Jamaal Lewis was hired as ENMU Football's Offensive Line Coach and Run Game Coordinator in February 2022.
In his first season with the Hounds, he helped Eastern average 133.4 yards per game on the ground - 7th among conference institutions. Howard Russell averaged 60.7 yards per contest and Isaiah Tate went for 59.9. Those totals put them as seventh and eighth respectively among league rushers.
Lewis comes to Portales from University of South Alabama where he worked as an Offensive Graduate Assistant with the Jaguars Division I football program for one season. While in Mobile, Alabama, Lewis assisted with all aspects of coaching the offensive line, along with executing practices, opponent breakdowns, and individual and team meetings.
Prior to South Alabama, Lewis was an Offensive Line/Run Game/Video Coordinator at Hendrix College from February 2019-March 2021. At the Division III program, Lewis helped with recruiting efforts in the Dallas-Fort Worth area as well as building and maintaining the running game in a spread offense. While in Conway, Ark., Lewis oversaw the development of five all-conference sections during the 2019 and 2021 seasons.
Before landing at Hendrix College, Lewis worked as the Tight Ends/Assistant Offensive Line Coach at Northwestern State University. While there Lewis was responsible for the tight ends, and recruiting high school and junior college athletes in the South Houston area.
Lewis was an Offensive Graduate Assistant at Northwestern State before taking the Tight Ends/Assistant Offensive Line role with the Demons. As an Offensive Graduate Assistant, Lewis assisted in coaching the offensive line position and recruiting high school and junior college athletes in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
Lewis was given his first coaching opportunity at Cisco College as an Offensive Line Coach/Recruiting Coordinator. In his role, Lewis worked with the offensive line and tight ends in a spread offense, managed travel operations for two seasons, and helped in recruiting efforts.
Lewis earned an associate's degree in general education from Kilgore College in 2010. He then continued his education at Southwestern Oklahoma State University, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Health/Physical Education in 2014. Currently, Lewis is pursuing a Master of Art in Sports Management at the University of South Alabama.
The Lewis File
Born: February 23, 1991, in Arlington, Texas
Education: Southwestern Oklahoma State ’14, bachelor’s degree in health and physical education
Collegiate Playing Experience:
Two years, offensive line, Kilgore College
Two years, offensive line, Southwestern Oklahoma State
Coaching Experience:
Cisco College — offensive line coach/recruiting coordinator, 2014-17
Northwestern State — offensive line/tight ends graduate assistant, 2017-19
Hendrix College — offensive line coach/video coordinator, 2019-21
South Alabama — offensive line graduate assistant, 2021
Eastern New Mexico — Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator, 2022-