Kyle Lewis

Height:
6-null
Weight:
202
Class:
Redshirt
Hometown:
San Marcos, CA
High School:
San Marcos HS

Listed No. 1 on the preseason depth chart at the S-Back (slot back) position this fall ... also could play at a wide receiver spot and return kickoffs and punts.

2016 -- Started 11 of the 12 games as a junior, missing the Weber State contest due to injury ... one of Cal Poly's most electric and versatile offensive players in years, earning third-team All-Big Sky Conference honors as a junior ... can fill multiple positions ... rushed for 591 yards on just 61 carries, averaging 9.7 yards per carry and scoring six touchdowns ... broke off a 91-yard scoring run against UC Davis, a 70-yarder against Portland State and a 54-yard romp at Sacramento State ... pair of 100-yard games -- 158 yards on only 11 trips at Portland State and 141 yards on just eight carries the next week against UC Davis ... enters senior season with three career 100-yard games ... also was the team's leading receiver with 22 catches for 375 yards and four touchdowns ... career-high five catches for 122 yards and one score against South Dakota State ... made multiple catches in a game six times ... returned six kickoffs for a 20.5 average with a long of 29 yards in season opener at Nevada ... two carries for 13 yards and pair of catches for 60 yards in 2017 Spring Game ... one of his receptions was for 54 yards from Khaleel Jenkins and the game's only touchdown.

2015 -- Played in 10 of Cal Poly's 11 games as a sophomore, missing the Montana State contest ... rushed 40 times for 336 yards and six touchdowns, caught seven passes for 108 yards and two more scores and averaged 20.6 yards per kickoff return with a long of 37 yards ... scored four touchdowns on the ground, one shy of school record, in Southern Utah game, rushing for 121 yards on 11 carries ... scoring runs spanned 7, 6, 41 and 11 yards ... also surpassed the 50-yard mark and scored touchdowns against both Idaho State and Portland State ... season-high three catches for 34 yards and a score against Sacramento State ... also caught a touchdown pass, a 57-yarder, against Portland State ... four carries for 13 yards and one catch for five yards in 2016 Spring Game ... also returned one kickoff 26 yards.

2014 -- Used more as a wide receiver than as a slot back in his redshirt freshman season, Lewis caught nine passes for 96 yards, including a 44-yard touchdown grab from Chris Brown at Idaho State ... also rushed three times for 23 yards, including an 18-yard run at Weber State ... returned 20 kickoffs 415 yards (20.75 average), including a 49-yard return against UC Davis and a 36-yarder against Montana State ... made two tackles on special teams ... no carries or catches in 2015 Spring Game.

2013 -- Redshirt ... did not play in 2014 Spring Game due to injury.

High School -- Lewis was a running back and free safety under head coach Jason Texler at San Marcos High School in San Diego County. As a senior, he rushed for 455 yards on 69 carries, scoring six touchdowns, and also caught 15 passes for 311 yards and another score. Lewis earned second-team All-Valley League honors as he led the Knights to a 5-6 overall record and a spot in the CIF-San Diego Section Division II playoffs. In his junior season (2011), Lewis made 85 tackles on defense, recovered a fumble and returned a kickoff 79 yards for a score against Orange Glen. He was recruited by Idaho State, South Dakota, Campbell, Azusa Pacific, Menlo College and Pasadena College, choosing Cal Poly "because academically and athletically, it was the right fit for me." Lewis also was a member of the San Marcos track and field team with personal bests of 10.88 in the 100 meters and 21.88 in the 200 meters, both school records set as a senior, and also breaking the school mark in the 400 relay as a sophomore. He also wrestled as a sophomore.

Personal -- Son of Gerald Lewis and Christina Iemma ... two brothers, Isiah Hennie and Terrell Burgess, and one sister, Jordan Lewis ... Isiah Hennie is a wide receiver and return specialist at Sacramento State ... wants to own his own business and become a sports broadcaster ... enjoys spending time with family, traveling and going to the beach ... wants to race cars professionally when he is finished with football ... born April 22, 1995, in San Diego, Calif. ... majors in communication studies.