Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | L 10-38@ Mississippi State | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | Season-high 7 yds |
| Total | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
#4
Kenji Lewis
Senior wide receiver for Northern Illinois. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 200 lb · Memphis, TN
Returning to Northern Illinois for 2026
The numbers
7
receiving yards · 2025
1 catches · 7 per catch
1 game into 2025 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 7 yds, at Mississippi State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Northern Illinois. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed with Arkansas-Pine Bluff in 2022.
- Transferred from Arkansas-Pine Bluff to Northern Illinois in 2024.
Kenji Lewis
He got to Northern Illinois by way of Arkansas-Pine Bluff. The receipt on tape: 7 rec yds, 1 receptions against Mississippi State, Week 4, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- portal record
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Arkansas-Pine Bluffout of Memphis East
2024
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Northern Illinois
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Northern Illinois3-9HC: Thomas Hammock · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 7.0 YDS/g, 7.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rob Harley
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Northern Illinois
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Wide receiver · Northern Illinois
Returning around him
- 44% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: -15 net (7 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Northern Illinois · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #126 · 2026 recruiting class #82
The receiver room · Northern Illinois
- #1DeAree Rogers506 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Rickey Taylor Jr.134 receiving yards · 2025
- #9George Dimopoulos58 receiving yards · 2025
- La'Don Bryant40 receiving yards · 2025
- #4Kenji Lewis7 receiving yards · 2025
9 more on the roster · Northern Illinois team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology