New Mexico · L 7-38
No catches.
Miami (OH) · L 27-28
10 catches, 163 yards, 1 TD
The other 6 games average 36 yards. This one was 127 above.
Lewis has catches in 7 of Central Michigan’s 8 games: none against New Mexico.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
No bar in a game where the team had under 100 receiving yards: a share of that little says nothing.
Share of the team's total this season.
Langston Lewis
Moves the chains on third down. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Central Michigan. The first career honor came in 2025: All-MAC. On tape: 163 receiving yards and 10 receptions against Miami (OH), Week 8, 2026.
379 receiving yards · 24 catches · 2 receiving TD
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Against Miami (OH) on Oct. 24: 10 catches for 163 yards, 2 of 4 on third and fourth down. In the 8 games drawn here: 24 catches for 379 yards. Central Michigan has thrown to him 39 times in 173 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Central Michigan | 24 | 379 | 15.8 | 2 | 71 |
| 2025 | Central Michigan | 43 | 596 | 13.9 | 3 | 77 |
| 2023 | Central Michigan | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 22 |
| 2022 | Central Michigan | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 1 | 45 |
| Career | 71 | 1,054 | 14.8 | 6 | 77 |
| Season | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Central Michigan | 5 | 19 |
| 2025 | Central Michigan | 8 | 31 |
| 2023 | Central Michigan | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Central Michigan | -- | -- |
| Career | 13 | 50 |
Last game (Wk 8): 163 receiving yards, 10 catches, 1 receiving TD.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-38@ New Mexico | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 13-10vs Colgate | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 3 | W 24-10vs Wyoming | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 4 | L 3-52@ No. 6 Miami | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-17vs Akron | 1 | 71 | 71.0 | 1 | 71 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-31@ Ohio | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-21vs Western Michigan | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 0 | 44 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-28vs Miami (OH) | 10 | 163 | 16.3 | 1 | 47 | Season-high 163 yds |
| Total | 24 | 379 | 15.8 | 2 | 71 |
Week 8 · 2026
L 27-28
vs Miami (OH)
10 rec · 163 yds · 1 TD
With D. Duley — 43 yards per punt · 5 punts · 54 long · J. Glasser — 221 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 21.9
The plays that mattered most
162nd in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
3923% of team targetsCatch rate
62%24 of 39 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
62% catch rate on 39 targets · 23% of the team's targets · 11% catch rate on 9 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.8 | 65.8 | 23.6 | 0.4 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 16.7 | 10.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.0 | 30.9 | 20.3 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 10.0 | 163 | 16.3 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Drinkall
Pass share
36.8%
174 pass / 299 run
Plays / game
59.1
8 games
Team sack rate
9.9%
192 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
The No. 2,689 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Mid-American.
2026 is in progress.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC
All-MAC mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jim McElwain → Matt Drinkall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
In the portal · 2026
In transfer portal
