Brendon Lewis
American football player (born 2001)
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Brendon Lewis (born December 8, 2001) is an American college football quarterback for the Memphis Tigers. He previously played for the Colorado Buffaloes and the Nevada Wolf Pack.
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Lewis after the 2025 Gasparilla Bowl | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | December 8, 2001 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 216 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Melissa (Melissa, Texas) |
| College | |
| Stats at ESPN | |
Early life
Lewis grew up in Melissa, Texas and attended Melissa High School. He was a four-star recruit by ESPN[1] and was rated a three-star recruit by Rivals[2] and 247Sports[3] and he committed to play college football at Colorado over numerous Power 4 offers.
College career
Colorado
During his true freshman season in 2020, Lewis played in only one game being the 2020 Alamo Bowl where he completed 6 out of 10 passes for 95 yards, nine rushes for 73 yards and a touchdown.[4] During the 2021 season, he started all 12 games as a quarterback making him the second freshman quarterback to start a season opener at Colorado.[5] He finished the season with completing 149 out of 257 passing attempts for 1,540 yards, 10 touchdowns with three interceptions.[6] During the 2022 season, Lewis only played in two games and finished the season with 15 out of 24 passing attempts for 92 yards. On October 18, 2022, Lewis announced that he would be entering the transfer portal and will not finish the rest of the season.[7] On December 26, 2022, he announced that he would transfer to Nevada.[8]
Nevada
During the 2023 season, Lewis was named as Nevada's starting quarterback.[9]
In week seven of the 2024 season, Lewis led the Wolfpack in passing, rushing and receiving yards in a victory over Oregon State. Lewis ran for a career-high 151 yards to go along with his 51 passing and 18 receiving yards.[10]
Memphis
On December 20, 2024, Lewis transferred to the Memphis Tigers.[11]
Statistics
| Season | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2020 | Colorado | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 95 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 139.8 | 9 | 73 | 8.1 | 1 |
| 2021 | Colorado | 12 | 12 | 4–8 | 149 | 257 | 58.0 | 1,540 | 6.0 | 10 | 3 | 118.8 | 98 | 188 | 1.9 | 2 |
| 2022 | Colorado | 2 | 1 | 0–1 | 15 | 24 | 62.2 | 92 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 94.7 | 12 | 43 | 3.6 | 0 |
| 2023 | Nevada | 12 | 10 | 2–8 | 131 | 236 | 55.5 | 1,313 | 5.6 | 2 | 6 | 100.0 | 120 | 495 | 4.1 | 4 |
| 2024 | Nevada | 12 | 12 | 3–9 | 211 | 312 | 67.6 | 2,290 | 7.3 | 16 | 7 | 141.7 | 157 | 775 | 4.9 | 8 |
| 2025 | Memphis | 13 | 13 | 8–5 | 253 | 368 | 68.8 | 2,673 | 7.3 | 16 | 7 | 140.3 | 151 | 665 | 4.4 | 9 |
| Career | 52 | 48 | 17–31 | 765 | 1,207 | 63.4 | 8,003 | 6.6 | 44 | 23 | 127.3 | 547 | 2,239 | 4.1 | 24 | |
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 2+1⁄4 in (1.89 m) | 216 lb (98 kg) | 33+3⁄8 in (0.85 m) | 11 in (0.28 m) | 6 ft 7+3⁄8 in (2.02 m) | 4.74 s | 1.59 s | 2.68 s | 4.40 s | 7.27 s | 32.0 in (0.81 m) | 9 ft 11 in (3.02 m) | |
| All values from Pro Day[12] | ||||||||||||
Personal life
Lewis is the nephew of former NFL linebacker and current film director, producer, and screenwriter, Jon Alston.[6]