CJ Lewis

#11 · WR · Sr. · Bowling Green6′3″ · 215 lb · Hamden, CT · Cheshire Academy

CJ Lewis: WR · Bowling Green · #11.

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CJ Lewis

WR · Bowling Green · Sr · #11

Moves the chains on third down. Played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. On tape: 82 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Buffalo, Week 6, 2022.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2022	Bowling Green	26	352	13.5	2	34
2021	Boston College	13	201	15.5	0	38
2020	Boston College	28	460	16.4	5	37
2019	Boston College	2	13	6.5	0	9
2018	Boston College	11	130	11.8	1	38
Career		80	1,156	14.4	8	38

Season	Team
2022	Bowling Green	1	−1
2021	Boston College	--	--
2020	Boston College	--	--
2019	Boston College	--	--
2018	Boston College	--	--
Career		1	−1

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 17-45@ UCLA	3	33	11.0	0	27
Wk 2	L 57-59vs Eastern Kentucky	3	60	20.0	2	34	2 TD catches
Wk 3	W 34-31vs Marshall	4	45	11.3	0	20
Wk 4	L 14-45@ Mississippi State	2	11	5.5	0	6
Wk 5	W 31-28@ Akron	2	31	15.5	0	21
Wk 6	L 7-38vs Buffalo	4	82	20.5	0	26	Season-high 82 yds
Wk 7	W 17-13vs Miami (OH)	3	28	9.3	0	12
Wk 8	W 34-18@ Central Michigan	1	19	19.0	0	19
Wk 10	W 13-9vs Western Michigan	1	15	15.0	0	15
Wk 12	W 42-35@ Toledo	2	14	7.0	0	8
Wk 13	L 14-38@ Ohio	1	14	14.0	0	14
Total		26	352	13.5	2	34

Signature game

Week 2 · 2022

L 57-59

vs Eastern Kentucky

3 rec · 60 yds · 2 TD

With M. McDonald — 283 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · QBR 72.8 · 64 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD · S. Sir — 37 yards per punt · 4 punts · 1 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 1 · UCLA · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.09Matt McDonald pass complete to CJ Lewis for 27 yds to the UCLA 48 for a
Week 3 · Marshall · 3rd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.05M.McDonald pass complete to MSH 48. Catch made by C.Lewis at MSH 48. Gain of 20 yards. Tackled by MSH at MSH 28.
Week 2 · Eastern Kentucky · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.94McDonald to Lewis: a 34-yard touchdown pass.
Week 2 · Eastern Kentucky · 3rd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +2.78Matt McDonald pass complete to CJ Lewis for 6 yds for a TD, (Mason Lawler KICK)
Week 3 · Marshall · 3rd and 12 · Q2 · EPA +2.72M.McDonald pass complete to BGN 30. Catch made by C.Lewis at BGN 30. Gain of 14 yards. Tackled by MSH at BGN 44.
Week 6 · Buffalo · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.32Matt McDonald pass complete to CJ Lewis for 26 yds to the Buff 49 for a

4 more plays

Week 7 · Miami (OH) · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.03Matt McDonald pass complete to CJ Lewis for 11 yds to the MiaOh 44 for a
Week 10 · Western Michigan · 2nd and 11 · Q2 · EPA −1.26CJ Lewis sacked by Keni-H Lovely for a loss of 1 yard to the WMich 43
Week 13 · Ohio · 3rd and 12 · Q1 · EPA +1.12Matt McDonald pass complete to CJ Lewis for 14 yds to the BwGrn 23 for a
Week 6 · Buffalo · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.09Matt McDonald pass complete to CJ Lewis for 15 yds to the Buff 40 for a

Teams and coaches

2018Boston College7-5HC: Steve Addazio · Run-heavy

2019Boston College6-7HC: Steve Addazio · Run-heavy

2020Boston College6-5HC: Jeff Hafley · Balanced

2021Boston College6-6HC: Jeff Hafley · Run-heavy

2022Bowling Green6-7HC: Scot Loeffler · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 37 (#346 of 488). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2022 season

37Below cohort / limited sample #346 of 488 · 2022?

12 metrics · season cumulative

2022 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: catch rate (10th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#191 / 636 · 70th pct

13.8

Explosive rate#233 / 636 · 63rd pct

15.6%

TD rate#312 / 636 · 50th pct

6.2%

EPA / target#430 / 636 · 32nd pct

0.54

Catch rate#574 / 636 · 10th pct

62.5%

Box-score rates (7)

Yards / catch#239 / 550 · 56th pct

13.5

Rush TDs#48 / 275 · 41st pct

Receptions#326 / 550 · 40th pct

Rec yards#335 / 550 · 39th pct

352

Rec TDs#293 / 550 · 39th pct

Long catch#442 / 550 · 19th pct

Rush yards#228 / 275 · 16th pct

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Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2022. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	3.0	46.0	15.2	0.4
Road6g	1.8	20.3	12.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.0	41.4	13.3	0.3
Weeks 8+4g	1.2	15.5	13.8	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2022 season

Head Coach

Scot Loeffler

Pass share

52.2%

440 pass / 403 run

Plays / game

64.8

13 games

Team sack rate

7.8%

450 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

26 catches, 2 pass attempts and 1 carry in 11 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

37 · #346 of 488 WRs · 2022

Three-star recruit. Now #346 at the position.

CJ Lewis

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Signature game

Signature plays

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Awards

26 catches, 2 pass attempts and 1 carry in 11 games

Six seasons, two schools

Moves

2017

2022 11 games