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Jersey Number 4
Danzel McKinley-Lewis
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 192
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Pittsburgh, Pa.
- High School:
- Seton-LaSalle
- Major:
- Graduate School - MBA
2020
Third on the team in receptions with 20...289 receiving yards and two TDs...Six catches for a career-high 110 yards and a TD at NIU... Five receptions for 57 yards vs. Ball State...Caught season-long 68-yard touchdown reception vs. EMU...Returned seven kickoffs for an average 15.7 yards...Returned three punts for an average of 3.0 yards.
2019
Tied for team lead with Desmond Phillips with 36 receptions...Sixth in MAC with average of 17.1 yards per catch...16 receptions in last three games of the season...Five catches at CMU...Team-best four catches for 88 yards at Buffalo...Career-high seven receptions for 78 yards against Northern Illinois...Three catches for 41 yards against Kent State...Career-long 82-yard reception against EMU...50-yard reception vs. BGSU...27-yard punt return vs. WMU...Four catches for 45 yards against BYU...One reception for 29 yards at Colorado State...Caught three passes for 53 yards vs. Kentucky, including a 39-yard reception...Caught three passes for career-high 90 yards and a 55-yard TD reception vs. Murray State.
2018
Played and started in first three games, catching one pass for four yards...Missed remainder of the season due to injury...Retained junior eligibility.
2017
Started all 14 games at wide receiver...23 catches, 319 yards, and three touchdowns....Career-high five receptions for 46 yards at Miami (Fla.) on Sept. 23...Two catches for 25 yards against NIU...Two catches for 29 yards, including a 20-yard TD, against Western Michigan...Named Special Teams Player of he Game in the MAC Championship Game vs. Akron...Set title game record with 66 punt return yards and long punt return (48)...Caught at least one pass in 11 games...Returned 20 punts for 162 yards.
2016
Played in nine games, catching seven passes...First career reception was a 40-yarder vs. Arkansas State in the season opener...Season-high two catches vs. Ball State.
2015
Sat out season as a redshirt.
High School
55 receptions for 743 yards and 12 touchdowns in his senior season...Named all-state and all-conference...Named to the “Fabulous 22” and the “Fabulous 22 East” teams by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette...Earned all-conference honors as a junior...Comes from same high school as former Rocket quarterback Bruce Gradkowski...High school coach was Damon Rosol.
Personal
Full name is Danzel Savion McKinley-Lewis...Parents are Daniel McKinley and Sharon Lewis...Has two brothers, Darian and D.J...Graduated with a degree in communication...Currently working on his MBA.
Career Game Highs
Receptions: 7 (Northern Illinois, 11-13-19)
Receiving Yards: 110 (at Northern Illinois, 12-5-20)
Long Reception: 82 (Eastern Michigan, 10-26-19)
Third on the team in receptions with 20...289 receiving yards and two TDs...Six catches for a career-high 110 yards and a TD at NIU... Five receptions for 57 yards vs. Ball State...Caught season-long 68-yard touchdown reception vs. EMU...Returned seven kickoffs for an average 15.7 yards...Returned three punts for an average of 3.0 yards.
2019
Tied for team lead with Desmond Phillips with 36 receptions...Sixth in MAC with average of 17.1 yards per catch...16 receptions in last three games of the season...Five catches at CMU...Team-best four catches for 88 yards at Buffalo...Career-high seven receptions for 78 yards against Northern Illinois...Three catches for 41 yards against Kent State...Career-long 82-yard reception against EMU...50-yard reception vs. BGSU...27-yard punt return vs. WMU...Four catches for 45 yards against BYU...One reception for 29 yards at Colorado State...Caught three passes for 53 yards vs. Kentucky, including a 39-yard reception...Caught three passes for career-high 90 yards and a 55-yard TD reception vs. Murray State.
2018
Played and started in first three games, catching one pass for four yards...Missed remainder of the season due to injury...Retained junior eligibility.
2017
Started all 14 games at wide receiver...23 catches, 319 yards, and three touchdowns....Career-high five receptions for 46 yards at Miami (Fla.) on Sept. 23...Two catches for 25 yards against NIU...Two catches for 29 yards, including a 20-yard TD, against Western Michigan...Named Special Teams Player of he Game in the MAC Championship Game vs. Akron...Set title game record with 66 punt return yards and long punt return (48)...Caught at least one pass in 11 games...Returned 20 punts for 162 yards.
2016
Played in nine games, catching seven passes...First career reception was a 40-yarder vs. Arkansas State in the season opener...Season-high two catches vs. Ball State.
2015
Sat out season as a redshirt.
High School
55 receptions for 743 yards and 12 touchdowns in his senior season...Named all-state and all-conference...Named to the “Fabulous 22” and the “Fabulous 22 East” teams by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette...Earned all-conference honors as a junior...Comes from same high school as former Rocket quarterback Bruce Gradkowski...High school coach was Damon Rosol.
Personal
Full name is Danzel Savion McKinley-Lewis...Parents are Daniel McKinley and Sharon Lewis...Has two brothers, Darian and D.J...Graduated with a degree in communication...Currently working on his MBA.
Career Game Highs
Receptions: 7 (Northern Illinois, 11-13-19)
Receiving Yards: 110 (at Northern Illinois, 12-5-20)
Long Reception: 82 (Eastern Michigan, 10-26-19)
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