Geno Lewis

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Geno Lewis
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Lewis with the Ottawa Redblacks in 2025
No. 87 – Ottawa Redblacks
Position Wide receiver
Roster statusActive
CFL status American
Personal information
Born (1993-04-20) April 20, 1993 (age 32)
Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight208 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school Plymouth (PA) Wyoming Valley West
College Penn State
Oklahoma
Career history
Awards and highlights
Career CFL statistics as of 2025
Games played116
Receptions 473
Receiving yards 7,273
Receiving touchdowns 47
Stats at CFL.ca
Stats at Pro Football Reference   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Eugene Brenton Lewis (born April 20, 1993) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). [1] He is a five time divisional All-Star and three-time CFL All-Star. He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions and Oklahoma Sooners. [2] [3]

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Early life

Lewis played four years of football at Wyoming Valley West. He joined Ron Powlus and Raghib Ismail as one of the most heavily recruited players from the Wyoming Valley Conference. [4]

Lewis was recruited to play at Penn State by coach Joe Paterno, though he also had offers from Oregon and Virginia Tech, among other schools. [5]

College career

Lewis played for the Penn State Nittany Lions from 2012 to 2015. He was redshirted in 2012. He transferred to play for the Oklahoma Sooners in 2016. He played in 51 games, starting 19, during his college career, catching 122 passes for 1,569 yards and 10 touchdowns. [6]

Professional career

Pre-draft

Lewis was rated the 71st best wide receiver in the 2017 NFL draft by NFLDraftScout.com. [7]

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1 in
(1.85 m)		204 lb
(93 kg)		4.62 s1.59 s2.67 s4.35 s7.09 s38+1⁄2 in
(0.98 m)		10 ft 9 in
(3.28 m)		9 reps
All values from Oklahoma Pro Day [7]

After going undrafted, Lewis attended rookie minicamp with the Cincinnati Bengals and Seattle Seahawks in May 2017. [8]

Montreal Alouettes

Lewis signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on June 12, 2017. [9] His first season in the CFL was quiet, playing on only two games and catching seven passes. Lewis briefly restarted his basketball career in November 2017 with the NEPA Stars & Stripes franchise in the American Basketball Association. [10] In the following two seasons in the CFL, Lewis became a starting wide receiver for the Alouettes, playing in all 36 regular season games and catching a combined 116 passes for 1,960 yards with nine touchdowns. Lewis was named a CFL East All-Star following the 2019 season. [11] After the 2020 season was cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic he re-signed with the Alouettes on December 16, 2020. [12] Lewis had an outstanding season in 2021, catching 62 passes for 964 yards with nine touchdowns. His strong play was rewarded as he was named a CFL All-Star for the first time in his career. [13] On December 16, 2021, Lewis and the Alouettes agreed to a contract extension through the 2022 CFL season. [14] Lewis had an outstanding season with the Alouettes in 2022, playing in 17 regular season games and catching 91 passes for 1,303 yards with 10 touchdowns. He finished second in the league in receptions, and third in both receiving yards and touchdown receptions. He was named the East Division's Most Outstanding Player, earning the Terry Evanshen Trophy in the process. [15] In late January 2023, as a pending free agent, Lewis took to social media to announce his intention to enter free agency in February. [16]

Edmonton Elks

Lewis joined the Edmonton Elks as a free agent on February 14, 2023. [17] On June 29, 2023, Lewis was placed on the six-game injured list with a knee injury. [18] At the time of the injury he had played in three games, and caught 11 passes for 200 yards and one touchdown. [19] He returned in week 11 and played in the last nine games of the season, recording a total of 48 receptions for 844 yards and three touchdowns in just 12 games. [19] In 2024, he played in all 18 regular season games where he had 74 receptions for 1,070 yards and ten touchdowns. [19] To finish the season, he had touchdown receptions in eight straight games, breaking the previous franchise record of seven. [20] He was named a CFL All-Star for the fourth time in his career. [21]

Ottawa Redblacks

On February 12, 2025, Lewis signed with the Ottawa Redblacks to a two-year contract. [21] In the first game of the season, he extended his consecutive games with a touchdown reception to nine, but fell one short of tying the CFL record of ten, held by Terry Evanshen. [20] He played in all 18 regular season games in 2025 where he recorded 75 receptions for 1,012 yards and six touchdowns. [19] On January 15, 2026, it was announced that Lewis had signed a contract extension through the 2027 season. [22]

References

  1. ↑ "Eugene Lewis".
  2. ↑ Johnson, Travis (September 26, 2014). "Penn State football: Mentally tough Lewis uses father's struggles as inspiration". Centre Daily Times . Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  3. ↑ Sokoloski, Paul (October 4, 2014). "A star in the making". Times Leader . Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on October 9, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  4. ↑ BENNETT, STEVE. "Recruiting of Valley West's Eugene Lewis created huge buzz" . Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  5. ↑ Bennett, Steve. "Tech-savvy JoePa makes recruiting pitch to Lewis" . Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  6. ↑ "GENO LEWIS". OU Athletics. soonersports.com. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
  7. 1 2 "Geno Lewis". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
  8. ↑ Bennett. Steve (May 10, 2017). "Former Valley West star Lewis headed to Seahawks". seahawks.com. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. ↑ "CFL TRANSACTIONS". cfl.ca. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. ↑ Bufano, Matt. "Lewis joining NEPA Stars & Stripes" . Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  11. ↑ "2019 CFL Division All-Stars Announced". CFL.ca. November 6, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Adams Jr. restructures deal with Als; team retains WR Eugene Lewis". CFL.ca. December 16, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  13. ↑ "2021 CFL Division All-Stars unveiled". CFL.ca. November 24, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  14. ↑ TSN ca Staff (December 16, 2021). "Alouettes extend QB Adams Jr., WR Lewis - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Collaros, Lewis in the running for CFL's outstanding player award". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  16. ↑ 3Down Staff (January 25, 2023). "CFL all-star Eugene Lewis says he's going to free agency, tweets epic Allen Iverson rant". 3DownNation. Retrieved January 26, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  17. ↑ "Elks ink receiver Eugene Lewis". goelks.com. February 14, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  18. ↑ "Edmonton Elks Eugene Lewis placed on six-game injured list". TSN. June 29, 2023. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  19. 1 2 3 4 "Eugene Lewis". Canadian Football League . Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  20. 1 2 "Redblacks' Eugene Lewis opens CFL season chasing TD receptions record". Sportsnet. June 3, 2025.
  21. 1 2 "Redblacks, Eugene Lewis agree to two-year contract". Canadian Football League. February 12, 2025.
  22. ↑ "Geno Lewis signs extension with Redblacks through 2027". Canadian Football League. January 15, 2026.
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