Early years

Lewis was born in Los Alamitos, California. He graduated from Long Beach Polytechnic High School in Long Beach, California, where he played high school football for the Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits. In 2001, he competed in a nationally televised game against De La Salle of Concord, California. As a senior, Lewis was named as a Parade magazine high school All-American and was considered a top prospect by all major recruiting services.

College career

Lewis attended UCLA, and played for the UCLA Bruins football team from 2002 to 2005. In 49 games with the Bruins, he started 32 times. He ranks ninth on the school's overall career-record receiving list and first among tight ends with 126 receptions, holding the UCLA tight end all-time records with 1,571 yards receiving and 21 touchdowns. As a senior in 2005, Lewis was a first-team All-Pacific-10 selection, a consensus first-team All-American, and won the John Mackey Award, given annually to the top tight end in college football.

Year	Receptions	Yards	Touchdowns	Yards Per Catch
2002	6	51	1	8.5
2003	30	377	3	12.6
2004	32	402	7	12.7
2005	58	741	10	12.8

Professional career

2006 NFL Combine

Pre-draft measurables

Ht	Wt	40-yd dash	10-yd split	20-yd split	20-ss	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP
6 ft 7 in	261 lb	4.80 s	1.66 s	2.81 s	4.53 s	7.24 s	37 in	9 ft 10 in	23 reps

Jacksonville Jaguars

Lewis was selected by the Jaguars with the 28th pick in the 2006 NFL draft. He played college football with Maurice Jones-Drew at UCLA who was also selected on the first day. In July 2006, Lewis signed a five-year, $7.5 million contract that included $4.8 million guaranteed. Lewis was represented by NFL agent, James "Bus" Cook.

Lewis initially did not live up to expectations in terms of pass catching ability with 91 receptions through three seasons. However, he impressed coaches with his blocking ability. He was often used as a blocker during the 2008 NFL season due in part to an injured offensive line. Lewis has been active in his hometown community of Long Beach, California.

In 2010, Lewis matched the Jaguars single season touchdown receptions record with a total of 10 and was selected to his first Pro Bowl. He had previously been named as an alternate for the 2009 Pro Bowl.

Due in part to the 2011 NFL lockout the Jaguars placed the franchise tag on Lewis on February 24, 2011. On August 5, after a short training camp hold out, Lewis signed a five-year contract reportedly worth about $35 million ($17 million guaranteed). On March 9, 2016, Lewis re-signed a 3-year, $12 million contract to remain with the Jaguars.

Year	Receptions	Yards	Touchdowns	Yards Per Catch
2006	13	126	1	9.7
2007	37	391	2	10.6
2008	41	489	2	11.9
2009	32	518	2	16.8
2010	58	700	10	12.1
2011	39	460	0	11.8
2012	52	540	4	10.4
2013	25	359	4	14.4
2014	18	206	2	11.4
2015	16	226	0	14.1
Career	331	4,015	27	12.1

Awards

• 2005 John Mackey Award (Best TE)
• 2005 All-American Team
• 2005 All-Pac-10 Team
• 2004 John Mackey Award Finalist (Best TE)
• 2004 All-American Team
• 2004 All-Pac-10 Team
• Prep Star Dream Team (Best Prep TE)
• Super Prep All-American
• Super Prep Elite (rated #4)
• Parade All-American
• Student Sports Hot 100 List (#30)
• 2011 Pro Bowl Tight End

[ Source: Wikipedia ]