Player Career

Lake McRee Career Story

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

Player Story

Lake McRee story

Lake McRee built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a tight end from Austin, TX wearing No. 87, spending time with USC. The clearest part of Lake McRee's career was his receiving role: 97 catches, 1,154 receiving yards, and 7 touchdowns across 43 career games in the available record. That gives Lake McRee's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    USC

    2021-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20212022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonUSC9174.49.5
2022 Regular SeasonUSC10662.16.315
2023 Regular SeasonUSC26258.49.3156
2024 Regular SeasonUSC24559.29.7-17
2025 Regular SeasonUSC45077.312.2205

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs BYU

Week 13 · L 31-35

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

63

Receiving Yards

86 takeover

63 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ California

Week 9 · W 50-49 · Conference game

71

Receiving Yards

86 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

71 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ No. 90 Purdue

Week 3 · W 33-17 · Conference game

67

Receiving Yards

83.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

67 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs Utah State

Week 2 · W 48-0

81

Receiving Yards

82 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

81 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs Notre Dame

Week 13 · W 38-27

37

Receiving Yards

79 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

37 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Regular Season · USC

450 primary output · 77.3 efficiency · 12.2 usage

71.2

#2

2023 Regular Season · USC

50.6

262 primary · 58.4 efficiency · 9.3 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · USC

45.2

245 primary · 59.2 efficiency · 9.7 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games