 |
| 2014 | Mississippi State | 9 | 32 | 380 | 11.9 | 74 | 2 | 1-1 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 56 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 0 |
| Career | 48 | 113 | 1,554 | 13.8 | 74 | 8 | 4-4 | 108 | 4 | 36 | 280 | 4 | 31 | 77 | 0 | 65 | 1,414 | 1 | |
References
- 1 2 "Jameon Lewis bio". HailState.com. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
- ↑ "Jameon Lewis". 247sports.com. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
- 1 2 "Jameon Lewis". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-09-16.