Levi Lewis is in his first season with the James Madison football program in 2026, as he serves as an offensive intern with the wide receivers.
Lewis makes his collegiate coaching debut with the Dukes and reunites with his former head coach, Billy Napier, who he starred for while a quarterback at Louisiana.
The former signal caller played all five seasons for the Ragin’ Cajuns (2017-21), as he was part of a championship culture which saw UL win the 2021 Sun Belt title while capturing West Division championships in each year between 2018 and 2021.
In 57 career games with 42 starts, he produced more than 10,000 yards and 88 touchdowns, throwing for 9,203 passing yards and 74 touchdowns while rushing for 1,088 yards and 14 scores. He was a two-time Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference selection and a member of the 2021 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team.
Following his career at Louisiana, Lewis had a brief stint with the Seattle Seahawks before later signing with the CFL’s Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Barcelona Dragons of the European League of Football.
Lewis also has a background in engineering, holding multiple jobs since 2022. He began as a special field inspector in 2022 at Ramm Geotechnical Engineering before moving to Terracon Engineering as a Field Tech Engineer in 2024.
A native of Baton Rouge, La., Lewis graduated from Louisiana in 2021 with a Bachelor of Business Administration.