Player Dossier

2014-2017

Wake Forest

Cortez Lewis

WR • 6'1" • 205 lbs • Demopolis, AL, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Cortez Lewis reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

23%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

55

Solid production for a receiver

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Reliability

62

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

58

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Wake Forest

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Wake Forest
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Florida State

Player Story

Cortez Lewis built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a wide receiver from Demopolis, AL wearing No. 15, spending time with Wake Forest. The clearest part of Cortez Lewis' career was his receiving role: 88...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2014 · Rating 0.8136

Demopolis · Demopolis, AL

Committed To
Wake Forest
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2014

Cortez Lewis, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Wake Forest. Cortez Lewis reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
1,158
Receptions
88
Touchdowns
5

Quick Answers

Cortez Lewis quick answers

Latest team and position
Wake Forest · WR
Career Receiving Yards
1,158
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 32 games
Best season
2015 Regular Season · Wake Forest
Top game
Florida State
Recruit profile
3-star · Demopolis · Wake Forest
High school pipeline
Demopolis · 11 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 15 · Class 2017
2017 Receiving yards rank
132 receiving yards · WR 567th (top 58%) · ACC 94th (top 44%) · National 809th (top 42%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2014 Regular SeasonWake Forest0-00-
2015 Regular SeasonWake Forest1247611481.5
2016 Regular SeasonWake Forest1132415167.2
2017 PostseasonWake Forest8-0041.2
2017 Regular SeasonWake Forest89132041.2

Related Context

Cortez Lewis played WR for Wake Forest. Across 4 tracked seasons, Cortez Lewis recorded 1,158 receiving yards, 2 tackles, and 5 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Wake Forest.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season

Wake Forest paired 611 primary output with 78.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2015 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 78.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Boston College

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 75th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2015 Regular Season · Wake Forest

Games

12

Receiving Yards / G

50.9

Efficiency

78.9

Usage

20.5

Consistency

78.6

Best Game by takeover score

Boston College

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Elon: 64. Syracuse: 48. Army: 52. Indiana: 23. Florida State: 70. Boston College: 65. North Carolina: 58. NC State: 10. Louisville: 78. Notre Dame: 30. Clemson: 45. Duke: 68

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Elon: 3 by 100. Syracuse: 5 by 64. Army: 6 by 57.8. Indiana: 3 by 51.1. Florida State: 8 by 58.3. Boston College: 5 by 86.7. North Carolina: 4 by 96.7. NC State: 1 by 66.7. Louisville: 1 by 100. Notre Dame: 2 by 100. Clemson: 4 by 75. Duke: 5 by 90.7

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins60.3 · Games = 3 · +12.6 vs Losses
Losses47.8 · Games = 9 · -12.6 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Boston College

Best efficiency game

100 vs Notre Dame

Result
Sat 11/28vs DukeL 21-2756813.613.60125
Sat 11/21@ ClemsonL 13-3344511.311.30130
Sat 11/14@ Notre DameL 7-282301515023
Fri 10/30vs LouisvilleL 19-201787878178
Sat 10/24vs NC StateL 17-351101010010
Sat 10/17@ North CarolinaL 14-5045814.514.50026
Sat 10/10@ Boston CollegeW 3-05651313041
Sat 10/3vs Florida StateHigh volumeL 16-248708.88.80021
Sat 9/26vs IndianaL 24-313237.77.70011
Sat 9/19@ ArmyW 17-146528.78.70028
Sat 9/12@ SyracuseL 17-305489.69.60016
Thu 9/3vs ElonW 41-336421.321.30130

Player Story

Cortez Lewis story

Cortez Lewis built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a wide receiver from Demopolis, AL wearing No. 15, spending time with Wake Forest. The clearest part of Cortez Lewis' career was his receiving role: 88 catches, 1,158 receiving yards, and 5 touchdowns across 32 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2015 with Wake Forest. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 32 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Wake Forest.

The arc is straightforward: Cortez Lewis moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Wake Forest

    2014-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20142015201620172017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonWake Forest0
2015 Regular SeasonWake Forest61178.920.5611
2016 Regular SeasonWake Forest41577.219.5-196
2017 PostseasonWake Forest13280.68.6-283
2017 Regular SeasonWake Forest13280.68.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Florida State

Week 7 · L 6-17 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

109

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

109 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Boston College

Week 6 · W 3-0 · Conference game

65

Receiving Yards

90 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

65 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.

#3

@ Georgia Tech

Week 8 · L 24-38 · Conference game

60

Receiving Yards

86.2 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

60 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs Duke

Week 13 · L 21-27 · Conference game

68

Receiving Yards

83.4 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

68 receiving yards with a 90.7 efficiency score.

#5

vs Florida State

Week 5 · L 16-24 · Conference game

70

Receiving Yards

82.2 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

70 receiving yards with a 58.3 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2015 Regular Season · Wake Forest

611 primary output · 78.9 efficiency · 20.5 usage

81.5

#2

2016 Regular Season · Wake Forest

67.2

415 primary · 77.2 efficiency · 19.5 usage

#3

2017 Postseason · Wake Forest

41.2

132 primary · 80.6 efficiency · 8.6 usage

Milestones

1

100+ receiving yards

1

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games