Tight end, USC, 2021–⁠25

Lake McRee

Number
No. 87
Height
6′4″
Weight
250 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Austin, TX
Born
Sep 4, 2002

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Lake McRee played tight end at USC (2021–⁠25).

Career highs

81receiving yards, career highvs. Utah State, 2024

Honors

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021USC79113.0019
2022USC1010610.6231
2023USC2626210.1131
2024USC2424510.2034
2025USC3045015.0464
Career971,15411.9764

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021USC87TEYr 1
2022USC87TEYr 2
2023USC87TEYr 3
2024USC87TEYr 4
2025USC87TESr. (Yr 5)6′4″250

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2021USC90.67––6.0–
2022USC130.75––9.8–
2023USC270.62––16.74%
2024USC260.68––17.64%
2025USC470.5971st (n=1040)0.4627.76%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2025 USC 12 games, 30 catches, 450 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 30vs.Missouri StateW 73–⁠13272164
Sep 6vs.Georgia SouthernW 59–⁠20234022
Sep 13atPurdueW 33–⁠17367029
Sep 20vs.Michigan StateW 45–⁠31216010
Sep 27atIllinoisL 32–⁠34359024
Oct 11vs.MichiganW 31–⁠13241021
Oct 18atNotre DameL 24–⁠34218110
Nov 1atNebraskaW 21–⁠1721106
Nov 7vs.NorthwesternW 38–⁠17352042
Nov 15vs.IowaW 26–⁠2131908
Nov 22atOregonL 27–⁠42331113
Nov 29vs.UCLAW 29–⁠10330114
2024 USC 9 games, 24 catches, 245 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.LSUW 27–⁠20556019
Sep 7vs.Utah StateW 48–⁠0481034
Sep 21atMichiganL 24–⁠273−300
Oct 19atMarylandL 28–⁠29435012
Oct 25vs.RutgersW 42–⁠20114014
Nov 2atWashingtonL 21–⁠26315010
Nov 16vs.NebraskaW 28–⁠201909
Nov 23atUCLAW 19–⁠13236026
Nov 30vs.Notre DameL 35–⁠491202
2023 USC 11 games, 26 catches, 262 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 26vs.San José StateW 56–⁠28336022
Sep 2vs.NevadaW 66–⁠14110010
Sep 9vs.StanfordW 56–⁠10429112
Sep 23atArizona StateW 42–⁠281202
Sep 30atColoradoW 48–⁠41219018
Oct 14atNotre DameL 20–⁠48121021
Oct 21vs.UtahL 32–⁠34335031
Oct 28atCaliforniaW 50–⁠49471029
Nov 4vs.WashingtonL 42–⁠5242209
Nov 11atOregonL 27–⁠361000
Nov 18vs.UCLAL 20–⁠38217012
2022 USC 8 games, 10 catches, 106 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.RiceW 66–⁠141909
Sep 10atStanfordW 41–⁠2821318
Sep 24atOregon StateW 17–⁠141808
Oct 8vs.Washington StateW 30–⁠141404
Nov 5vs.CaliforniaW 41–⁠351212
Nov 11vs.ColoradoW 55–⁠17118018
Nov 26vs.Notre DameW 38–⁠27237031
Dec 2vs.UtahL 24–⁠47115015
2021 USC 3 games, 7 catches, 91 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 30vs.ArizonaW 41–⁠341909
Nov 20vs.UCLAL 33–⁠62219014
Nov 27vs.BYUL 31–⁠35463019

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2026Combine or pro day 2026
Height6′4⅛″
Weight243 lb
Arm length31½″
Hand size9¼″
Wingspan78⅛″
40-yard dash4.73 s
10-yard split1.70 sW
Vertical jump31½″
Broad jump9′3″
Bench press22 reps
3-cone drill7.15 s
20-yard shuttle4.41 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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