Quarterback, Nebraska (from Tulane), 2013–⁠17

Tanner Lee

Number
No. 13
Height
6′4″
Weight
220 lb
Hometown
Destrehan, LA
Born
Feb 14, 1995

Tanner Lee played quarterback at Tulane (2013–⁠15) and Nebraska (2016–⁠17). The Jacksonville Jaguars took Lee in round 6, No. 203 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
3,143
Passing yards, 2017 (Nebraska, 4–⁠8)
Drafted
No. 203
Round 6, 2018 NFL Draft (Jacksonville Jaguars)

Career highs

431passing yards, career highat Purdue, 20174touchdown passes, career highvs. UCF, 20152rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Northern Illinois, 2017

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2014Tulane18533655.11,9625.81214
2015Tulane14327651.81,6395.9117
2017Nebraska24642857.53,1437.32316
Career5741,04055.26,7446.54637

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014Tulane36−125−3.5016
2015Tulane23−162−7.001
2017Nebraska30−97−3.226
Career89−384−4.3216

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2013Tulane13QB
2014Tulane13QB
2015Tulane13QB
2016Nebraska13QB
2017Nebraska13QB6′4″220

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. pass
2014Tulane3660.069th (n=147)0.2421.650%0.16
2015Tulane2980.1017th (n=151)0.2428.350%0.14
2017Nebraska4570.2342nd (n=160)0.25103.855%0.37

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2017 Nebraska 12 games, 3,143 passing yards, 23 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.Arkansas StateW 43–⁠36193223820−7
Sep 9atOregonL 35–⁠42194125234−19
Sep 16vs.Northern IllinoisL 17–⁠21254729903−18
Sep 23vs.RutgersW 27–⁠17132610922–
Sep 29atIllinoisW 28–⁠6172424630−16
Oct 7vs.WisconsinL 17–⁠381632262115
Oct 14vs.Ohio StateL 14–⁠562338303205
Oct 28atPurdueW 25–⁠24325043120−18
Nov 4vs.NorthwesternL 24–⁠31213822523−8
Nov 11atMinnesotaL 21–⁠54131817410–
Nov 18atPenn StateL 44–⁠56264139930−16
Nov 24vs.IowaL 14–⁠56224120523−5
2015 Tulane 9 games, 1,639 passing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.DukeL 7–⁠37244224611−25
Sep 12atGeorgia TechL 10–⁠65143016511−15
Sep 19vs.MaineW 38–⁠7162727710−24
Oct 3vs.UCFW 45–⁠31152619040−11
Oct 10atTempleL 10–⁠4916299512−43
Oct 24atNavyL 14–⁠31223120501−5
Nov 7vs.UConnL 3–⁠7134010601−25
Nov 14atArmyW 34–⁠31142925221−9
Nov 21atSMUL 21–⁠4992210310−5
2014 Tulane 10 games, 1,962 passing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 28atTulsaL 31–⁠382244262313
Sep 6vs.Georgia TechL 21–⁠38132417323−13
Sep 13vs.SE LouisianaW 35–⁠20143023832−4
Sep 20atDukeL 13–⁠47143516003−12
Sep 27atRutgersL 6–⁠31798100−18
Oct 31vs.CincinnatiL 14–⁠38243520510−17
Nov 8atHoustonW 31–⁠24243523731−11
Nov 15vs.MemphisL 7–⁠38264819603−5
Nov 22atEast CarolinaL 6–⁠34254330101−23
Dec 6vs.TempleL 3–⁠10163310900−25

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

Before the draft

Named to the 2018 Senior Bowl (North team) but didn’t play.

DrillCombine 2018Combine or pro day 2018
Height6′4¼″
Weight218 lb
Arm length32½″
Hand size10″
40-yard dash4.98 s
10-yard split1.68 s
Vertical jump32″
Broad jump9′7″
3-cone drill7.00 s
20-yard shuttle4.41 s

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

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