Usage / Role
51%
Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Kansas
Mike Lee
S • 5'11" • 175 lbs • New Orleans, LA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Mike Lee shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
59
Solid production for a safety
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Reliability
61
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
75
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Kansas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Kansas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio
Player Story
Mike Lee built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a safety from New Orleans, LA wearing No. 11, spending time with Kansas. The clearest part of Mike Lee's career was his defensive production: 286 tackles, 6...
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- Committed To
- Kansas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Mike Lee, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Kansas. Mike Lee shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 286
- TFL
- 6
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 6
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Mike Lee quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kansas · S
- Career Tackles
- 286
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 43 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Kansas
- Top game
- Ohio
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Landry-Walker · Kansas
- High school pipeline
- Riverside Academy · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 72 tackles · S 40th (top 9%) · Big 12 17th (top 4%) · National 281st (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Kansas | 10 | 76 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 54.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kansas | 10 | 71 | 3 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 50.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kansas | 11 | 67 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 2 | 29.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Kansas | 12 | 72 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 41.1 |
Related Context
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Mike Lee played S for Kansas. Across 4 tracked seasons, Mike Lee recorded 286 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Kansas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Kansas paired 5.5 primary output with 37.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 28.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2019 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Iowa State
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Kansas
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
28.4
Usage
5.6
Consistency
13.9
Best Game by takeover score
Iowa State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Indiana State: 1. Coastal Carolina: 0. Boston College: 0. West Virginia: 0. TCU: 0.5. Oklahoma: 1. Texas: 0. Texas Tech: 0. Kansas State: 0. Oklahoma State: 1. Iowa State: 1. Baylor: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Indiana State: 4 by 26.7. Coastal Carolina: 4 by 16.7. Boston College: 7 by 29.2. West Virginia: 9 by 37.5. TCU: 6 by 30. Oklahoma: 2 by 18.3. Texas: 5 by 20.8. Texas Tech: 5 by 20.8. Kansas State: 5 by 20.8. Oklahoma State: 9 by 47.5. Iowa State: 13 by 60. Baylor: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.3 · Games = 3 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 9 · +0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Iowa State
Best efficiency game
60 vs Iowa State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | vs Baylor | L 6-61 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Iowa State10+ tackles | L 31-41 | 13 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Oklahoma State | L 13-31 | 9 | 9 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Kansas State | L 10-38 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Texas Tech | W 37-34 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Texas | L 48-50 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Oklahoma | L 20-45 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ TCU | L 14-51 | 6 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs West Virginia | L 24-29 | 9 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/13 | @ Boston College | W 48-24 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Coastal Carolina | L 7-12 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Indiana State | W 24-17 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Mike Lee story
Mike Lee built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a safety from New Orleans, LA wearing No. 11, spending time with Kansas. The clearest part of Mike Lee's career was his defensive production: 286 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 5 interceptions, and 6 passes defended across 43 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Kansas. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Mike Lee's production has multiple signals. With 43 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kansas.
The arc is straightforward: Mike 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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Kansas
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2016201720182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Kansas | 5.5 | 37.2 | 6.8 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kansas | 6 | 35.6 | 6.9 | 0.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kansas | 2 | 27.2 | 6.1 | -4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Kansas | 4.5 | 28.4 | 5.6 | 2.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Ohio
Week 3 · L 30-42
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
89.2 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 89.2 takeover score.
#2
@ Iowa State
Week 13 · L 31-41 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
86.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 86.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Texas
Week 12 · W 24-21 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
83 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83 takeover score.
#4
@ Oklahoma State
Week 12 · L 13-31 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Texas
Week 13 · L 17-24 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
73 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 73 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Kansas
5.5 primary output · 37.2 efficiency · 6.8 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · Kansas
50.9
6 primary · 35.6 efficiency · 6.9 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Kansas
41.1
4.5 primary · 28.4 efficiency · 5.6 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
3
Splash games
5
10+ tackle games
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