2020 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 88
Johnathan Lewis
- Position:
- TE
- Class:
- Senior
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 238
- Hometown:
- East Orange, N.J.
- High School:
- St. Peter's Prep
- Major:
- Labor Studies and Employment Relations
Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week (Sept. 18, 2017)
2020 (Senior): Played in five games ... recorded a tackle on special teams against Michigan (11/21).
2019 (Junior): Did not see game action due to injury ... transitioned to tight end in the offseason.
2018 (Sophomore): Played in four games ... saw action at tight end versus Illinois (10/6), at Maryland (10/13) and against No. 16 Penn State (11/17) ... appeared off the bench at quarterback in the season opener against Texas State (9/1).
2017 (Freshman): Appeared in seven games at quarterback off the bench ... completed 14 passes on the season for 167 yards and two touchdowns ... rushed for 111 yards and four touchdowns ... registered a 42-yard touchdown pass on six completions in three-plus quarters of action versus No. 16 Michigan State (11/25) ... recorded three completions and 36 rushing yards at Indiana (11/18) ... totaled 10 passing attempts versus No. 11 Ohio State (9/30) ... had a two-yard carry in the Big Ten opener at Nebraska (9/23) ... named Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week (9/18) ... scored four rushing touchdowns, the most by a Rutgers quarterback in a game in program history, against Morgan State (9/16) and added an 18-yard touchdown pass on first career attempt to finish with five touchdowns accounted for ... made collegiate debut against Eastern Michigan (9/9) with one rushing attempt in two snaps.
Prior to Rutgers: Coached by Rich Hansen at St. Peter's Prep … led Marauders to an 8-4 record and an appearance in the NJSIAA Non Public, Group 4 Championship game in 2016 … accounted for 1,557 passing yards and 10 touchdowns through the air while adding 992 rushing yards and 21 touchdowns on the ground … First Team All-State and All-Non Public by the Star-Ledger … 2016 All-Metro First Team by MSG Varsity … added 1,669 passing yards with 19 touchdowns and 501 rushing yards and eight scores as a junior … consensus three-star signal caller … top quarterback in New Jersey and 15th-best dual-threat quarterback in the country by Rivals … top-25 recruit in the Garden State by ESPN … top signal caller in New Jersey and No. 2 overall QB recruit in the East by Scout ... rated as the 16th-best dual-threat thrower nationally by 247Sports.
Personal: A labor studies and employment relations major.
2020 (Senior): Played in five games ... recorded a tackle on special teams against Michigan (11/21).
2019 (Junior): Did not see game action due to injury ... transitioned to tight end in the offseason.
2018 (Sophomore): Played in four games ... saw action at tight end versus Illinois (10/6), at Maryland (10/13) and against No. 16 Penn State (11/17) ... appeared off the bench at quarterback in the season opener against Texas State (9/1).
2017 (Freshman): Appeared in seven games at quarterback off the bench ... completed 14 passes on the season for 167 yards and two touchdowns ... rushed for 111 yards and four touchdowns ... registered a 42-yard touchdown pass on six completions in three-plus quarters of action versus No. 16 Michigan State (11/25) ... recorded three completions and 36 rushing yards at Indiana (11/18) ... totaled 10 passing attempts versus No. 11 Ohio State (9/30) ... had a two-yard carry in the Big Ten opener at Nebraska (9/23) ... named Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week (9/18) ... scored four rushing touchdowns, the most by a Rutgers quarterback in a game in program history, against Morgan State (9/16) and added an 18-yard touchdown pass on first career attempt to finish with five touchdowns accounted for ... made collegiate debut against Eastern Michigan (9/9) with one rushing attempt in two snaps.
Prior to Rutgers: Coached by Rich Hansen at St. Peter's Prep … led Marauders to an 8-4 record and an appearance in the NJSIAA Non Public, Group 4 Championship game in 2016 … accounted for 1,557 passing yards and 10 touchdowns through the air while adding 992 rushing yards and 21 touchdowns on the ground … First Team All-State and All-Non Public by the Star-Ledger … 2016 All-Metro First Team by MSG Varsity … added 1,669 passing yards with 19 touchdowns and 501 rushing yards and eight scores as a junior … consensus three-star signal caller … top quarterback in New Jersey and 15th-best dual-threat quarterback in the country by Rivals … top-25 recruit in the Garden State by ESPN … top signal caller in New Jersey and No. 2 overall QB recruit in the East by Scout ... rated as the 16th-best dual-threat thrower nationally by 247Sports.
Personal: A labor studies and employment relations major.
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