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Tanner Lee
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:217 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:Jesuit
(New Orleans, Louisiana)
College:Tulane (2014–2015)
Nebraska (2016–2017)
NFL draft:2018 / Round: 6 / Pick: 203
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Tanner Joseph Lee (born February 14, 1995) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football at Nebraska and Tulane.

Early years

Lee was born in

interceptions.[1]

College career

2014 season

Lee with Tulane in 2014

Lee

redshirted as a freshman at Tulane in 2013. In 2014, he became the starter. On August 28, 2014, Lee recorded 262 yards and three touchdowns in his college debut against Tulsa.[2] On September 13, he tossed three touchdowns and recorded 238 yards against Southeastern Louisiana.[3] On November 8, he gained 237 yards and scored three times against Houston.[4] Lee started all 10 of his games, throwing for 1,962 yards and 12 touchdowns which set Tulane freshman records.[5]

2015 season

On September 3, 2015, Lee recorded 246 yards and a touchdown in the season opener against Duke.[6] On September 19, he recorded a season-high 277 yards and a touchdown against Maine.[7] On October 3, Lee threw a career-high four touchdowns against UCF.[8] On November 14, he recorded 252 yards and two touchdowns against Army.[9] He started all 9 of his games in 2015, throwing for 1,639 yards, 11 touchdowns, and seven interceptions.[10]

2017 season

On January 30, 2016, Lee announced that he was transferring to the

Oregon.[14] On September 16, Lee ran in two scores against Northern Illinois, the first time ever doing so in college.[15] On September 29, he threw three touchdowns against Illinois.[16] On October 14, Lee recorded 303 yards and two touchdowns against Ohio State.[17] On November 28, he threw two touchdowns and gained a career-high 431 yards against Purdue.[18] On November 18, Lee recorded 399 yards and three touchdowns against Penn State.[19] Lee finished his 2017 season recording 3,143 yards, 23 touchdowns, 16 interceptions, two rushing scores, and compiling a 4–8 record as Nebraska's starter.[20]

On December 28, 2017, Lee announced that he would enter the

2018 NFL Draft.[21]

College statistics

Season Team Games Passing Rushing
GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD
2013 Tulane 0 0 — Redshirt
2014 Tulane 10 10 2–8 185 336 55.1 1,962 12 14 107.6 36 −125 −3.5 0
2015 Tulane 9 9 3–6 143 276 51.8 1,639 11 7 109.8 23 −162 −7.0 0
2016 Nebraska 0 0 — Did not play
2017 Nebraska 12 12 4–8 246 428 57.5 3,143 23 16 129.4 30 −97 −3.2 2
Career[22] 31 31 10–23 574 1,040 55.2 6,744 46 37 117.1 89 −384 −4.3 2

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash
20-yard shuttle
 Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 4+1⁄4 in
(1.94 m) 		218 lb
(99 kg) 		32+1⁄2 in
(0.83 m) 		10+1⁄2 in
(0.27 m)		 4.98 s 4.41 s 7.00 s 32.0 in
(0.81 m)		 9 ft 7 in
(2.92 m)
All values from
NFL Combine[23]

Lee was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the sixth round (203rd overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.[24] On May 10, he signed his rookie contract.[25] He was waived on September 1, 2018 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[26][27] He was promoted to the active roster on December 28, 2018.[28] On August 17, 2019, Lee was waived by the Jaguars.[29]

References

  1. ^ "On National Signing Day, Senior Tanner Lee Commits to Tulane University". Jesuit High School of New Orleans. February 6, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  2. ^ "Tulane loses a heartbreaker to Tulsa, 38–31 in double overtime". The Times-Picayune. August 28, 2014.
  3. ^ Potts, William (September 14, 2014). "Wave defense shuts down Southeastern, leads way to 35–20 victory". Tulane Hullabaloo.
  4. ^ Nunez, Tammy (November 8, 2014). "Tulane picks off Houston on the road, winning 31–24 behind two Parry Nickerson interceptions". The Times-Picayune.
  5. ^ McKewon, Sam (January 20, 2016). "Tulane transfer QB Tanner Lee to visit Nebraska; would sit this fall". Big Red Today.
  6. ^ Brien, Zach (September 4, 2015). "Tulane falls flat in home opener". Uptown Messenger.
  7. ^ Brien, Zach (September 20, 2015). "Balanced offense, strong defense lead Tulane to victory". Uptown Messenger.
  8. ^ Lopez, Andrew (October 3, 2015). "The defense and Tanner Lee's 4 TDs push Tulane to a rout of UCF". The Times-Picayune.
  9. ^ Smith, Guerry (November 23, 2015). "Tulane tops Army 34–31 on Andrew DiRocco's 35-yard field goal as time expires". The Advocate.
  10. ^ Lopez, Andrew (January 30, 2016). "Former Tulane, Jesuit quarterback Tanner Lee headed to Nebraska". Nola.com. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  11. ^ Pantorno, Joe (January 30, 2016). "Tanner Lee to Nebraska: Latest Transfer Details, Comments and Reaction". BleacherReport.com. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  12. ^ Bennett, Brian (April 19, 2017). "Tanner Lee to start at quarterback for Nebraska". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  13. ^ Sorensen, Erin (September 3, 2017). "Nebraska football: Tanner Lee, offense had mistakes but plenty else to feel good about". Land of 10.
  14. ^ Keeler, Sean (September 9, 2017). "Tanner Lee's second half proved just how far the Nebraska Cornhuskers offense has to go". Land of 10.
  15. ^ Sorensen, Erin (September 16, 2017). "Nebraska football: A look at Tanner Lee's first pick-6 against Northern Illinois and the offensive line's struggles". Land of 10.
  16. ^ Diaz, Jacob (September 29, 2017). "Illinois drops Big Ten opener to Nebraska, 28–6". DailyIllini.com.
  17. ^ Gabriel, Parker (October 15, 2017). "Huskers outclassed, out-everythinged by Buckeyes". Lincoln Journal Star.
  18. ^ Sorensen, Erin (October 29, 2017). "Nebraska quarterback Tanner Lee boasts best performance in comeback win". Land of 10.
  19. ^ Sorensen, Erin (November 18, 2017). "Nebraska QB Tanner Lee living the dream amid Huskers' nightmare". Land of 10.
  20. ^ Sorensen, Erin (April 26, 2018). "Path to 2018 NFL Draft: Nebraska QB Tanner Lee". Land of 10.
  21. ^ "Nebraska quarterback Tanner Lee declares for NFL draft". Omaha.com. December 28, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  22. ^ "Tanner Lee". www.sports-reference.com. USA TODAY Sports Digital Properties. Archived from the original on June 12, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  23. ^ "Tanner Lee Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  24. ^ Sessler, Marc (April 28, 2018). "Jaguars add to QB room, select Tanner Lee at No. 203". NFL.com.
  25. ^ "Official: QB Tanner Lee signs rookie contract". Jaguars.com. May 10, 2018.
  26. ^ Oehser, John (September 1, 2018). "Roster reduction: Jaguars move to 53 players". Jaguars.com.
  27. ^ Oehser, John (September 2, 2018). "Jaguars sign 10 players to practice squad". Jaguars.com.
  28. ^ "Payne, Lee, Flowers to active roster". Jaguars.com. December 28, 2018.
  29. ^ "Jaguars sign RB Elijah Hood". Jaguars.com. August 17, 2019.

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