GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 2006 (15/3), 2007 (16/16, 2/2), 2008 (16/15)
NFL TOTALS: 47 games, 34 starts
POSTSEASON TOTALS: 2 games, 2 starts
TRANSACTIONS: Originally drafted in the first round (28th overall) of the 2006 draft.
Fourth-year tight end produced career-high numbers in 2008 with 41 receptions for 489 yards and two TDs… Has played in 47 games with 34 starts in three seasons, missing only one game … Improved blocker who plays major role in club's running game and is major threat in the passing game … Career totals include 91 receptions for 1,006 yards (11.1 avg.) and five TDs… Hampered by injuries as a rookie but was only player in 2007 to start all 16 games … Named to Player Leadership Council in 2008 … Highest drafted TE in Jaguars history … Winner of 2005 Mackey Award, given to nation's top collegiate TE … Second TE taken in 2006 draft behind Maryland's Vernon Davis (6th overall) … Was teammate with Jaguars RB/KR Maurice Jones-Drew at UCLA … Former basketball player who was heavily recruited in college …
Played in all 16 games for the second consecutive season and made 15 starts … Finished with a career-high 41 receptions for 489 yards and two TDs … Became first Jaguars TE since Kyle Brady (43, 2002) to have 40-plus receptions in a season and had the most receiving yards by a tight end since 2000 (Brady, 729) … Had four-plus receptions in five games and finished with a reception of 19-plus yards in eight of the last 12 games … Selected to USA Today All-Joe Team, which goes to players and coaches who have overachieved and are often overlooked …9/7 at TEN: Made three receptions for 29 yards … 9/21 at IND: Had two receptions for 21 yards … 10/5 vs. PIT: Scored first TD of the season on a 24-yard pass from David Garrard in the fourth quarter … 10/12 at DEN: Registered second straight game with a TD with 30-yard reception for the game-winning score. Finished with three receptions for 64 yards … Recorded four receptions for 64 yards on 11/9 at DET … Posted four receptions for 41 yards on 11/23 vs. MIN … Had four receptions for 43 yards on 12/7 at CHI … Made season-high six receptions for 55 yards on 12/18 vs. IND …
Started a career-high 16 games and both playoff games … Finished with then career-high 37 receptions for 391 yards and two TDs … Only player to start all 16 games … Helped pave the way for the Jaguars to rank second in the NFL with 2,391 rushing yards (149.4 avg.), the second-most in team history … 9/9 vs. TEN: Tied for team-lead with four receptions for 35 yards … 9/23 at DEN: Led team with three receptions for 44 yards … 11/4 at NO: Had four receptions for 46 yards … 11/18 vs. SD: Scored first TD of the season on pass from David Garrard … 11/25 vs. BUF: Recorded career-high five receptions for 57 yards … 12/2 at IND: Tied career-high with five receptions including a two-yard TD pass … 1/5 at PIT: Started at TE in AFC Wild Card Game and totaled two receptions for 16 yards in first career postseason game … 1/12 at NE: Led team with 74 receiving yards on four receptions in AFC Divisional Game …
Played in 15 games with three starts … Totaled 13 receptions for 126 yards and one TD … Missed final three preseason games after suffering ankle injury in preseason opener 8/12 at MIA and was inactive for season-opener on 9/10 vs. DAL … 10/1 at WAS: Registered career-long 31-yard yard catch … 10/8 vs. NYJ: Made first career start … 11/5 vs. TEN: Had two receptions for 11 yards … 11/26 at BUF: Scored first career TD on one-yard pass from David Garrard … 12/17 at TEN: Made three catches for 27 yards.
Winner of 2005 Mackey Award, given to nation's top TE … Started 32 of 49 games in four seasons … Set school record for TEs with career totals of 126 receptions for 1,571 yards and 21 TDs … Unanimous All-America and All-Pac 10 selection as a senior, finishing with 59 receptions for 741 yards and 10 TDs … Second among Division I-A TEs with 4.8 receptions per game as a senior … Started 10 of 12 games as a junior and recorded team-high seven receiving TDs .. Started eight of 13 games as a sophomore and ranked second on team with 30 receptions for 377 yards and three TDs … Appeared in all 12 games with two starts as a true freshman … Majored in history.
Single … Resides in Long Beach, Calif. … Attended Poly (Long Beach, Calif.) High … Was heavily recruited in basketball after lettering for three years … Played QB as a freshman before moving to TE for final three seasons … Named Parade All-America, Super Prep Elite 50 and Super Prep All-America as senior … Had 44 receptions for 710 yards and seven sacks as a DE as a senior … … Supports the charitable efforts of his teammates ... Supports the Jacksonville Jaguars Foundation Playbooks reading initiative ... Is a frequent visitor to the Jacksonville Humane Society ... Full name: Marcedes Alexis Lewis.