Troy University Athletics
2021 Football Roster
Roster
AJ Lewis
- Position:
- TE
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 251
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Mobile, Ala.
- High School:
- Murphy HS
2021 (Sophomore): Caught a career-best 10 passes for 60 yards in 12 games worth of action … Pulled down three receptions for 16 yards at Texas State and two catches for 22 yards, including a season-long 22-yard catch, at South Carolina … All 10 catches came in the first seven games of the season … Caught a pass on 10-of-11 targets … Also a key contributor on special teams with 107 snaps, primary on kickoff return and field goal … Among tight ends with at least 11 targets, his 90.9 reception percentage ranked third nationally
2020 (Sophomore): Started all 11 games at tight end for the Trojans … Caught two passes, both of which went for touchdowns, in back-to-back games against Eastern Kentucky and Georgia State … Now has eight career receptions and five career touchdowns … Troy’s third-highest rated offensive player per Pro Football Focus with a 79.1 grade – third-best run blocker … Played 101 snaps on various special teams units with most of the work coming on the punt coverage unit
2019 (RS-Freshman): Caught a Troy Division I record (tight end) three touchdowns … Started all 12 games … Three touchdown receptions came on six total receptions … had a pair of receptions against both Texas State and Louisiana … Touchdown catches came at Akron, Georgia State and Texas State … Finished the year with 73 receiving yards
2018 (Freshman): Did not see game action … Member of scout team … Redshirted
High School: Caught 28 passes for 446 yards and three touchdowns in 10 games as a senior at Murphy High School … Finished his junior season with 26 catches for 320 yards and a pair of scores … Caught a career-high five touchdown passes as a sophomore … Finished his prep career with 71 catches for 1,013 yards and 10 touchdowns … Rated as one of the top 75 tight ends in the country and one of the top 55 players in the state of Alabama by 247Sports … Rated as a three-star recruit … Earned all-area honors following his senior season
Personal: Full name is Anthony Lewis, Jr. … Son of Anthony and Carla Lewis … Born March 30, 2000 … Has two sisters, Carly Lewis and Amber Turner ... Majoring in communications; on track to graduate this fall
