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Originally signed with the Packers as a free agent on May 25, 2018, after playing for the Jacksonville Jaguars for his first 12 seasons (2006-17) in the league.
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Is one of only four tight ends in NFL history (Antonio Gates, Tony Gonzalez, Jason Witten) to play in 215-plus regular-season games (217) and post 400-plus receptions (403)
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Has played in 217 games since entering the NFL in 2006, the second most among tight ends over that span behind only Jason Witten (224).
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Has appeared in either 15 or 16 regular-season games in 12 of his 15 seasons in the league.
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Finished his career with the Jaguars (2006-17) ranked No. 3 in team history in receiving yards (4,502), receptions (375) and games played (170) and No. 2 in receiving TDs (33).
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Helped block for the top four single-season rushing-yardage totals in franchise history (2006-07, 2010, 2017).
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In 2017, led the team with five receiving TDs and helped the Jaguars lead the league in rushing (141.4 ypg) for the first time in franchise history. Blocked for a Jacksonville rushing attack that registered a league-best 11 games with 135-plus rushing yards, four more than any other team.
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Tied a single-game Jaguars franchise record in 2017 with three TD catches vs. Baltimore in Week 3, joining WRs Allen Robinson and Jimmy Smith as the only players in franchise history to accomplish the feat. Was the only TE in the league to catch three TDs in a game in 2017.
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Tied a then-franchise record in 2013 when he posted a TD catch in four consecutive games (Weeks 13-16).
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Ranked third on the team with 52 catches for 540 yards (10.4 avg.) and four TDs in 2012, the second-best reception and yardage totals of his career.
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Led the Jaguars with 460 receiving yards on 39 receptions (11.8 avg.) in 2011, one of five tight ends in the league to lead his team in receiving yards.
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Was named to the Pro Bowl in 2010, the first TE in Jaguars history to be honored, after posting career highs in catches (58), receiving yards (700) and receiving TDs (10).
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Set a Jaguars record by registering three games with two TD catches in 2010 (matched by Robinson in 2015).
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Ranked No. 1 among NFL tight ends with an average of 16.2 yards per catch in 2009, the top mark by an NFL tight end (min. 32 rec.) since Jaguars TE Ernest Wilford registered a 16.6-yard average in 2005.
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Caught 41 passes for 489 yards (11.9 avg.) and two TDs in 2008, becoming the first Jaguars TE with 40-plus receptions in a season since TE Kyle Brady in 2002 (43).
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Was the only player on the Jaguars to start all 16 games in 2007 and helped pave the way for Jacksonville to rank No. 2 in the league with 2,391 rushing yards (149.4 ypg), the second most in team history.
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As a rookie in 2006, helped the Jaguars set a single-season franchise record with 2,541 rushing yards (158.8 ypg, No. 3 in the NFL).
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Was drafted by Jacksonville in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft (No. 28 overall), the second tight end selected (Vernon Davis, No. 6 overall). Is the only UCLA tight end to be drafted in the first round.
2021 SEASON:
Started all 17 games and posted 23 receptions for 214 yards (9.3 avg.)...His 23 catches were his most in a season in a Green Bay uniform (since 2018)…Vs. Chicago (Dec. 12): Made his 200th career regular-season start and hauled in a season-high four passes for 51 yards (12.8 avg.), his most receiving yards in a game as a Packer…At Baltimore (Dec. 19): Posted three receptions for 40 yards (13.3 avg.), highlighted by a season-long 23-yard grab down to the Baltimore 6 early in the fourth quarter. It marked his second straight game with three-plus catches and 40-plus receiving yards, his first time doing so since 2013 (Weeks 15-17).
