Keontez Lewis

Position:
Wide Receiver
Class:
Junior
Height:
6-2
Weight:
190
Hometown:
East St. Louis, Ill.
High School:
East St. Louis
Prev School:
Wisconsin

2024 (JUNIOR)

Played in 11 games and made 9 starts
Named honorable mention All-MVFC and All-Newcomer team
Led the team with 49 catches for 813 yards and 5 TDs on the season, 10 carries for 121 yards and 1 TD
Had three 100-yard receiving games (Incarnate Word-148, Illinois State-153, Murray State-104)
Named MVFC Newcomer of the Week vs. Incarnate Word (8 catches for 148 yards, 1 TD and 57-yard rushing TD)

PRIOR TO SIU

Transferred from Wisconsin following the 2023 season ... Played in all 13 games for the Badgers in 2022 and ranked third on the team with 20 catches, 313 receiving yards and three touchdown catches … made his first career catch vs. Washington State (9/10), a 40-yard reception in the first half … caught his first career touchdown vs. New Mexico State (9/17) … assembled the best game of his career at Iowa (11/12), catching three passes for 71 yards and a score … matched a career-high with three catches at Nebraska (11/19) and in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl vs. Oklahoma State (12/27) ... Played one season at UCLA in 2021, where he saw action in all 11 games on special teams.

High School
Three-star recruit according to 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals ... No. 57 wide receiver by 247Sports ... No. 90 prospect in Midwest region by ESPN ... No. 7 prospect in state of Illinois by Rivals ... registered 32 receptions for 802 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2019 ... posted five catches for 105 yards and one touchdown in 2019 IHSA Class 5A championship game win over Prairie Ridge HS; Flyers finished 14-0 ... totaled 55 receptions for 1,162 yards and 13 touchdowns in prep career (2017-19) ... also competed in sprint and relay events for ESLHS track and field team.