2016 Football
Roster
Khalil Lewis
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Hilton Head Island, S.C.
Returning back with starting experience … Bulked up to a healthy 215 pounds during offseason training … Ran the 40-yard dash in a very fast 4.42 seconds during post-spring testing … Strong, bruising runner who is a home run threat in the open field … Capable receiver and blocker as well … Could emerge as one of the top rushers in the Big South Conference in 2016 … Former FBS prospect with a very bright future … A perfect fit for the GWU offense.
2015 at Gardner-Webb: Played in three games before going down with a season-ending injury (upper body) … Applied for a medical redshirt … Carried 33 times for 114 yards in those three games … Caught a pair of passes for six yards … Had 19 carries for a career-high 70 yards vs. Elon (9/12) … Posted identical numbers at South Alabama (9/5) and vs. Virginia Union (9/19), carrying seven times for 22 yards in each game. 2014 at GWU: Played in seven games as a true freshman … Made one start at The Citadel (9/27) … Carried 19 times for 58 yards on the season … Caught one pass for eight yards … Had a season high eight carries for 17 yards at VMI (10/18) … Had two attempts for 13 yards at Monmouth (11/22) in the finale … Had a 13-yard rush vs. Virginia-Lynchburg (9/13).
High School: Played at Hilton Head (S.C.) High under Coach B.J. Payne … One of the top running backs in the Palmetto State for the Class of 2014 … Ran for 3,082 yards and 32 touchdowns combined in final two seasons of prep football … Selected to play in the annual North/South All-Star Game in Myrtle Beach, S.C. … A first-team All-Area selection by the Hilton Head Island Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette … A second-team All-Low Country choice by the Charleston Post & Courier … Ran for 1,379 yards and 20 touchdowns on 146 carries as a senior … Carried 27 times for 307 yards and seven touchdowns in a win over Ridgeland-Hardeeville (S.C.) High … Rushed for 265 yards and four touchdowns in a win over Battery Creek (S.C.) High … Had 170 yards and four touchdowns on 20 carries vs. Wade Hampton (S.C.) High … Rushed for a school-record 1,703 yards on 198 carries and scored 12 touchdowns as a junior, breaking the previous Hilton Head mark set by former NC State standout Ray Robinson … Earned first-team All-Area honors from the Hilton Head Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette in 2012 … An honorable mention All-Low Country choice by the Charleston Post & Courier as a junior … Ran for 400 yards and seven touchdowns as a sophomore in 2011 … Chose Gardner-Webb over Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) members Buffalo, Massachusetts and Florida Atlantic.
