Offer Makes ISU Tops With Lewis

(This article originally appeared on iowastate.rivals.com.)

Muskogee (Okla.) standout Rell Lewis is listed as an athlete in the Rivals.com database, a designation that would normally indicate a decision wouldn't be made on his future position until he arrived on campus somewhere. But according to Lewis, the Big 12 coaches recruiting him agree that he will be an offensive player in the college ranks.

Coaches from Iowa State, Missouri and Kansas have all indicated a desire to use Lewis' speed on offense, where he ran for 1,200 yards, and passed for 1400 yards, accounting for 24 TDs during his junior season at Muskogee in Oklahoma's class 6A.

To date, the Cyclones are the only school to extend an offer, and Lewis sees himself as a good fit in Barney Cotton's offensive system.

"They like to run a spread type offense," Lewis said of the Cyclones. "They like to give it to the little guys out there in the slot."

While the future for Lewis appears to be, at least at first, on offense, the 5-foot-10, 180-pound Rougher QB has seen limited action this season as a cornerback or safety in certain situations. Two weeks ago, in a district clash against Jenks, Lewis was given a shot at returning kickoffs when he suffered an MCL sprain while diving for a fumble.

"It was a short kick, right at our up man, and he fumbled," Lewis recalled. "I went in there diving, trying to get the fumble, and a guy just fell right on my knee and twisted it." The sprain will have him on the sidelines for another 2 weeks, and has allowed him on to focus a little more on his college decision.

Lewis has warmed to the Cyclones' Cotton, citing him as a good coach that cares about the players under his charge. Now, the Cyclones are the first and only school on the Lewis list, but it's clear he's hoping there are more offers to come.

Lewis promises that he won't decide before season's end, but if the Cyclones' Big XII competition doesn't come through with matching offers, he will be a Cyclone.

According to Lewis, no college coach has expressed any concern that his injury might be a lingering one.