Duke's Profile for Thaddeus Lewis

2008: Returning starting quarterback ... preseason third team All-ACC selection by Athlon Sports ... has emerged into one of the leaders of the Duke program ... owns a strong throwing arm and good feel for the game ... ranks sixth in Duke history in pass attempts (700), completions (379), passing yards (4,564) and fifth in touchdown passes (32) ... second among active ACC players in career total offense (4,346), career passing yards (4,564) and career passing touchdowns (32) behind Florida State’s Drew Weatherford ... through two seasons, owns the fourth-highest passing yardage total for an ACC quarterback with 4,565 yards, ranking behind Philip Rivers of N.C. State (5,640), Drew Weatherford of Florida State (5,362) and Charlie Whitehurst of Clemson (5,115) ... in 24 career games, has completed 379-of-700 (.541) passes for 4,564 yards with 32 touchdowns and 26 interceptions ... owns the seventh-highest single-game passing yardage total in Duke history with a 428-yard outing at Navy in 2007.

2007: Started all 12 games at quarterback ... completed 199-of-360 (.553) passes for 2,430 yards and 21 touchdowns ... on the school’s single-season charts, 2007 totals rank second for touchdown passes, ninth for completions, ninth for attempts and ninth for yards ... ranked third in the ACC in touchdown passes (21), fourth in passing yards per game (202.5) and sixth in both total offense (190.2 ypg) and pass efficiency (125.7 rating) ... threw 10 more touchdown passes than his freshman season and six fewer interceptions while raising his completion percentage to .553 from .529 ... became the first quarterback in school history to throw 10 or more touchdowns in both his freshman and sophomore seasons ... recorded the 10th 400-yard passing performance in school history by hitting on 23-of-36 passes for 428 yards and four touchdowns at Navy ... the 428 yards ranks as the seventh-most in a single game at Duke while the four touchdown passes match the second-highest single-game performance in school history ... also rushed for a touchdown against the Midshipmen for a career-high five total touchdowns in the game ... threw four touchdown passes against Wake Forest and ended the game with 291 yards on 21-of-47 passing ... completed 15 consecutive pass attempts at Northwestern to equal the second-longest streak in school history ... threw for 246 yards and three touchdowns on 19-of-23 (.826) passing against the Wildcats ... completed 18-of-27 passes for 241 yards and two touchdowns at Miami ... threw for 219 yards and two touchdowns on 18-of-27 passing at North Carolina ... registered two touchdowns against Virginia Tech with one through the air and one on the ground ... threw a touchdown pass in 11 of the 12 games ... completed 33 passes of 20 or more yards on the year ... did not throw an interception in the final three outings of the season ... took 737 total snaps on offense ... had 60 or more plays in six outings with a season-high 81 against Wake Forest ... chosen as a game captain for the Navy and Miami contests ... ACC All-Academic team selection.

2006: Played in all 12 games, starting the final 11 weeks of the season ... honorable mention Freshman All-America choice by The Sporting News ... co-recipient of Duke’s Most Improved Offensive Player award ... completed 180-of-340 (.529) pass attempts for 2,134 yards with 11 touchdowns and 16 interceptions ... ranked fifth in the ACC and 69th nationally in total offense with a per game average of 171.7 yards ... ranked 10th in the ACC in passing efficiency (106.9) ... set Duke freshman record for passing yards in a season ... passing yardage total ranked first in the ACC and fifth nationally among rookies while ranking fourth on the league’s all-time chart for freshmen ... in the ACC annuals for rookie quarterbacks, the 2,134 passing yardage total trails only Florida State’s Drew Weatherford (3,208 in 2005), N.C. State’s Philip Rivers (3,054 in 2000) and Florida State’s Chris Rix (2,734 in 2001) ... season mark of 2,060 yards of total offense places sixth all-time among freshman signal-callers in ACC history behind Weatherford (3,180 in 2005), Rix (3,123 in 2001), Rivers (2,969 in 2000), Georgia Tech’s Reggie Ball (2,380 in 2003) and Georgia Tech’s Shawn Jones (2,078 in 1989) ... matched the top single-season total for touchdown passes by a true freshman in school history previously set by Ben Bennett in 1980 ... became just the fourth true freshman in Duke gridiron history to lead the team in passing yards, joining Asack (966 in 2005), Steve Slayden (1,229 in 1984) and Bennett (2,050 in 1980) ... on Duke’s single-season lists, posted the 10th-highest total for pass attempts and the 11th-top total for pass completions ... in the ACC, ranked tied for second with five games of 200 or more yards of total offense ... in first collegiate start, threw for a season-high 305 yards at Wake Forest to post the 10th-highest single-game total in the ACC for the year ... the 305-yard effort marked the most passing yards by a Duke quarterback in a starting debut since Dave Brown threw for 444 yards against Wake Forest in 1989 ... threw for over 200 yards in five games ... had four touchdown passes in the season finale versus North Carolina, matching the second-highest single-game total in Blue Devil history ... lone rushing touchdown of the year came at Alabama ... over the last four games of the season, completed 74-of-129 (.574) passes for 834 yards and seven touchdowns.

Prior to Duke: Played at Hialeah Miami Lakes High School under coach Jerry Hughes ... all-region selection by PrepStar magazine ... charted as the 10th-best dual threat quarterback in the nation and the 60th-top overall prospect in Florida by Rivals.com ... listed as the 65th-top overall quarterback in the country by Scout.com ... as a senior, passed for 1,237 yards and 12 touchdowns against just three interceptions as team went 6-3 and advanced to the state playoffs.

Personal: Son of Renee Holmes ... born November 19, 1987.

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