Player Dossier

2008-2009

Mississippi State

Tyson Lee

QB • 5'10" • Columbus, MS, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Tyson Lee is a balanced quarterback profile with 13.9 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

78%

Major offensive role

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Impact Production

15

Developing production for a quarterback

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Reliability

9

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

30

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Mississippi State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
2
Program Path
Mississippi State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Middle Tennessee

Player Story

Tyson Lee built his college career from 2008 through 2009 as a quarterback from Columbus, MS wearing No. 16, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Tyson Lee's career was his passing role: 2,963...

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Tyson Lee, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Mississippi State. Tyson Lee is a balanced quarterback profile with 13.9 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
3,175
Passing yards
2,963
Rushing yards
212
Touchdowns
14

Quick Answers

Tyson Lee quick answers

Latest team and position
Mississippi State · QB
Career Total Offense
3,175
Tracked sample
2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 23 games
Best season
2008 Regular Season · Mississippi State
Top game
Middle Tennessee
Latest roster
No. 16 · Class 2009
2009 Total offense rank
1,619 total offense · QB 101st (top 37%) · SEC 11th (top 8%) · National 107th (top 9%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2008 Regular SeasonMississippi State111,5561,51937864.7
2009 Regular SeasonMississippi State121,6191,444175661.3

Related Context

Tyson Lee played QB for Mississippi State. Across 2 tracked seasons, Tyson Lee recorded 2,963 passing yards, 212 rushing yards, and 14 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Mississippi State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2008 Regular Season

Mississippi State paired 1,556 primary output with 55.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2009 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 54.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2009 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Tech

Loss with 300 yards of offense and 66.8 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2009 Regular Season · Mississippi State

Games

12

Primary Metric / G

134.9

Efficiency

54.6

Usage

13.9

Consistency

59.9

Best Game by takeover score

Georgia Tech

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Jackson State: 100. Auburn: 62. Vanderbilt: 84. LSU: 182. Georgia Tech: 300. Houston: 228. Middle Tennessee: 193. Florida: 140. Kentucky: 172. Alabama: 93. Arkansas: 1. Ole Miss: 64

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Jackson State: 17 by 58. Auburn: 13 by 58.5. Vanderbilt: 20 by 56.6. LSU: 43 by 41.4. Georgia Tech: 36 by 66.8. Houston: 35 by 61.3. Middle Tennessee: 30 by 68.1. Florida: 32 by 41.4. Kentucky: 20 by 68.2. Alabama: 23 by 38.6. Arkansas: 13 by 49.3. Ole Miss: 13 by 47.3

Split Comparison

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Wins122.6 · Games = 5 · -21.1 vs Losses
Losses143.7 · Games = 7 · +21.1 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Georgia Tech

Best efficiency game

68.2 vs Kentucky

Result
Sat 11/28vs Ole MissW 41-27595255.60147.34123022
Sat 11/21@ ArkansasL 21-42462266.70049.37-21-305
Sun 11/15vs AlabamaL 3-319179952.90238.66-6-104
Sat 10/31@ KentuckyW 31-24101714558.81268.23279025
Sat 10/24vs FloridaL 19-29152314565.20341.49-5-0.6004
Sat 10/17@ Middle TennesseeW 27-6142015570.00068.110383.80139
Sat 10/10vs HoustonDual-threatL 24-31152316065.20261.312685.70027
Sat 10/3vs Georgia TechL 31-42203027866.71166.86223.70027
Sat 9/26vs LSUL 26-30153817239.51341.4510206
Sat 9/19@ VanderbiltW 15-38146657.10056.66183122
Sat 9/12@ AuburnL 24-496105360.01058.5393010
Sat 9/5vs Jackson StateW 45-79149764.3005833109

Player Story

Tyson Lee story

Tyson Lee built his college career from 2008 through 2009 as a quarterback from Columbus, MS wearing No. 16, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Tyson Lee's career was his passing role: 2,963 passing yards, 11 touchdown passes, 481 attempts, and 212 rushing yards across 23 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2008 with Mississippi State. 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 212 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 23 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Mississippi State.

The arc is straightforward: Tyson 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

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    Mississippi State

    2008-2009

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Season Value Progression

20082009
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2008 Regular SeasonMississippi State1,55655.618.1
2009 Regular SeasonMississippi State1,61954.613.963

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Middle Tennessee

Week 9 · W 31-22

Win with 243 yards of offense and 74.8 efficiency.

243

Total Offense

71.5 takeover

243 total offense with 74.8 efficiency.

#2

vs Kentucky

Week 10 · L 13-14 · Conference game

227

Total Offense

68.1 takeover

Loss with 227 yards of offense and 51 efficiency.

227 total offense with 51 efficiency.

#3

vs Georgia Tech

Week 5 · L 31-42

300

Total Offense

67.3 takeover

Loss with 300 yards of offense and 66.8 efficiency.

300 total offense with 66.8 efficiency.

#4

vs Houston

Week 6 · L 24-31

228

Total Offense

63.2 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

228 total offense with 61.3 efficiency.

#5

vs Arkansas

Week 13 · W 31-28 · Conference game

221

Total Offense

62.3 takeover

Win with 221 yards of offense and 51.5 efficiency.

221 total offense with 51.5 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2008 Regular Season · Mississippi State

1,556 primary output · 55.6 efficiency · 18.1 usage

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#2

2009 Regular Season · Mississippi State

61.3

1,619 primary · 54.6 efficiency · 13.9 usage

Milestones

2

250+ passing yards

1

300+ total offense

0

3+ TD games

7

Above avg efficiency