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
Career highs
431passing yards, career highat Purdue, 20174touchdown passes, career highvs. UCF, 20152rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Northern Illinois, 2017Passing
Rushing
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Tulane | 13 | QB | ||
| 2014 | Tulane | 13 | QB | ||
| 2015 | Tulane | 13 | QB | ||
| 2016 | Nebraska | 13 | QB | ||
| 2017 | Nebraska | 13 | QB | 6′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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Tulane | 366 | 0.06 | 9th (n=147) | 0.24 | 21.6 | 50% | 0.16 |
| 2015 | Tulane | 298 | 0.10 | 17th (n=151) | 0.24 | 28.3 | 50% | 0.14 |
| 2017 | Nebraska | 457 | 0.23 | 42nd (n=160) | 0.25 | 103.8 | 55% | 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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 43–36 | 19 | 32 | 238 | 2 | 0 | −7 |
| Sep 9 | at | L 35–42 | 19 | 41 | 252 | 3 | 4 | −19 |
| Sep 16 | vs. | L 17–21 | 25 | 47 | 299 | 0 | 3 | −18 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 27–17 | 13 | 26 | 109 | 2 | 2 | – |
| Sep 29 | at | W 28–6 | 17 | 24 | 246 | 3 | 0 | −16 |
| Oct 7 | vs. | L 17–38 | 16 | 32 | 262 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Oct 14 | vs. | L 14–56 | 23 | 38 | 303 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Oct 28 | at | W 25–24 | 32 | 50 | 431 | 2 | 0 | −18 |
| Nov 4 | vs. | L 24–31 | 21 | 38 | 225 | 2 | 3 | −8 |
| Nov 11 | at | L 21–54 | 13 | 18 | 174 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Nov 18 | at | L 44–56 | 26 | 41 | 399 | 3 | 0 | −16 |
| Nov 24 | vs. | L 14–56 | 22 | 41 | 205 | 2 | 3 | −5 |
2015 Tulane 9 games, 1,639 passing yards, 11 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | L 7–37 | 24 | 42 | 246 | 1 | 1 | −25 |
| Sep 12 | at | L 10–65 | 14 | 30 | 165 | 1 | 1 | −15 |
| Sep 19 | vs. | W 38–7 | 16 | 27 | 277 | 1 | 0 | −24 |
| Oct 3 | vs. | W 45–31 | 15 | 26 | 190 | 4 | 0 | −11 |
| Oct 10 | at | L 10–49 | 16 | 29 | 95 | 1 | 2 | −43 |
| Oct 24 | at | L 14–31 | 22 | 31 | 205 | 0 | 1 | −5 |
| Nov 7 | vs. | L 3–7 | 13 | 40 | 106 | 0 | 1 | −25 |
| Nov 14 | at | W 34–31 | 14 | 29 | 252 | 2 | 1 | −9 |
| Nov 21 | at | L 21–49 | 9 | 22 | 103 | 1 | 0 | −5 |
2014 Tulane 10 games, 1,962 passing yards, 12 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | at | L 31–38 | 22 | 44 | 262 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 6 | vs. | L 21–38 | 13 | 24 | 173 | 2 | 3 | −13 |
| Sep 13 | vs. | W 35–20 | 14 | 30 | 238 | 3 | 2 | −4 |
| Sep 20 | at | L 13–47 | 14 | 35 | 160 | 0 | 3 | −12 |
| Sep 27 | at | L 6–31 | 7 | 9 | 81 | 0 | 0 | −18 |
| Oct 31 | vs. | L 14–38 | 24 | 35 | 205 | 1 | 0 | −17 |
| Nov 8 | at | W 31–24 | 24 | 35 | 237 | 3 | 1 | −11 |
| Nov 15 | vs. | L 7–38 | 26 | 48 | 196 | 0 | 3 | −5 |
| Nov 22 | at | L 6–34 | 25 | 43 | 301 | 0 | 1 | −23 |
| Dec 6 | vs. | L 3–10 | 16 | 33 | 109 | 0 | 0 | −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.
| Drill | Combine 2018 | Combine or pro day 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′4¼″ | |
| Weight | 218 lb | |
| Arm length | 32½″ | |
| Hand size | 10″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.98 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.68 s | |
| Vertical jump | 32″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′7″ | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.00 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.41 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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