2020 SEASON:
Started all 15 games he appeared in and had 10 catches for 107 yards (10.7 avg.) and three TDs…Helped clear holes for an offense that ranked No. 8 in the league in rushing (132.4 ypg) and No. 7 in yards per carry (4.78)…Also started both postseason games and posted three receptions for 28 yards (9.3 avg.)…Vs. Detroit (Sept. 20): Helped the Packers rack up a season-high 259 rushing yards on 35 carries (7.4 avg.), the top yardage total for Green Bay since Dec. 28, 2003, vs. Denver (262 yards on 34 carries). Added a 4-yard reception…At New Orleans (Sept. 27): Hauled in an 18-yard TD pass late in the third quarter, his longest receiving TD since a 30-yarder vs. Baltimore on Sept. 24, 2017, when he was with the Jaguars…Vs. Atlanta (Oct. 5): Inactive (knee), snapping a streak of 51 consecutive regular-season games played…At San Francisco (Nov. 5): Posted a 1-yard TD catch midway through the second quarter…Vs. Chicago (Nov. 29): Caught two passes for 16 yards (8.0 avg.) and a TD. Hauled in a 5-yard TD pass from QB Aaron Rodgers early in the second quarter, the 400th reception of his career…Vs. Philadelphia (Dec. 6): Registered a season-long 36-yard reception late in the second quarter to the Philadelphia 45, his longest catch as a Packer…Vs. Tennessee (Dec. 27): Helped to clear the way for the Packers' 234 yards rushing and two TDs on 37 carries (6.3 avg.)…Vs. Tampa Bay (NFC Championship, Jan. 24): Hauled in three passes for 28 yards (9.3 avg.).
2019:
Played in all 16 games for the eighth time in his career with 11 starts and posted 15 receptions for 156 yards (10.4 avg.) and a TD…Started both postseason games and had two receptions for 14 yards (7.0 avg.)…Vs. Detroit (Oct. 14): Caught two passes for 50 yards (25.0 avg.), a pair of 25-yard grabs. It marked the first time he had posted two receptions of 25-plus yards in a game since he did so at Indianapolis on Dec. 29, 2013, when he played for the Jaguars...At N.Y. Giants (Dec. 1): Posted his first TD in a Green Bay uniform, hauling in a 1-yard pass from Rodgers for the score midway through the fourth quarter…Vs. Chicago (Dec. 15): Started and played 32 snaps in his 200th career regular-season game...At Minnesota (Dec. 23): Helped to clear the way for the Packers' season-high 184 rushing yards on 32 carries (5.8 avg.)…At San Francisco (NFC Championship, Jan. 19): Hauled in two passes for 14 yards (7.0 avg.), including an 11-yard grab down to the San Francisco 9 on the opening drive of the second half.
2018:
Played in all 16 games with four starts in his first season with the Packers, seeing time on offense and special teams...Posted three catches for 39 yards (13.0 avg.)…Vs. San Francisco (Oct. 15): Made his first start in a Green Bay uniform…At New England (Nov. 4): Posted his first catch with the Packers, hauling in a 5-yard pass from Rodgers late in the third quarter…Vs. Miami (Nov. 11): Registered a season-long 30-yard grab on third down in the third quarter down to the Miami 22.
2017:
Started all 16 games and led the Jaguars with five receiving TDs…Finished with 24 receptions for 318 yards (13.3 avg.)…Helped the Jaguars lead the league in rushing (141.4 ypg) for the first time in franchise history…Blocked for a Jacksonville rushing attack that registered a league-best 11 games with 135-plus rushing yards, four more than any other team…Part of a blocking unit that allowed a franchise-low 24 sacks on the season, tied for the third fewest in the league…Vs. Baltimore (Sept. 24): Posted a career-best three TD catches, tying the single-game franchise record held by Robinson and Smith. Caught a 17-yard TD pass from QB Blake Bortles in the first quarter and then added TD grabs of 30 and 4 yards in the third quarter. Was the only NFL tight end to catch three TD passes in a game in 2017. Finished with four receptions for 62 yards (15.5 avg.) on the day…At Pittsburgh (Oct. 8): Helped the Jaguars post a season-high 231 rushing yards on 37 carries (6.2 avg.), the team's top rushing game since Dec. 12, 2010 (234 yards vs. Oakland)…At Indianapolis (Oct. 22): Caught two passes for 29 yards (14.5 avg.), including a 5-yard TD grab in the first quarter…At New England (AFC Championship, Jan. 21): Registered the first postseason TD of his career on a 4-yard catch from Bortles early in the second quarter.
