Las Vegas Sun

March 29, 2024

UNLV

62 A.J. Lewis

  • Defensive Line
  • Grade: Senior
  • Height: 6′1″
  • Weight: 265 lbs
UNLV: A former transfer who will compete as a defensive lineman and look to earn his first playing time as a senior this fall.

2009: Member of squad but did not play.

2008: Walked on to the Rebels and sat out season per NCAA transfer rules.

SOUTHERN UTAH: Spent two years at the FCS school located in Cedar City ... After redshirting in 2006, started nine games at right tackle for the Thunderbirds in 2007.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2006 graduate of Shadow Ridge HS ... A three-year letterman for coach J.D. Johnson ... Played both sides of the line for the Mustangs ... Earned all-division honors on both offense and defense and an all-conference nod as an end ... Spent his freshman year at Centennial HS.

PERSONAL: Anthony "A.J." Lamar Lewis Jr. was born on March 14, 1988, in Las Vegas ... The son of Jeannie Woods and Anthony Lewis Sr. ... Has two younger brothers, Ray and Javius ... Father was a sixth round pick out of Rancho HS by the St. Louis Cardinals and went on to play 12 seasons of minor league baseball ... Majoring in communication studies.

--Courtesy of UNLVRebels.com