Jamal Lewis
Lewis with the Ravens in 2006
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 26, 1979 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Atlanta (GA) Douglass | ||||||||
| College: | Tennessee | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2000 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5 | ||||||||
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| Rushing yards: | 10,607 |
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| Average: | 4.2 |
| Rushing touchdowns: | 58 |
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Jamal Lewis (born August 26, 1979) is a former American football running back in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens fifth overall in the 2000 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tennessee. After spending his first seven seasons with the Ravens, Lewis signed a free agent contract with the Cleveland Browns prior to the 2007 season and retired after the 2009 season.
Lewis is best known for his career as a Raven, where he helped the team win Super Bowl XXXV as a rookie. Lewis is also known for his outstanding 2003 season, where he rushed for 2,066 yards, which is third-most of all-time, behind Eric Dickerson and Adrian Peterson. That same year, Lewis also rushed for 295 yards in one game, which was the single-game record until Adrian Peterson rushed for 296 yards in 2007. Lewis was inducted into the Ravens' Ring of Honor on September 27, 2012.
Lewis attended Douglass High School in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was a letterman in football and track. Lewis was rated the top RB prospect in the nation by Super Prep. Prep Star rated him as the No. 2 southern RB. Lewis rushed for 25 TD as a senior and earned AAAA All-State and All-City honors. He was named MVP of the Georgia-Florida All-Star Game, with 137 yards on 11 carries (12.4 avg.) and 2 TDs. Lewis gained 1,923 yards and scored 28 TDs as a junior and 1,240 yards and 15 TDs as a sophomore. In his three years as a starter, he rushed for a school-record 4,879 yards and 68 TDs, plus had a 9.7-yard average per carry. While at Douglass, Lewis went from a fullback to the starting running back.
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