Running back, Pittsburgh, 2009–10
Dion Lewis
- Number
- No. 28
- Height
- 5′8″
- Hometown
- Albany, NY
- Born
- Sep 27, 1990, in Albany, New York
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Dion Lewis played running back at Pittsburgh (2009–10). The Philadelphia Eagles took Lewis in round 5, No. 149 overall in the 2011 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
261rushing yards, career highat Cincinnati, 20104rushing touchdowns, career highat Cincinnati, 20106catches, career highat Buffalo, 2009Honors
- 2009Touchdown Club of Columbus Freshman of the Year
- 2009Big East Offensive Player of the Year
- 2009Big East Rookie of the Year
Team titles: Big East champions, 2010
All-America: AP second team 2009; Sporting News second team 2009
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Pittsburgh | 325 | 1,799 | 5.5 | 17 | 85 |
| 2010 | Pittsburgh | 219 | 1,061 | 4.8 | 13 | 76 |
| Career | 544 | 2,860 | 5.3 | 30 | 85 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Pittsburgh | 25 | 189 | 7.6 | 1 | 31 |
| 2010 | Pittsburgh | 27 | 216 | 8.0 | 0 | 31 |
| Career | 52 | 405 | 7.8 | 1 | 31 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Pittsburgh | 28 | RB | |
| 2010 | Pittsburgh | 28 | RB | 5′8″ |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2010 Pittsburgh 12 games, 1,061 rushing yards, 13 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Utah | L 24–27 | 25 | 75 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 9 |
| Sep 11 | vs. New Hampshire | W 38–16 | 10 | 27 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 52 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Miami | L 3–31 | 12 | 41 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 7 |
| Oct 9 | at Notre Dame | L 17–23 | 13 | 63 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 21 |
| Oct 16 | at Syracuse | W 45–14 | 14 | 78 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 9 |
| Oct 23 | vs. Rutgers | W 41–21 | 17 | 130 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 13 |
| Oct 30 | vs. Louisville | W 20–3 | 18 | 65 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 11 |
| Nov 11 | at UConn | L 28–30 | 13 | 77 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 50 |
| Nov 20 | at South Florida | W 17–10 | 22 | 105 | 1 | 22 | – | – |
| Nov 26 | vs. West Virginia | L 10–35 | 11 | 34 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 30 |
| Dec 4 | at Cincinnati | W 28–10 | 42 | 261 | 4 | 76 | 2 | 14 |
| Jan 8 ✦ | vs. Kentucky | W 27–10 | 22 | 105 | 1 | 10 | – | – |
2009 Pittsburgh 13 games, 1,799 rushing yards, 17 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Youngstown State | W 38–3 | 20 | 129 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 10 |
| Sep 12 | at Buffalo | W 54–27 | 24 | 190 | 2 | 85 | 6 | 46 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Navy | W 27–14 | 23 | 79 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 4 |
| Sep 26 | at NC State | L 31–38 | 19 | 95 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 6 |
| Oct 2 | atLouisville | W 35–10 | 21 | 87 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 16 |
| Oct 10 | vs.UConn | W 24–21 | 24 | 158 | 0 | 33 | – | – |
| Oct 16 | atRutgers | W 24–17 | 31 | 180 | 2 | 58 | – | – |
| Oct 24 | vs.South Florida | W 41–14 | 23 | 111 | 2 | 48 | 2 | 10 |
| Nov 7 | vs.Syracuse | W 37–10 | 18 | 110 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 42 |
| Nov 14 | vs.Notre Dame | W 27–22 | 21 | 152 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 8 |
| Nov 27 | atWest Virginia | L 16–19 | 26 | 155 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 14 |
| Dec 5 | vs.Cincinnati | L 44–45 | 47 | 194 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 34 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. North Carolina | W 19–17 | 28 | 159 | 1 | 26 | 1 | −1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2011 | Combine or pro day 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′6⅝″ | |
| Weight | 193 lb | |
| Arm length | 28⅛″ | |
| Hand size | 8¾″ | |
| Wingspan | 69¾″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.62 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.60 s | |
| Vertical jump | 34½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′4″ | |
| Bench press | 17 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.90 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.18 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
8 seasons, 96 games with a stat; latest team: New York Giants.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Philadelphia Eagles | 13 | 23 | 102 | 1 | 1 | −3 |
| 2012 | Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 13 | 69 | 1 | 2 | 24 |
| 2015 | New England Patriots | 7 | 49 | 234 | 2 | 36 | 388 |
| 2016 | New England Patriots | 7 | 64 | 283 | 0 | 17 | 94 |
| 2017 | New England Patriots | 16 | 180 | 896 | 6 | 32 | 214 |
| 2018 | Tennessee Titans | 16 | 155 | 517 | 1 | 59 | 400 |
| 2019 | Tennessee Titans | 15 | 54 | 209 | 0 | 25 | 164 |
| 2020 | New York Giants | 16 | 29 | 115 | 2 | 19 | 127 |
| NFL career | 96 | 567 | 2,425 | 13 | 191 | 1,408 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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