2021 Football Roster
Lewis, Brendon
vs
Houston
Sep 12 (Fri)
5:30 PM
Jersey Number 12
Brendon Lewis
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Melissa, Texas
- High School:
- Melissa
Bio
AT COLORADO: CAREER—Played in 15 games with 13 starts, counting the 2020 Alamo Bowl ... Finished his career at CU with 1,632 passing yards, good for 23rd in CU history.
2022 (So.)—Entered the transfer portal on Oct. 17 after the sixth game of the season. His active streak of 150 passes without an interception finished as the third longest in CU history ... Played in two games including one start, and finished the season 15-of-24 passing for 92 yards ... Started the season opener against TCU and was 13-of-18 passing for 78 yards.
2021 (Fr.-2)—Started all 12 games at quarterback, becoming the second freshman quarterback to start a season opener at Colorado … The 12 starts as a freshman are second most in program history behind Cody Hawkins (13) … Finished the season 149-of-257 passing for 1,540 yards and 10 touchdowns with just three interceptions … His three interceptions were CU’s only three of the year, the lowest total in CU history … Set a new CU record for lowest interception percentage with at least 200 pass attempts (1.17, three interceptions on 257 attempts) … Finished the season with a streak of 131 passes without an interception, the longest streak for a freshman in CU history and fourth-longest stretch overall … Named a captain for the season opener against Northern Colorado and then for the final seven games of the season … Amongst freshman quarterbacks nationally that started at least six games, he was one of just three that played at least 10 games and started all of them … He ranked tied for second in that group for fewest interceptions … Led the team with 77 first downs … He set the school records for most touchdowns thrown to freshman with seven, the most pass attempts thrown without an interception, and the lowest interception percentage … Colorado’s Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week twice against Arizona in week six and against Washington in week 11…Named the CU Offensive Player of the Week twice against Arizona in week six and Washington in week 11 … Most productive game against Oregon where he was 25-of-33 for 224 yards and three touchdowns with a QB rating of 162.8 … Against Oregon State, he completed 15-of-24 passes for 170 yards and three touchdowns, and also scored on a rushing touchdown in the first overtime … Against Arizona, he had a QB rating of 207.5, hitting on 12-of-19 passes for 247 yards and two touchdowns, including a 62-yarder.
2020 (Fr.)—Played in one game, the Alamo Bowl against Texas sparking the Buffs offense after dressing for all six games … In the Alamo Bowl, he hit on 6-of-10 passes for 95 yards and had nine rushes for 73 yards and a touchdown, including a 44-yard scamper into the red zone … On his first drive, he hit Dimitri Stanley for a 26-yard pass on the way to the Buffs the first score of the game and bring it with 14-7 in the second quarter … On his second drive, another scoring drive, he hit Stanley for 25 yards and had his 44-yard rush, also hitting K.D. Nixon for 16 yards and Montana Lemonious-Craig for 15 yards before scoring the final TD of the game for the Buffs.
