Former Wisconsin and Southern Illinois wide receiver, John Lewis, has committed to the Oklahoma Sooners via the transfer portal. Lewis brings experience and production to the Sooners' receiving corps.
Lewis played previously at Southern Illinois after beginning his college career at UCLA and playing two years at Wisconsin. The 6-foot-2, 185-pound Lewis hails from East St. Louis, IL, where he was a 3-star prospect at East St. Louis High School, according to 247 Sports , ESPN and Rivals. On3 rated Lewis as a 4-star prospect. For the Salukis this season, Lewis registered 49 receptions for 813 yards and five touchdowns, averaging 16.6 yards per catch.
He caught one pass for 12 yards in 2023 and 20 passes for 313 yards and three TDs in his two seasons in Madison. As a true freshman at UCLA in 2021, Lewis played in 11 games but didn’t log any offensive statistics. According to Pro Football Focus, Lewis played 520 total snaps this season at FCS Southern Illinois — 515 on offense. He ranked fifth this year in the Missouri Valley Conference with 73.9 yards per game, 11th in receptions and seventh in receiving yards.In 2022, Lewis played 348 total offensive snaps for the Badgers and seemed to be on his way to a productive career in Madison. Instead, Luke Fickell took over as head coach and Lewis fell out of the rotation the following season.Earlier in the day on Wednesday, OU landed a commitment from Arkansas-Pine Bluff transfer wideout Javonnie Gibson. OU now has four commitments through the transfer portal (punter Jacob Ulrich and offensive lineman Luke Baklenko).The winter transfer portal window is open from Dec. 9-28. Players do not have to know their destination by Dec. 28, they just have to be in the portal when the window closes to retain immediate eligibility. The spring portal window runs from April 16-25, 2025.John is an award-winning journalist whose work spans five decades in Oklahoma, with multiple state, regional and national awards as a sportswriter at various newspapers. During his newspaper career, John covered the Dallas Cowboys, the Kansas City Chiefs, the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma State Cowboys, the Arkansas Razorbacks and much mor
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