Player Career

Tanner McKee Career Story

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

Player Story

Tanner McKee story

Tanner McKee built his college career from 2020 through 2022 as a quarterback from Corona, CA wearing No. 18, spending time with Stanford. The clearest part of Tanner McKee's career was his passing role: 5,336 passing yards, 28 touchdown passes, and 748 attempts across 23 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Stanford. 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 3 tackles, 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 Stanford.

The arc is straightforward: Tanner McKee 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

    Stanford

    2020-2022

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

202020212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonStanford6272.20.1
2021 Regular SeasonStanford2,33558.622.62,273
2022 Regular SeasonStanford2,85755.922.3522

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Colgate

Week 1 · W 41-10

Win with 308 yards of offense and 87.2 efficiency.

308

Total Offense

92.8 takeover

308 total offense with 87.2 efficiency.

#2

@ Oregon

Week 10 · L 14-35 · Conference game

62

Total Offense

86.1 takeover

Loss with 62 yards of offense and 72.2 efficiency.

62 total offense with 72.2 efficiency.

#3

vs UCLA

Week 4 · L 24-35 · Conference game

335

Total Offense

84.3 takeover

Loss with 335 yards of offense and 72 efficiency.

335 total offense with 72 efficiency.

#4

vs Arizona State

Week 8 · W 15-14 · Conference game

313

Total Offense

76.5 takeover

Win with 313 yards of offense and 49.4 efficiency.

313 total offense with 49.4 efficiency.

#5

@ Washington

Week 4 · L 22-40 · Conference game

253

Total Offense

73.8 takeover

Loss with 253 yards of offense and 60.4 efficiency.

253 total offense with 60.4 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Regular Season · Stanford

2,857 primary output · 55.9 efficiency · 22.3 usage

71.9

#2

2021 Regular Season · Stanford

67.7

2,335 primary · 58.6 efficiency · 22.6 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Stanford

43.7

62 primary · 72.2 efficiency · 0.1 usage

Milestones

10

250+ passing yards

5

300+ total offense

6

3+ TD games

9

Above avg efficiency