HIGH SCHOOL—A four-star prospect by ESPN, which ranked him the No. 12 dual threat quarterback in the class, the No. 55 player in the region, No. 41 player out of Texas and No. 257 player nationally on its Top 300 list … Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals and PrepStar … Named to the All-Midlands Region team by PrepStar … 247Sports and Rivals both rate him as the No. 18 dual threat quarterback in the class … Rivals rates him as the No. 54 player out of Texas … The 247 Composite has him with a rating of .8873 and as the No. 389 player nationally, No. 16 dual threat quarterback and No. 54 player from Texas … Started at quarterback for three seasons and played four years on the varsity at Melissa High School for coach Seth Stinton … In his career, he completed 503-of-837 passes for 8,922 yards, 112 touchdowns with 18 interceptions and added 422 rushes for 3,240 yards and 39 touchdowns helping compile a 37-14 record, including 17-5 in the 4A-2 Region II District 5 standings, taking home titles in 2017 and 2019 … He finished his career with 12,162 yards of total offense and 151 touchdowns … He was the District 7-4A Offensive Player of the Year when Melissa went 9-4 overall and 5-1 in the District 7-4A Division I standings his senior season … He completed 149-of-242 passes for 2,623 yards with 32 touchdowns to just six interceptions … He also led the team in rushing with 124 rushes for 1,223 yards and 16 touchdowns … As a junior, he was named first-team All-State and first-team All-District 7-4A Division I when he led Melissa to an 8-4 record by completing 168-of-267 passes for 2,954 yards and 39 touchdowns with just three interceptions … He also had 148 rushes for 984 yards and 11 touchdowns … His sophomore season he was named first-team All-State and the Offensive MVP as Melissa won a Texas State Championship with a 12-2 record, including a perfect 5-0 league record … He completed 172-of-302 passes for 3,029 yards with 37 touchdowns and eight interceptions … He added 140 rushes for 1,011 yards and 11 touchdowns … As a freshman, he completed 14-of-26 passes for 326 yards and 4 touchdowns with just one interception. He added 10 rushes for 23 yards and one touchdown … He completed 13-of-19 passes for 274 yards and six touchdowns with no interceptions in a 61-10 win over Sanger as a senior … He hit on 11-of-16 passes for 284 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions against Anna as a senior ... As a junior he completed 14-of-22 passes for 270 yards and three touchdowns while rushing 16 times for 56 yards and a score in a 42-30 win over Liberty Christian … He had 10 rushes for 134 yards and two scores against Bonham … As a sophomore he broke out with a 15-of-24 passing performance for 349 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions while rushing eight times for 40 yards and two scores in a 55-32 win over Whitesboro … He also played basketball in high school and averaged 20.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game.
ACADEMICS—He majored in Communication at Colorado … He was an honor roll student in high school and graduated a semester early, joining the Buffs for the spring 2020 semester … Named one of CU's Most Improve Student-Athletes at the 2022 Academic Breakfast.
PERSONAL—He was born on December 8, 2001 in Dallas, Texas … His parents are Rolanda Alston and Brian Lewis… He has three siblings … His uncle, Jon Alston, played linebacker at Stanford and spent five seasons in the NFL with the Rams, Raiders, and Buccaneers before becoming a film director, producer, and screenwriter … He enjoys video games, playing the guitar, reading, and watching movies … He loves to watch football and hang out with friends in his free time … He was born in the same city exactly one week after CU’s 39-37 win over Texas in the 2001 Big 12 Championship Game.
2022 (So.)—Entered the transfer portal on Oct. 17 after the sixth game of the season. His active streak of 150 passes without an interception finished as the third longest in CU history ... Played in two games including one start, and finished the season 15-of-24 passing for 92 yards ... Started the season opener against TCU and was 13-of-18 passing for 78 yards.
2021 (Fr.-2)—Started all 12 games at quarterback, becoming the second freshman quarterback to start a season opener at Colorado … The 12 starts as a freshman are second most in program history behind Cody Hawkins (13) … Finished the season 149-of-257 passing for 1,540 yards and 10 touchdowns with just three interceptions … His three interceptions were CU’s only three of the year, the lowest total in CU history … Set a new CU record for lowest interception percentage with at least 200 pass attempts (1.17, three interceptions on 257 attempts) … Finished the season with a streak of 131 passes without an interception, the longest streak for a freshman in CU history and fourth-longest stretch overall … Named a captain for the season opener against Northern Colorado and then for the final seven games of the season … Amongst freshman quarterbacks nationally that started at least six games, he was one of just three that played at least 10 games and started all of them … He ranked tied for second in that group for fewest interceptions … Led the team with 77 first downs … He set the school records for most touchdowns thrown to freshman with seven, the most pass attempts thrown without an interception, and the lowest interception percentage … Colorado’s Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week twice against Arizona in week six and against Washington in week 11…Named the CU Offensive Player of the Week twice against Arizona in week six and Washington in week 11 … Most productive game against Oregon where he was 25-of-33 for 224 yards and three touchdowns with a QB rating of 162.8 … Against Oregon State, he completed 15-of-24 passes for 170 yards and three touchdowns, and also scored on a rushing touchdown in the first overtime … Against Arizona, he had a QB rating of 207.5, hitting on 12-of-19 passes for 247 yards and two touchdowns, including a 62-yarder.
