Safety, Arizona (from UConn), 2022–26
Lee Molette III
- Number
- No. 17
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Nashville, TN
Lee Molette III plays safety for Arizona, after UConn (2022–25). Last time out, at West Virginia: 7 tackles.
2026 so far
27 tackles
Last game: 7 tackles at West Virginia, W 52–31
Next game: vs. Iowa State, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
13tackles, career highat Florida Atlantic, 2025Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | UConn | 17 | S | Yr 1 | ||
| 2023 | UConn | 17 | S | Yr 2 | ||
| 2024 | UConn | 17 | S | Yr 3 | ||
| 2025 | UConn | 17 | S | Yr 4 | ||
| 2026 | Arizona | 17 | S | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′1″ | 195 |
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.
Game by game
2026 Arizona 6 games, 27 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Northern Arizona | W 35–7 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | at BYU | L 17–28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Northern Illinois | W 42–17 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | at Washington State | W 34–24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Cincinnati | W 34–7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at West Virginia | W 52–31 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 UConn 10 games, 65 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Central Connecticut | W 59–13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 6 | at Syracuse | L 20–27 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | at Delaware | L 41–44 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Ball State | W 31–25 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 27 | at Buffalo | W 20–17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Boston College | W 38–23 | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Rice | L 34–37 | 9 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. UAB | W 38–19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at Florida Atlantic | W 48–45 | 13 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Army | L 16–41 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 UConn 10 games, 22 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Maryland | L 7–50 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Merrimack | W 63–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at Duke | L 21–26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | vs.Florida Atlantic | W 48–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs.Buffalo | W 47–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Temple | W 29–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs.Rice | W 17–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Georgia State | W 34–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | atUAB | W 31–23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | atSyracuse | L 24–31 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 UConn 10 games, 36 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | atGeorgia State | L 14–35 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs.Duke | L 7–41 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Utah State | L 33–34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | atRice | W 38–31 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | vs. South Florida | L 21–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | atBoston College | L 14–21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Tennessee | L 3–59 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at James Madison | L 6–44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Sacred Heart | W 31–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at Massachusetts | W 31–18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 UConn 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | at Michigan | L 0–59 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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