Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| 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 | Season-high 13 yds |
| Total | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 8 |
#20
Langston Lewis
Senior wide receiver for Central Michigan. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 195 lb · Savannah, GA · Islands H.S.
CFB Index 56 · #165 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceIn transfer portal — destination TBD (from Central Michigan)
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
13
receiving yards · 2026
3 catches · 4.3 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 rec, 13 yds, vs Colgate
Swing playSwung Central Michigan from 44% to 73% to win.Central Michigan at Western Michigan · 24-21
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Central Michigan. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to Central Michigan in 2022.
Langston Lewis
Moves the chains on third down. Langston Lewis has played for two head coaches in four seasons at Central Michigan. In 2025 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-MAC. The receipt on tape: 19 rush yds, 13 rec yds against Colgate, Week 2, 2026.
13 REC YDS · 3 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
The week the volume broke through — put up 118 yds vs Buffalo.Buffalo · W 38-192025
2022
- Signed with Central Michigan2-star out of Islands
202513 games
The role got bigger.
- All-MACthird
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★
CFB
College
Central Michigan
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-MAC
All-MAC mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coaches2022–2023
Central Michigan
2025–2026era →
Matt Drinkall
Central Michigan
Coaching transition mid-career: Jim McElwain → Matt Drinkall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Central Michigan
DestinationTBD
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Central Michigan4-8HC: Jim McElwain · Run-leaning
2023Central Michigan5-7HC: Jim McElwain · Run-leaning
2025Central Michigan7-6HC: Matt Drinkall · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2026Central Michigan1-1HC: Matt Drinkall · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: rush yards (94th percentile). Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 REC/g, 6.5 YDS/g, 4.3 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Drinkall
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Central Michigan | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Central Michigan | 43 | 596 | 13.9 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | Central Michigan | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Central Michigan | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 50 | 688 | 13.8 | 4 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Central Michigan | 4 | 23 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Central Michigan | 8 | 31 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Central Michigan | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Central Michigan | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 12 | 54 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 13–10
vs Colgate
19 rush yds (3 car)
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
With A. H Flores — 57 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 24.4 · 122 rush yds (22 car) · 1 TD · D. Duley — 32 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 37 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jared Smart’s 2021 season.
Matches Jared on
Yards / reception
Recruiting rating
EPA / play (adj)
Differs from Jared on
Reception volume (higher)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Kyndon Fuselier’s path through Lamar.
Matches Kyndon on
Yards per reception
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Landon Sides's junior season at North Texas (2025).
Matches Landon on
Weight
Height
Reception volume
Differs from Landon on
Recruiting rating (lower)
TD rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Langston Lewis
Background
CAREER Third Team All-MAC selection in 2025 … in three-year, 18-game, 13-start career as a wide receiver and on special teams, has 47 receptions for 675 yards and four touchdowns with a long reception of 77 yards … in career, has two 100-yard receiving games, three 5+ reception games, and two 100...
The receiver room · Central Michigan
- #20Langston Lewis596 receiving yards · 2025
- #15Tommy McIntosh422 receiving yards · 2025
- #6Collin Payne87 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Nasir Williams76 receiving yards · 2025
- #9Justin Ruffin Jr.63 receiving yards · 2025
8 more on the roster · Central Michigan team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology