Marcedes Lewis
National Touchdown Leader Among TEs (10) 2005 Mackey Award Candidate 2005 Mackey Award Candidate 2004 Mackey Award Finalist
The true senior was named to several first-team pre-season All-America teams and is considered by most to be the top tight end in the country. He was one of three ’04 finalists, and the lone returner in ’05, for the John Mackey Award presented to the nation’s top tight end, and is also on the watch list of the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award. Lewis leads the Bruins with 55 receptions, 711 yards (12.9 average) and 10 receiving touchdowns -- all career highs and UCLA tight end records. In his last five games, he has made 32 receptions for 407 yards and eight TDs. He ranks sixth (tied) in the Pac-10 with his average of 5.50 receptions, eighth with his average of 71.00 yards per game and third with his 10 receiving touchdowns. He ranks first in the league among tight ends in all three areas. His average of 5.50 receptions is second nationally among tight ends and his 10 touchdown receptions rank No. 1. His 55 receptions rank No. 8 (tied) on UCLA’s single-season list. His 21 career touchdown catches stand as a UCLA record by a tight end and rank No. 2 overall, trailing only J.J. Stokes’ record of 28. His 123 receptions rank No. 1 on UCLA’s career tight end receiving list and ninth on the school career receptions list. His 1,541 yards also rank No. 1 among tight ends and 14th overall. Lewis started the 2005 season in great form, making seven receptions for 131 yards -- both career highs at the time -against the Aztecs. Five of his catches accounted for double figures in yards and first downs, including receptions of 22, 31 and 40 yards, the longest of his career. The 31-yard reception was a leaping, acrobatic grab that put the Bruins inside the one-yard line. In the win over Oklahoma, he made five receptions for 61 yards, including a 19-yard touchdown with 12:32 remaining in the game that gave UCLA a 10-point lead (27-17). In the victory over Washington, he made eight receptions for 77 yards and one touchdown, a four-yard catch to begin UCLA’s comeback. Seven of his receptions came in the second half as UCLA rallied from a 10-0 halftime deficit and three produced first downs. He was named the Mackey Award National Tight End of the Week. In the win at Washington State, he made five receptions for 66 yards and two touchdowns (four and nine yards). His second touchdown, a nine-yard grab, started UCLA’s 17point fourth quarter comeback, cutting the deficit to 10 points. For the second time in three weeks, he was named the Mackey Award National Tight End of the Week. At Arizona, he made a career-high 11 receptions for 131 yards (ties his career high) and two touchdowns. The 11 receptions are tied for second on UCLA’s single-game list (J.J. Stokes made 14 catches in the 1994 Rose Bowl) and the most ever by a Bruin tight end. Lewis was named Mackey Committee National Tight End of the Week for the third time in six games. In the win over Arizona State, he again led the Bruins with seven receptions for 108 yards and two touchdowns (six and 13 yards). Six of his catches produced first downs (five) or touchdowns (two) and his diving 17-yard catch late in the game enabled Drew Olson to become the second Bruin ever to break 500 yards passing.
UCLA Tight End
Game-By-Game With Marcedes Lewis
OPP NO YDS AVG TD San Diego St. 7 131 18.7 0 Rice 2 27 13.5 1 Oklahoma 5 61 12.2 0 Washington** 8 77 9.6 1 California 1 6 6.0 0 Wash. St.** 5 66 13.2 2 Oregon State 6 63 10.5 2 Stanford 3 39 13.0 0 Arizona** 11 131 11.9 2 Arizona State 7 108 15.4 2 Totals 55 711 12.9 10 **Mackey Award National Tight End of the Week LG 40 19 20 22 6 26 21 20 23 26 40