Cornerback, Texas A&M (from Kansas State), 2023–25
Will Lee III
- Number
- No. 4
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 189 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Kirkwood, MO
- Born
- Apr 9, 2003, in St. Louis, Missouri
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Will Lee III played cornerback at Kansas State (2023) and Texas A&M (2024–25). The Carolina Panthers took Lee in round 4, No. 129 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
9tackles, career hightwice; last vs. Notre Dame, 2024Honors
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Kansas State | 42 | 32 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | Texas A&M | 42 | 39 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| 2025 | Texas A&M | 50 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Career | 134 | 111 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 0 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Kansas State | 4 | CB | So. | ||
| 2024 | Texas A&M | 4 | CB | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | Texas A&M | 4 | CB | Sr. | 6′1″ | 189 |
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
2025 Texas A&M 12 games, 50 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. UTSA | W 42–24 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Utah State | W 44–22 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 13 | at Notre Dame | W 41–40 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Auburn | W 16–10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Mississippi State | W 31–9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Florida | W 34–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Arkansas | W 45–42 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | at LSU | W 49–25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 8 | at Missouri | W 38–17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 15 | vs. South Carolina | W 31–30 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | at Texas | L 17–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 20 ✦ | vs. Miami | L 3–10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2024 Texas A&M 11 games, 42 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs.Notre Dame | L 13–23 | 9 | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | vs. McNeese | W 52–10 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Sep 14 | atFlorida | W 33–20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Bowling Green | W 26–20 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | vs.Arkansas | W 21–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Oct 5 | vs.Missouri | W 41–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 19 | atMississippi State | W 34–24 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs.LSU | W 38–23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 2 | atSouth Carolina | L 20–44 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | atAuburn | L 41–43 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Texas | L 7–17 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2023 Kansas State 10 games, 42 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Southeast Missouri State | W 45–0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Troy | W 42–13 | 6 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | atMissouri | L 27–30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | vs. UCF | W 44–31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 6 | at Oklahoma State | L 21–29 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. TCU | W 41–3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Houston | W 41–0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | atTexas | L 30–33 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Baylor | W 59–25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Iowa State | L 35–42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2026 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1½″ |
| Weight | 189 lb |
| Arm length | 32¾″ |
| Hand size | 9″ |
| Wingspan | 79¼″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.52 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.56 s |
| Vertical jump | 42″ |
| Broad jump | 11′0″ |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 4 games with a stat; latest team: Carolina Panthers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | Carolina Panthers | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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