Brendon Lewis is a quarterback and 2026 NFL Draft prospect who played his final collegiate season at the University of Memphis after previous stops at the University of Colorado and the University of Nevada. A native of Melissa, Texas, Lewis was a four-star recruit per ESPN who committed to Colorado, where he became the second freshman to start a season opener in program history in 2021 and threw for 1,540 yards and 10 touchdowns against just three interceptions before entering the transfer portal. He spent two seasons at Nevada from 2023 to 2024, earning Mountain West Honorable Mention recognition in 2024 after throwing for 2,290 yards and 16 touchdowns on a 67.6 percent completion rate while also leading the Wolfpack in rushing with 775 yards. He joined Memphis for his final season of eligibility in 2025 and started all 14 games, completing 69 percent of his passes for 2,673 yards and 16 passing touchdowns while adding nine rushing scores, finishing the year with 1,337 total yards on the ground over his Memphis tenure and helping the Tigers go 8-5 in the regular season.
Standing at 6-3 and 210 pounds with a versatile skill set that combines adequate arm strength with above-average mobility as a dual-threat runner, Lewis brings one of the more experienced and well-traveled quarterback profiles in the class. His ability to contribute as a runner, combined with improving accuracy and improved completion rates late in his college career, give him a floor as a developmental option in run-heavy or RPO-oriented professional systems. The questions surrounding his NFL projection involve whether his production at Colorado, Nevada, and Memphis in non-Power Four competition translates to the next level, as he never put together a season of standout efficiency against elite pass rushers, and his arm strength and processing have not drawn significant attention from NFL scouts relative to the other quarterbacks in the class. Lewis exhausted his collegiate eligibility and projects as a priority undrafted free agent with a developmental path that begins on a practice squad in a system that values mobility and dual-threat flexibility from the quarterback position.