2016:
Started all 10 games that he appeared in, posting 20 receptions for 169 yards (8.5 avg.) and a TD…Was placed on injured reserve (calf) on Nov. 21 and missed the final six contests…Vs. Green Bay (Sept. 11): Caught two passes for 48 yards (24.0 avg.), including a season-long 37-yard gain on a screen…At San Diego (Sept. 18): Hauled in two passes for 17 yards (8.5 avg.), including a 4-yard TD grab.
2015:
Started all 16 games and posted 16 receptions for 226 yards (14.1 avg.)…At Indianapolis (Oct. 4): Registered a season-high five receptions for 40 yards (8.0 avg.), with two of the grabs picking up first downs…At Houston (Jan. 3): Posted a season-long 45-yard reception.
2014:
Started all eight games he appeared in on the season and finished with 18 receptions for 206 yards (11.4 avg.) and two TDs…Suffered a high-ankle sprain in Week 2 and was placed on injured reserve; designated for return on Sept. 16…Was sidelined for eight games (Weeks 3-10)…At Philadelphia (Sept. 7): Tied for the team lead with a season-high six catches for 35 yards (5.8 avg.)…At Washington (Sept. 14): Posted two receptions for 71 yards (35.5 avg.), including a career-long 63-yard TD catch from QB Chad Henne late in the first half…Vs. Houston (Dec. 7): Hauled in three passes for 69 yards (23.0 avg.), with all three receptions picking up first downs.
2013:
Played in and started 11 games, posting 25 receptions for 359 yards (14.4 avg.) and four TDs…Missed five of the first six games with a calf injury suffered in the preseason…At Cleveland (Dec. 1): Caught three passes for 26 yards (8.7 avg.), including an 8-yard TD grab from RB Maurice Jones-Drew in the second quarter…Vs. Houston (Dec. 5): Posted two receptions for 42 yards (21.0 avg.) and a TD…Vs. Buffalo (Dec. 15): Hauled in four passes for 54 yards (13.5 avg.), including a 13-yard TD reception in the fourth quarter that tied the game at 20…Vs. Tennessee (Dec. 22): Posted a TD catch for the fourth consecutive game, matching the longest streak in franchise history to that point. Hauled in four passes for 50 yards (12.5 avg.), including a 4-yard TD grab from Henne in the first quarter…At Indianapolis (Dec. 29): Recorded a season-high 70 yards receiving on three catches (23.3 avg.).
2012:
Appeared in all 16 games with 15 starts and ranked No. 3 on the team with 52 receptions for 540 yards (10.4 avg.) and four TDs, the second-best reception and yardage totals of his career…At Minnesota (Sept. 9): Caught five passes for 52 yards (10.4 avg.), hauling in a 1-yard TD pass from QB Blaine Gabbert in the first quarter…Vs. Cincinnati (Sept. 30): Posted three receptions for 32 yards (10.7 avg.) and a TD…At Houston (Nov. 18): Registered a season-high two TD grabs, finishing with three receptions for 40 yards (13.3 avg.)…At Buffalo (Dec. 2): Hauled in four passes for 68 yards (17.0 avg.), with three of the catches picking up first downs…At Tennessee (Dec. 30): Posted a career-high 103 yards receiving on seven receptions (14.7 avg.), matching his career high for catches. Became just the fourth TE in franchise history at that point to record a 100-yard receiving game.
2011:
Started all 15 games he appeared in, leading the Jaguars with 460 receiving yards on 39 receptions (11.8 avg.)…Was one of five TEs in the league to lead his team in receiving yards…At Cleveland (Nov. 20): Led the team with a career-best seven catches for 64 yards (9.1 avg.)…Vs. Tampa Bay (Dec. 11): Caught two passes for 77 yards (38.5 avg.), highlighted by a season-long 62-yard grab.
