2017 Football Roster

Cortez Lewis
Jersey Number 15

Cortez Lewis

  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    205
  • Class:
    Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown:
    Demopolis, AL
  • High School:
    Demopolis

Cortez Lewis Profile


2016 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Finished his redshirt sophomore season second on the team with 32 receptions ... Was third on the team with 415 yards ... Played in 12 games with five starts ... Caught a 37-yard pass vs. Duke that set up Wake Forest's first touchdown ... Caught two passes for 24 yards vs. Delaware ... Both of the catches came on scoring drives ... Lone reception vs. Indiana (9/24) was a 12-yard catch that came on a scoring drive ... Had season-best six receptions for 52 yards vs. NC State (10/1) ... Made team-high five receptions vs. Syracuse (10/8) ... Had 42 receiving yards vs. the Orange ... Led team with six receptions for career-high 109 yards at Florida State (10/15) ... Team leader with four receptions for 41 yards at Louisville (11/12) ... Caught four passes for 67 yards including a 37-yard touchdown catch vs. Boston College (11/26) ... Awarded his second varsity letter ... Saw 551 snaps including a season-best 63 vs. Boston College. 2015 (Redshirt Freshman)
Started 11 of 12 games at wide receiver ... Led the team in receptions with 47 and in receiving yards with 611 ... Tied for the team-high with four TD catches ... Had at least one catch in all 12 games ... Opened the season with three catches for 64 yards including a a 30-yard TD pass from John Wolford against Elon ... Five catches for 48 yards at Syracuse ... Season-high eight catches vs. Florida State ... Top receiving yardage game came against Louisville when he had one reception for a season-long 78-yard touchdown ... The score gave the Deacons a 10-0 first quarter lead ... Led the team in receptions against Army, Boston College, Clemson and Duke ... Had TD receptions of 30 yards vs. Clemson and 22 yards vs. Duke ... Three of his four TD receptions came in the final four games. 2014 (True Freshman)
Redshirted ... Had shoulder surgery in September 2014 and returned to action for spring football in 2015. High School
A 2014 graduate of Demopolis (Ala.) High School ... Rated the No. 89 wide receiver nationally by ESPN ... Honorable mention preseason all-state by AlabamaVarsity.com ... Named to the West Alabama Watchman All-County first team ... First team All-County by the Demopolis Times as a sophomore, junior and senior ... Had 29 receptions for 575 yards and six touchdowns as a senior at Demopolis ... Team captain ... Played for coach Tom Causey ... Had five receptions for 102 yards and two touchdowns and a blocked extra point vs. St. Paul's ... Caught a 50-yard touchdown pass against Jackson ... Had five receptions for 123 yards and two touchdowns and a forced fumble in a win over Satsuma ... Returned a punt for a touchdown vs. Wilcox-Central as a sophomore ... Named team offensive MVP as a senior ... High school teammate of fellow Wake Forest freshman Demetrius Kemp ... Ran the 400 meters in track. Personal
Son of T'Keisha Chandler ... Born July 15, 1996.

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