2020 (Fr.)—Played in one game, the Alamo Bowl against Texas sparking the Buffs offense after dressing for all six games … In the Alamo Bowl, he hit on 6-of-10 passes for 95 yards and had nine rushes for 73 yards and a touchdown, including a 44-yard scamper into the red zone … On his first drive, he hit Dimitri Stanley for a 26-yard pass on the way to the Buffs the first score of the game and bring it with 14-7 in the second quarter … On his second drive, another scoring drive, he hit Stanley for 25 yards and had his 44-yard rush, also hitting K.D. Nixon for 16 yards and Montana Lemonious-Craig for 15 yards before scoring the final TD of the game for the Buffs.
HIGH SCHOOL—A four-star prospect by ESPN, which ranked him the No. 12 dual threat quarterback in the class, the No. 55 player in the region, No. 41 player out of Texas and No. 257 player nationally on its Top 300 list … Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals and PrepStar … Named to the All-Midlands Region team by PrepStar … 247Sports and Rivals both rate him as the No. 18 dual threat quarterback in the class … Rivals rates him as the No. 54 player out of Texas … The 247 Composite has him with a rating of .8873 and as the No. 389 player nationally, No. 16 dual threat quarterback and No. 54 player from Texas … Started at quarterback for three seasons and played four years on the varsity at Melissa High School for coach Seth Stinton … In his career, he completed 503-of-837 passes for 8,922 yards, 112 touchdowns with 18 interceptions and added 422 rushes for 3,240 yards and 39 touchdowns helping compile a 37-14 record, including 17-5 in the 4A-2 Region II District 5 standings, taking home titles in 2017 and 2019 … He finished his career with 12,162 yards of total offense and 151 touchdowns … He was the District 7-4A Offensive Player of the Year when Melissa went 9-4 overall and 5-1 in the District 7-4A Division I standings his senior season … He completed 149-of-242 passes for 2,623 yards with 32 touchdowns to just six interceptions … He also led the team in rushing with 124 rushes for 1,223 yards and 16 touchdowns … As a junior, he was named first-team All-State and first-team All-District 7-4A Division I when he led Melissa to an 8-4 record by completing 168-of-267 passes for 2,954 yards and 39 touchdowns with just three interceptions … He also had 148 rushes for 984 yards and 11 touchdowns … His sophomore season he was named first-team All-State and the Offensive MVP as Melissa won a Texas State Championship with a 12-2 record, including a perfect 5-0 league record … He completed 172-of-302 passes for 3,029 yards with 37 touchdowns and eight interceptions … He added 140 rushes for 1,011 yards and 11 touchdowns … As a freshman, he completed 14-of-26 passes for 326 yards and 4 touchdowns with just one interception. He added 10 rushes for 23 yards and one touchdown … He completed 13-of-19 passes for 274 yards and six touchdowns with no interceptions in a 61-10 win over Sanger as a senior … He hit on 11-of-16 passes for 284 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions against Anna as a senior ... As a junior he completed 14-of-22 passes for 270 yards and three touchdowns while rushing 16 times for 56 yards and a score in a 42-30 win over Liberty Christian … He had 10 rushes for 134 yards and two scores against Bonham … As a sophomore he broke out with a 15-of-24 passing performance for 349 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions while rushing eight times for 40 yards and two scores in a 55-32 win over Whitesboro … He also played basketball in high school and averaged 20.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game.
ACADEMICS—He majored in Communication at Colorado … He was an honor roll student in high school and graduated a semester early, joining the Buffs for the spring 2020 semester … Named one of CU's Most Improve Student-Athletes at the 2022 Academic Breakfast.
PERSONAL—He was born on December 8, 2001 in Dallas, Texas … His parents are Rolanda Alston and Brian Lewis… He has three siblings … His uncle, Jon Alston, played linebacker at Stanford and spent five seasons in the NFL with the Rams, Raiders, and Buccaneers before becoming a film director, producer, and screenwriter … He enjoys video games, playing the guitar, reading, and watching movies … He loves to watch football and hang out with friends in his free time … He was born in the same city exactly one week after CU’s 39-37 win over Texas in the 2001 Big 12 Championship Game.
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