2010:
Started all 16 games and was named to his first career Pro Bowl after posting career highs in receptions (58), receiving yards (700) and receiving TDs (10)…Became the first TE in franchise history to be selected to the Pro Bowl…Led NFL tight ends in TD catches and ranked No. 9 in receptions…His 10 TD catches were tied for the most in a season in team annals to that point (WR Reggie Williams, 2007)…Set a franchise record by posting three games with two TD catches (matched by Robinson in 2015), and was the only TE in the league with three two-TD games on the season…Blocked for a rushing attack that ranked No. 3 in the league (149.7 ypg)…Named to Peter King's CNNSI.com All-Pro Team…Vs. Denver (Sept. 12): Caught two passes for 31 yards (15.5 avg.) in the season opener, with both going for TDs (21, 10 yards)…At San Diego (Sept. 19): Racked up a season-high 70 yards on five receptions (14.0 avg.)…At Buffalo (Oct. 10): Caught four passes for 54 yards (13.5 avg.) and two TDs, including a 27-yard TD grab from QB David Garrard in the third quarter…At Dallas (Oct. 31): Posted two receptions for 51 yards (25.5 avg.), with both going for TDs (42, 9 yards)…At Indianapolis (Dec. 19): Recorded a season-high six catches for 63 yards (10.5 avg.).
2009:
Played in and started 15 games, finishing with 518 yards and two TDs on 32 receptions…Led NFL tight ends with an average of 16.2 yards per catch, the top mark by an NFL tight end (min. 32 rec.) since Wilford posted a 16.6-yard average in 2005…Vs. Arizona (Sept. 20): Posted three receptions for 62 yards (20.7 avg.), highlighted by a 25-yard TD grab from Garrard in the third quarter…Vs. Tennessee (Oct. 4): Registered a season-high 76 yards receiving on four catches (19.0 avg.), including a 33-yard TD reception in the fourth quarter…At N.Y. Jets (Nov. 15): Caught two passes for 58 yards (29.0 avg.), including a 33-yard reception on the game-winning drive in the fourth quarter…Vs. Buffalo (Nov. 22): Hauled in three passes for 70 yards (23.3 avg.).
2008:
Appeared in all 16 games with 15 starts and caught 41 passes for 489 yards (11.9 avg.) and two TDs, becoming the first Jaguars TE with 40-plus receptions in a season since Brady (43 in 2002)…Was named to the All-Joe Team by USA Today…Vs. Pittsburgh (Oct. 5): Caught a 24-yard TD pass from Garrard in the fourth quarter…At Denver (Oct. 12): Hauled in three passes for 64 yards (21.3 avg.), highlighted by a 30-yard TD reception in the third quarter…Vs. Indianapolis (Dec. 18): Registered a season-high six catches for 55 yards (9.2 avg.).
2007:
Started all 16 games, the only player on the Jaguars to start every game on the season…Finished with 37 receptions for 391 yards (10.6 avg.) and two TDs…Helped pave the way for Jacksonville to rank No. 2 in the league with 2,391 rushing yards (149.4 ypg), the third most in team history…Also started both postseason games, hauling in six passes for 90 yards (15.0 avg.)…Vs. Houston (Oct. 14): Helped clear the way for the team's season-high 244 rushing yards on just 26 carries (9.4 avg.), the best rushing average in team history in games with 20-plus attempts…Vs. Buffalo (Nov. 25): Posted a season-high 57 yards on five catches (11.4 avg.)…At Indianapolis (Dec. 2): Matched his season best with five receptions for 42 yards (8.4 avg.) and a TD…At New England (AFC Divisional, Jan. 12): Posted 74 yards receiving on four catches (18.5 avg.), the best yardage total in team playoff history by a tight end.
