Julian Lewis

Kansas State

Oct 31 (Sat)

12 p.m.

Photo by: Tony Harman

Photo by: CU ATHLETICS

Photo by: CU ATHLETICS

Photo by: CU ATHLETICS

Photo by: Tony Harman

Photo by: Derek Marckel

Photo by: Tony Harman

Position:
Quarterback
Height:
6-1
Weight:
190
Class:
Second
Hometown:
Carrollton, Ga.
High School:
Carrollton

AT COLORADO:
2026 (Second-Year; Redshirt Freshman): Has played in four games, starting all four. Has completed 61 of 95 passes (64.2 percent) for 733 yards, six touchdowns and two interceptions; has 15 carries for -45 yards and one touchdown with a long of 15. Preseason: Maxwell Award watch list; Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year watch list.

Game by game:

at Georgia Tech (Sept. 3, W 14-13) (start): 14-of-27 for 124 yards, 1 TD; 4 rushes for -12 yards.
vs. Weber State (Sept. 12, W 52-21) (start): 17-of-23 for 366 yards, 4 TD; 4 rushes for -23 yards and 1 TD. CU records set or tied: 366 passing yards, four touchdown passes and 343 yards of total offense. Honors: Big 12 Freshman of the Week; Manning Star; CU Athlete of the Week.
at Northwestern (Sept. 19, L 7-41) (start): 19-of-29 for 168 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT; 3 rushes for 7 yards.
at Baylor (Sept. 26, L 13-23) (start): 11-of-16 for 75 yards; 4 rushes for -17 yards.

2025 (First-Year; Freshman): Played in four games, starting two, and completed 52 of 94 passes for 589 yards and four touchdowns without an interception. Made his collegiate debut at home against Delaware in Week 2 and his first start at West Virginia, where he went 22-of-35 for 299 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions. He was the ninth true freshman to start at quarterback in CU history (since 1959), and his 299 yards were the second-most by a true freshman in a first start behind Koy Detmer’s 418 (33-of-50, two touchdowns) in a 24-24 tie against Oklahoma in 1992; Lewis and Detmer are the only two of the nine to throw two touchdown passes in that first start. Named PFF Big 12 Quarterback of the Week for Week 11. Entered the season on the Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year watch list and was ranked the No. 2 quarterback among the nation’s freshmen by Phil Steele and the No. 50 freshman nationally and No. 5 in the Big 12 by Lindy’s, which also called him the No. 1 signing coup in the conference.

RECRUIT RANKINGS

A five-star recruit by ESPN and Rivals and a unanimous top-10 quarterback in the Class of 2025. ESPN rated him the No. 2 player and quarterback in the country and the No. 1 player from Georgia with a 93 overall grade; he was the fourth top-25 recruit to commit to Colorado in the ESPN 300 era (since 2006) and the highest-rated, and one of three to commit since Coach Prime arrived. Rivals listed him as the No. 6 player in the class, the No. 3 quarterback and the top player from Georgia; On3 had him No. 59 nationally, the No. 10 quarterback and No. 7 in Georgia; 247Sports had him No. 115 nationally, the No. 9 quarterback and No. 14 in Georgia. The 247Sports Composite rated him a four-star prospect, the No. 36 player in the country and the No. 6 quarterback and player from Georgia.

AT CARROLLTON HIGH SCHOOL

Played and started every game of a three-year varsity career for head coach Joey King, going 39-4 as a starter, and reclassified from the Class of 2026 to 2025 before his junior season. Completed 736 of 1,065 passes for 11,010 yards, seventh all-time in Georgia high school history despite playing only three seasons, and 144 touchdowns, fifth all-time. Threw 48 touchdown passes in each of his three seasons. Was named the Gatorade Georgia Football Player of the Year in 2023 and 2024, the first from Carrollton and only the second player to win it twice, joining Trevor Lawrence, and was a MaxPreps first-team All-American in 2024 after leading Carrollton to a No. 9 national ranking. As a senior in 2024, threw for 3,798 yards (23rd-most in a Georgia season) on 75.6 percent completions with 48 touchdowns and added 86 rushing yards and two scores in a 14-1 season that ended in the GHSA 6A championship game. As a sophomore in 2023, completed 186 of 280 passes (66.4 percent) for 3,094 yards and 48 touchdowns with two interceptions, threw four or more touchdowns in six of 13 games including seven against Harrison in the first round of the playoffs, led Carrollton to an 11-2 record and the 7A quarterfinals, and was the MaxPreps National Sophomore of the Year, a Gatorade National Player of the Year finalist and region offensive player of the year for a second straight season. As a freshman in Class 7A, won the starting job and led the Trojans to a 14-1 record and the state title game, completing 283 of 432 passes (65.5 percent) for 4,118 yards, 13th-most in state history, and 48 touchdowns, with a record 531 yards against Mill Creek in the final; was the MaxPreps National Freshman of the Year and region offensive player of the year.

PERSONAL

Son of T.C. Lewis, who played college football at UConn. Has two sisters, Jordyn and Londyn. Committed to Colorado on ESPN’s “The Pat McAfee Show” on Nov. 21, 2024.