Roger Lewis, WR New York Giants
Height: 6′ 0 3/8”
Weight: 201 lbs
Hands: 9 3/4’’
Arm: 32’’
40 yard dash: 4.57
NFL Comparison: Stedman Bailey, Victor Cruz

blood,sweat,tears…. #OttoMode pic.twitter.com/NFszqbMCOk

— Roger Lewis (@OttoLewis_) May 15, 2016

Scouting Notes: The second-most productive college receiver in 2015, “Otto” Lewis made his name on deep balls and slant routes almost exclusively. He never learned much in the way of routes, but I suppose he didn’t have to with his eye-popping YPR — half of his 16 TDs were of 45 yards or more. Not very powerful nor extremely fast, Lewis’ success depends on his ability to make defenders miss with his first cut and his superb ball tracking skills. He catches the ball in his chest more often than we’d like — in addition to the occasional concentration drop — but Lewis is more often than not where he needs to be when the ball comes down. He’ll need to add considerable strength in the offseason in order to have much success at the next level though.

Fantasy Outlook: Laden with character concerns, and a less-than-impressive Combine showing (outside of the on-field portion where we graded him 9th overall), Lewis went undrafted before he was signed by the Giants. Per CBS Sports, Lewis’ character question marks include “two first degree felony charges of rape (of the same woman) in 2012. Lewis was ultimately acquitted of the first charge but pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of falsification and three years of probation after the second charge resulted in a mistrial due to a deadlocked jury. Past academic issues lead to questions about his ability to handle a complicated playbook.”

Though he was a deep ball specialist in college, I have doubts he can separate so successfully in the NFL and we all have our doubts about what kind of person he is. Fortunately, he’s on a team that should give him ample opportunities to get open should he see the field, but it may not happen often in year one. Lewis is a late-round dynasty flier on the hope that he can translate his undeniable college production to the pros, but we’re not going out of our way to land him outside of the deepest rookie drafts. Not only is he a huge character red-flag, but Odell Beckham is still the man in NYC for the foreseeable future and rookie Sterling Shepard is a better prospect than Lewis who’ll be fighting to earn reps doing many of the things Lewis projects to contribute with.