Player Dossier

2006-2009

Northern Illinois

Marcus Lewis

WR • 6'3" • Gurnee, IL, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Marcus Lewis reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

1%

Rotational offensive role

lowfeatured

Impact Production

8

Developing production for a receiver

lowelite

Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

15

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Northern Illinois

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Northern Illinois
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio

Player Story

Marcus Lewis built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a wide receiver from Gurnee, IL wearing No. 11, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Marcus Lewis' career was his receiving role:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2006 · Rating 0.7889

Warren Township · Gurnee, IL

Committed To
Northern Illinois
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2006

Marcus Lewis, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Northern Illinois. Marcus Lewis reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
416
Receptions
40
Touchdowns
3

Quick Answers

Marcus Lewis quick answers

Latest team and position
Northern Illinois · WR
Career Receiving Yards
416
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 16 games
Best season
2009 Postseason · Northern Illinois
Top game
Ohio
Recruit profile
2-star · Warren Township · Northern Illinois
High school pipeline
Warren Township · 9 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 11 · Class 2009
2009 Receiving yards rank
299 receiving yards · WR 299th (top 38%) · Mid-American 37th (top 20%) · National 374th (top 23%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2006 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois3468050.7
2007 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois2642050
2008 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois117043.7
2009 PostseasonNorthern Illinois10438073.8
2009 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois1025261373.8

Related Context

Marcus Lewis played WR for Northern Illinois. Across 4 tracked seasons, Marcus Lewis recorded 416 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Northern Illinois.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2009 Postseason

Northern Illinois paired 299 primary output with 67.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2008 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 46.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2009 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2008 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

Games

1

Receiving Yards / G

7

Efficiency

46.7

Usage

7.7

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Eastern Michigan

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All Games7 · Games = 1

Game Log

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1 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Eastern Michigan

Best efficiency game

46.7 vs Eastern Michigan

Result
Sat 9/27@ Eastern MichiganW 37-0177707

Player Story

Marcus Lewis story

Marcus Lewis built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a wide receiver from Gurnee, IL wearing No. 11, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Marcus Lewis' career was his receiving role: 40 catches, 416 receiving yards, and 3 touchdowns across 16 career games in the available record. That gives Marcus Lewis' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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  1. 1

    Northern Illinois

    2006-2009

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20062007200820092009
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2006 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois6884.46.6
2007 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois4262.715.8-26
2008 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois746.77.7-35
2009 PostseasonNorthern Illinois29967.619.9292
2009 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois29967.619.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Ohio

Week 12 · L 31-38 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

64

Receiving Yards

85.2 takeover

64 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Purdue

Week 3 · W 28-21

49

Receiving Yards

82.4 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

49 receiving yards with a 81.7 efficiency score.

#3

vs Temple

Week 8 · W 43-21

32

Receiving Yards

74.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

32 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs South Florida

Week 1 · L 3-27 · Postseason

38

Receiving Yards

74.2 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

38 receiving yards with a 63.3 efficiency score.

#5

@ Navy

Week 12 · L 24-35

29

Receiving Yards

72.7 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

29 receiving yards with a 38.7 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2009 Postseason · Northern Illinois

299 primary output · 67.6 efficiency · 19.9 usage

73.8

#2

2009 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

73.8

299 primary · 67.6 efficiency · 19.9 usage

#3

2006 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

50.7

68 primary · 84.4 efficiency · 6.6 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games