Northwestern State University of Louisana

Class A All-State and Academic All-State each of the last two seasons ... first-team All-District at running back and cornerback three straight seasons ...  helped lead Golden Tors of coach David Franklin to the state championship in 2009, his senior season, when he was District Offensive MVP and made All-Area ... scored 11 postseason touchdowns in the Golden Tors' charge to the state title ... ran for 30 touchdowns, 1,400 yards on 162 carries (9.6 average) ... caught six passes for 100 yards and a TD ... had 234 punt return yards and 130 kickoff return yards ... also made 35 tackles, 5 for lost yards, 4 interceptions and 9 pass breakups on defense ... as a junior, he was All-State and All-District as a return specialist ... ran for 650 yards and 10 TDs on 80 attempts (10.7 average per carry), caught 14 passes for 215 yards and five touchdowns, ran back two kickoffs for touchdowns, returned three punts for TDs, and added 52 tackles and four interceptions at cornerback ... in his sophomore year, made Academic All-State ... had 566 yards rushing, 5.3 average, on 53 attempts and scored five touchdowns rushing ... added four TDs receiving on eight catches for 114 yards ... had 121 yards in punt returns and made 40 tackles and two interceptions on defense ... four-year letterwinner in track and football ... ran on second-place Class A 4x100m relay team as a junior ... FCA member and Character Counts participant ... Boys and Girls Club volunteer ... National Honor Society member ... son of Dionne Lewis-Knowles, a nurse, and Tony Knowles, a railroad conductor ... has three brothers:  Tony Knowles Jr. (19), Shannon Hoof (16) and Jarius Knowles (10) ... one sister, Yasmine Knowles (16) ... his cousin, Demetrius Evans, plays in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers ... another cousin, Rashard Lewis, plays in the NBA for the Orlando Magic ... full name is DeAnree Jamar Lewis ... nickname is "D.J." ... born 2/16/92.