247Sports Names Iveon Lewis Virginia Preseason Player of the Year

RICHMOND, Va. – Before his senior season has even begun, Iveon Lewis has added another major statewide recognition to an already historic Huguenot career.

247Sports selected the Huguenot senior and South Carolina commit as its Virginia Preseason Player of the Year entering the 2026 high school football season.

The selection was part of 247Sports’ national preseason feature identifying a Player of the Year candidate from each state. In Virginia, Lewis received the nod following consecutive 1,000-yard receiving seasons and enters the fall viewed by the outlet as the early favorite in what it described as a wide-open statewide Player of the Year race.

247Sports highlighted Lewis’ combination of production and his prototypical frame on the outside, noting the difficulty he presents for cornerbacks asked to defend him in isolation.

For Huguenot, the recognition comes as Lewis prepares for the final season of a varsity career that has already rewritten the program record book.

Historic Before His Senior Season

Lewis has been Huguenot’s starting receiver and primary option since arriving on the varsity field as a 14-year-old freshman in 2023.

Three seasons later, he enters his senior year already holding Huguenot’s major career receiving records.

Lewis has totaled 111 receptions for 2,750 yards and 36 touchdowns, making him the program’s career leader in receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns. In the process, he has moved ahead of former Huguenot standouts David Terrell and Kevin Gayles in each category.

He has also produced back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons, the accomplishment specifically highlighted by 247Sports in making its selection.

Lewis finished with 1,069 receiving yards in 2024 before adding 1,046 yards in 2025. Those performances rank second and third, respectively, on Huguenot’s single-season receiving list, trailing only Terrell’s 1,106-yard senior season in 1997.

Lewis also caught 14 touchdowns as a sophomore and 12 as a junior after scoring 10 times during his freshman season.

Big Games Have Followed

Lewis’ career has included more than cumulative production.

His 286 receiving yards against James River in 2024 remain the highest single-game receiving total in Huguenot history. He also has additional performances of 176 and 174 yards among the program’s all-time leaders.

Lewis has twice caught four touchdowns in a game, matching the highest total recorded in Huguenot’s record book.

The consistency behind those performances is a major reason he enters 2026 with national recruiting attention and now statewide preseason recognition from 247Sports.

Accolades Continue to Grow

Lewis’ production has been matched by postseason honors throughout his career.

He earned First Team All-State recognition in 2025 after being selected Second Team All-State in 2024.

He has also been named First Team All-Region in both 2024 and 2025, earned All-Metro recognition in 2023, 2024, 2025, and was selected to the Richmond Public Schools All-City offense in 2024 and 2025.

His college future is already decided.

Lewis is committed to South Carolina, but his final high school season still presents an opportunity to add another chapter to a career that began with him immediately becoming Huguenot’s top receiving option as a freshman.

From Huguenot Records to Statewide History

Lewis has already surpassed many of the receiving marks established by some of the most accomplished players to come through Huguenot.

Now the focus expands beyond the school record book.

Entering his senior season with 2,750 receiving yards and 36 receiving touchdowns, Lewis has an opportunity to continue climbing Virginia’s career receiving lists while pursuing the statewide Player of the Year recognition 247Sports believes he is positioned to contend for.

The 2026 season will ultimately decide that race.

But before the first official snap of his senior year, Lewis has already been given the early nod.

247Sports’ Virginia Preseason Player of the Year: Iveon Lewis.

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