Nik Lewis

Bio

Full name: Nikolas Burk Lewis

Preferred name: Nik

Born: June 3, 1982 in Mineral Wells, TX (41 years old)

Retired: July 20, 2018

Last Season (2017) Vitals:
  • Player classification: International
  • Height: 5′ 11″
  • Weight: 240 lbs
  • Position: WR
  • Jersey: #8
Amateur Programs
  • Southern Arkansas
  • Jacksboro HS (Jacksboro, TX)
Programs listed in descending order attended. Help complete the database by providing high school, junior and college participation or corrections.
14 Season Career

Active years: 2004–2017
Active teams (2):

  • CGY 2004–2014
  • MTL 2015–2017

234 career games (See notes for restrictions)

  • 226 regular season games (120 games started)
  • 5 playoff games
  • 3 Grey Cup appearances (2 championship wins)
3 Grey Cup Appearances
Season/Team Position Jersey Regular
GP		 Playoff
GP		 Grey Cup
GP
14 seasons (2 teams)
(Rank: T70th,
99th percentile,
14 CFL seasons)		 226
(Rank: 247th,
97th percentile,
226 CFL games)		 5 3
2004 CGY WR 78 18 -- 0
2005 CGY WR 82 18 -- 0
2006 CGY WR 82 18 -- 0
2007 CGY WR 82 16 -- 0
2008 CGY WR 82 18 -- 1
2009 CGY WR 82 17 -- 0
2010 CGY WR 82 17 1 0
2011 CGY WR 82 18 1 0
2012 CGY WR 82 17 2 1
2013 CGY WR 82 7 0 0
2014 CGY SB 82 13 1 1
2015 MTL SB 8 17 0 0
2016 MTL R 8 18 0 0
2017 MTL WR 8 14 0 0
Nik Lewis Records Held and Approached

CategoryRankValueTeamSeasonGameLeague Record Held Span OR
Grey Cup
Receiving Yards – Game -- 122 yards CGY 2008 CGY 22 @ MTL 14
Weekly
2009
  • Offensive Star Week 9 (CGY)
2017
  • Top Performer #2 of Week 10 (MTL)
  • 2004 Winner (CGY) Most Outstanding Rookie
  • 2011 Team Nominee (CGY) Most Outstanding Player
Canadian Football Hall of Fame

Nik Lewis was inducted into the Player wing in 2021 (Canadian Football Hall of Fame profile).

  • 2019 Running backs (BC)
  • 2023 Receivers (CGY)
  • 2024 Receivers (CGY)