2006:
Played in 15 games with three starts as a rookie, posting 13 receptions for 126 yards (9.7 avg.) and a TD…Helped the Jaguars set a single-season franchise record with 2,541 rushing yards (158.8 ypg, No. 3 in the NFL)…Part of an offense that posted a franchise-record nine 150-yard rushing games, tied for the most in the NFL on the season…At Washington (Oct. 1): Posted the first catches of his career, hauling in two passes for 40 yards (20.0 avg.), including a 31-yarder to the Washington 21 early in the fourth quarter that set up a TD on the next play…Vs. N.Y. Jets (Oct. 8): Made his first NFL start as the Jaguars opened up with three tight ends…At Buffalo (Nov. 26): Scored his first NFL touchdown, hauling in a 1-yard pass from Garrard in the second quarter…Vs. Indianapolis (Dec. 10): Helped the Jaguars register a franchise-record 375 yards rushing on 42 attempts (8.9 avg.), tied for the second-best single-game total in the league to that point since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger…2006 Draft: Selected by Jacksonville in the first round (No. 28 overall), the second tight end picked (Davis, No. 6 overall by 49ers). Is the only UCLA tight end to be drafted in the first round and the only tight end to be selected by the Jaguars in the first round in team history.
COLLEGE:
Set school marks for tight ends with career totals of 126 receptions for 1,571 yards (12.5 avg.) and 21 TDs in his four seasons with the Bruins…His 21 career receiving TDs rank No. 2 in school annals behind only WR J.J. Stokes (28)…Played in 49 games with 32 starts…Appeared in seven games for the UCLA basketball team as a freshman in 2002-03...Majored in history…Senior season (2005): Was the recipient of the Mackey Award, given to the nation's top tight end, after catching 59 passes for 741 yards (12.6 avg.) and 10 TDs…Was a unanimous All-America and All-Pacific-10 selection…Set a school single-season record for the most receiving yards by a tight end…Ranked second in the country among TEs with an average of 4.83 receptions per game and posted 10 catches of 20-plus yards…Hauled in seven passes for a career-high 131 yards (18.7 avg.) at San Diego State (Sept. 3)…Matched his career high with 131 yards receiving and two TDs on a career-best 11 catches (11.9 avg.) at Arizona (Nov. 5)…Junior season (2004): Played in 12 games with 10 starts and caught 32 passes for 402 yards (12.6 avg.) and a team-high seven TDs…Earned second-team All-Pac-10 honors from the coaches and was one of three finalists for the Mackey Award…Posted a career-best three TD catches as part of a six-catch, 99-yard effort (16.5 avg.) vs. Arizona (Oct. 9)...Sophomore season (2003): Played in 13 games with eight starts, finishing second on the team with 30 catches for 377 yards (12.6 avg.) and three TDs…Freshman season (2002): Appeared in all 12 games with two starts, posting six receptions for 51 yards (8.5 avg.) and a TD.
PERSONAL:
Given name Marcedes Alexis Lewis…Born in Long Beach, Calif. …High school: Attended Long Beach (Calif.) Polytechnic High School, where he earned Parade All-America honors as a senior…Also was named SuperPrep Elite 50 and SuperPrep All-America…Posted 44 receptions for 710 yards (16.1 avg.) and added seven sacks as a defensive end as a senior for the CIF Division I champions…Was selected to play in the 2002 North-South Shrine All-Star game…Played quarterback as a freshman before moving to tight end for his final three seasons…Was heavily recruited in basketball and earned second-team All-CIF honors as a senior after averaging 13.0 points and 8.0 rebounds per game…Was selected to the "Dream Team" for basketball by the Long Beach Press-Telegram as a junior and as a senior…Averaged over 19.0 points and 11.0 rebounds per game as a junior…Community involvement: Established the Marcedes Lewis Foundation in 2009 to support youth by awarding scholarships to those who wouldn't be able to participate in sports without financial assistance...Hosted his 10th annual youth football camp in Long Beach in June 2018.
