Class: r-So.
Position: OL
Height: 6-3
Weight: 295 pounds
Previous School: Butler
Hometown: Huntsville, AL
A leader on offense ... Has great strength and quick feet ... Needs work on balance ... Showed strides in brief spring appearance ... Naturally strong ... Enters fall camp as the starter at left guard.
2008: Named the Donald Craig Sophomore Academic Award winner in the spring ... Missed the last half of spring drills with severe exhaustion.
2007: Played in all 12 games and earned 10 starts ... Had 733 total snaps ... Enjoyed a solid spring and entered fall camp as the starter at left guard beside all-conference tackle Franklin Dunbar ... Played 50 snaps at FAU in his college debut and started the second half at guard ... Made his first collegiate start at Louisville and was in on all 59 offensive snaps and also played every snap at LSU (54) and against WKU (64) ... Played just 36 snaps in win over FIU but had 79 against Virginia ... Did not get the start at Memphis but did play 49 snaps ... Played all 85 snaps against ASU and was in on 81 plays against North Texas ... Had 69 plays in win over ULM and 65 against ULL ... Played 53 of 56 offensive plays at Troy.
2006: Took a redshirt year in order to improve strength and gain experience at the collegiate level ... Traveled to every game and spent the entire year no. 2 at left tackle.
High School: Lettered three years in football at Butler High School ... Named to the Huntsville Times Super all-metro team in 2004 and 2005 and was honorable mention as a sophomore ... Named all-city three seasons and all-region twice ... Was the team's MVP in 2005 and voted top lineman in 2004 ... Coached by Dean Sanders.
Full Name: Jamal Khalil Lewis ... Parents: Robert Flowers and Elizabeth Lewis ... Born: 9/2/88 ... Major: Liberal Studies.