2025 Football Roster
Lewis, Martes
Jersey Number 75
Martes Lewis
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 350
- Position:
- OL
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Merrillville, Ind.
- High School:
- Merrillville HS
- Prev School:
- Minnesota
Bio
2024 Redshirt Senior (at Minnesota):
Appeared in all 13 games, seeing action on offense and special teams ... Started two games at right tackle and one at right guard ... Started at right tackle against North Carolina ... Started at right guard and helped the offense score five touchdowns and total 422 yards (116 rushing, 306 passing) against Rhode Island ... Played against Nevada, Iowa, and at Michigan ... Competed against USC and at UCLA ... Saw action against Maryland ... Played at Illinois and at Rutgers ... Competed against Penn State and at Wisconsin ... Started at right tackle against Virginia Tech, blocking for an offense that rushed for 167 yards and passed for 236 yards.
2023 Redshirt Junior (at Minnesota):
Started all 13 games at right guard ... Blocked for an offense that totaled 2,264 rushing yards and 13 rushing touchdowns, and added 1,864 passing yards and 16 touchdowns through the air ... Made first career start at right guard against Nebraska ... Helped the offense rush for 296 yards against Eastern Michigan ... Started at North Carolina and at Northwestern ... Contributed to an offense that scored five touchdowns and gained 347 total yards (201 rushing, 146 passing) against Louisiana ... Started against Michigan and at Iowa ... Helped offense post 200 rushing yards and 200 passing yards against Michigan State ... Also started against Illinois ... Blocked for an offense that tallied 407 yards at Purdue ... Started at Ohio State and against Wisconsin ... Helped the offense rush for 255 yards and score three touchdowns against Bowling Green ... Academic All-Big Ten selection.
2022 Redshirt Sophomore (at Minnesota):
Played in all 13 games, contributing on offense and special teams ... Made Minnesota debut against New Mexico State ... Appeared in games against Western Illinois, Colorado, at Michigan State, and Purdue ... Saw action at Illinois and at Penn State ... Played against Rutgers and at Nebraska ... Competed against Northwestern ... Played on offense and special teams against Iowa and at Wisconsin ... Saw time against Syracuse ... Academic All-Big Ten selection.
2021 Redshirt First-Year (at Minnesota):
Redshirted ... Did not see game action … Academic All-Big Ten selection.
2020 First-Year (at Minnesota):
Did not see game action.
High School:
Played for Merrillville High School in Merrillville, Ind. ... Wore No. 70 for the Pirates ... As a senior, led team to an 11-2 record and 6A Regional Championship ... Named to the Indiana Football Coaches Association Top 50 All-State Team ... Also earned All-Duneland Conference, Post-Tribune, and NWI Times All-Area honors ... 2018 IFCA 6A Junior All-State selection ... Two-time All-Duneland Conference and All-Area honoree ... Competed in track and field, winning a sectional title and qualifying for state in shot put in 2019 ... Four-year member of the Merrillville High School Air Force JROTC program ... Coached by Brad Seiss ... Consensus three-star recruit ... Ranked No. 5 player in Indiana and No. 58 offensive tackle nationally by 247Sports ... Son of Michelle Porter and has one sibling, Jasmine.
Appeared in all 13 games, seeing action on offense and special teams ... Started two games at right tackle and one at right guard ... Started at right tackle against North Carolina ... Started at right guard and helped the offense score five touchdowns and total 422 yards (116 rushing, 306 passing) against Rhode Island ... Played against Nevada, Iowa, and at Michigan ... Competed against USC and at UCLA ... Saw action against Maryland ... Played at Illinois and at Rutgers ... Competed against Penn State and at Wisconsin ... Started at right tackle against Virginia Tech, blocking for an offense that rushed for 167 yards and passed for 236 yards.
2023 Redshirt Junior (at Minnesota):
Started all 13 games at right guard ... Blocked for an offense that totaled 2,264 rushing yards and 13 rushing touchdowns, and added 1,864 passing yards and 16 touchdowns through the air ... Made first career start at right guard against Nebraska ... Helped the offense rush for 296 yards against Eastern Michigan ... Started at North Carolina and at Northwestern ... Contributed to an offense that scored five touchdowns and gained 347 total yards (201 rushing, 146 passing) against Louisiana ... Started against Michigan and at Iowa ... Helped offense post 200 rushing yards and 200 passing yards against Michigan State ... Also started against Illinois ... Blocked for an offense that tallied 407 yards at Purdue ... Started at Ohio State and against Wisconsin ... Helped the offense rush for 255 yards and score three touchdowns against Bowling Green ... Academic All-Big Ten selection.
2022 Redshirt Sophomore (at Minnesota):
Played in all 13 games, contributing on offense and special teams ... Made Minnesota debut against New Mexico State ... Appeared in games against Western Illinois, Colorado, at Michigan State, and Purdue ... Saw action at Illinois and at Penn State ... Played against Rutgers and at Nebraska ... Competed against Northwestern ... Played on offense and special teams against Iowa and at Wisconsin ... Saw time against Syracuse ... Academic All-Big Ten selection.
2021 Redshirt First-Year (at Minnesota):
Redshirted ... Did not see game action … Academic All-Big Ten selection.
2020 First-Year (at Minnesota):
Did not see game action.
High School:
Played for Merrillville High School in Merrillville, Ind. ... Wore No. 70 for the Pirates ... As a senior, led team to an 11-2 record and 6A Regional Championship ... Named to the Indiana Football Coaches Association Top 50 All-State Team ... Also earned All-Duneland Conference, Post-Tribune, and NWI Times All-Area honors ... 2018 IFCA 6A Junior All-State selection ... Two-time All-Duneland Conference and All-Area honoree ... Competed in track and field, winning a sectional title and qualifying for state in shot put in 2019 ... Four-year member of the Merrillville High School Air Force JROTC program ... Coached by Brad Seiss ... Consensus three-star recruit ... Ranked No. 5 player in Indiana and No. 58 offensive tackle nationally by 247Sports ... Son of Michelle Porter and has one sibling, Jasmine.
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