2013 Football Roster
Roster
Ben Lewis
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 194
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Middletown, Md.
- High School:
- Middletown
At SU: Three letters.
Junior Year (2015): Played in nine games, starting six ... Missed the Pittsburgh (10/24), Florida State (10/31) and Boston College (11/28) due to injury ... Fourth on the team in both receptions (18) and receiving yards (208) ... Also rushed five times for 12 yards in 2015 ... Against Wake Forest (9/12), had a career-long rush of 17 yards ... Caught a season-high five passes for 33 yards and a touchdown versus No. 8 LSU (9/26). Also logged two carries agains the Tigers ... Made three catches and tied for the team lead with 40 yards receiving at Virginia (10/17) ... Recovered a fumble on a muffed punt at Louisville (11/7) ... Had three receptions for a career-best 62 yards, including a season-long grab of 37 yards, at NC State (11/21).
Sophomore Year (2014): Played in 10 games, including six starts … Ranked third on the team in both catches (24) and receiving yards (275) ... Against Notre Dame (9/27), had three catches for a career-high 58 yards … Against Louisville (10/3), caught two passes for 54 yards, including a career-long, 48-yard reception … Against NC State (11/1), caught three passes for 28 yards, including his first career touchdown … Against Duke (11/8), made a personal-best six catches for 30 yards.
Freshman Year (2013): Played in 12 games … Against Tulane (9/21), made the first catch of his career for seven yards.
2012: Redshirt season.
High School: Coached by Kevin Lynott … 2011 PrepStar All-East Region selection … 2011 consensus all-state pick … 2011 MVAL Piedmont Conference First Team honoree … Led Middletown to a 13-1 record and the Class 2A state football title as a senior captain … Invited to play in the 2011 Crab Bowl … In 2011, had 51 catches for 876 yards and 12 touchdowns, and rushed 12 times for 152 yards and two touchdowns … On defense, Lewis tallied 48 tackles, including 8.0 sacks and one interception … Also returned 18 punts for 303 yards … Earned 2010 second-team all-state honors.
Personal: Benjamin Michael Lewis … Born in October 1993 in Overland Park, Kan. … Son of Michele and John Lewis … Two brothers and one sister … Uncle, Bill Lewis, was an All-American center at Nebraska and played in the NFL … Real estate major.
