Player Career

Zac Lee Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Zac Lee story

Zac Lee built his college career from 2008 through 2010 as a quarterback from San Francisco, CA wearing No. 5, spending time with Nebraska. The clearest part of Zac Lee's career was his passing role: 2,250 passing yards, 14 touchdown passes, 324 attempts, and 245 rushing yards across 19 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2009 with Nebraska. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 245 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 19 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Nebraska.

The arc is straightforward: Zac Lee moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Nebraska

    2008-2010

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2008200920092010
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2008 Regular SeasonNebraska22713.8
2009 PostseasonNebraska2,31456.321.62,292
2009 Regular SeasonNebraska2,31456.321.60
2010 Regular SeasonNebraska15966.412.1-2,155

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Arkansas State

Week 2 · W 38-9

Win with 351 yards of offense and 68.5 efficiency.

351

Total Offense

74.7 takeover

351 total offense with 68.5 efficiency.

#2

vs Arizona

Week 1 · W 33-0 · Postseason

238

Total Offense

71.6 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

238 total offense with 63.8 efficiency.

#3

vs Western Kentucky

Week 1 · W 49-10

66

Total Offense

68.3 takeover

Win with 66 yards of offense and 84.7 efficiency.

66 total offense with 84.7 efficiency.

#4

@ Kansas

Week 11 · W 31-17 · Conference game

249

Total Offense

64.8 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

249 total offense with 74.6 efficiency.

#5

@ Kansas State

Week 12 · W 56-28 · Conference game

17

Total Offense

64.5 takeover

Win with 17 yards of offense and 85 efficiency.

17 total offense with 85 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2009 Postseason · Nebraska

2,314 primary output · 56.3 efficiency · 21.6 usage

69.1

#2

2009 Regular Season · Nebraska

69.1

2,314 primary · 56.3 efficiency · 21.6 usage

#3

2010 Regular Season · Nebraska

43.6

159 primary · 66.4 efficiency · 12.1 usage

Milestones

1

250+ passing yards

1

300+ total offense

2

3+ TD games

8

Above avg efficiency