Usage / Role
37%
Rotational offensive role
Player Dossier
2011-2013USC
WR • 6'0" • Inglewood, CA, USA
Marqise Lee reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Usage / Role
37%
Rotational offensive role
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver
Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
Star Power
96
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · USC
Snapshot
Player Story
Marqise Lee built his college career from 2011 through 2013 as a wide receiver from Inglewood, CA wearing No. 9, spending time with USC. The clearest part of Marqise Lee's career was his receiving role: 248 catches,...
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Marqise Lee, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · USC. Marqise Lee reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint

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Marqise Lee USC Highlights
2013 · USC · Player Highlight
Marqise Lee college highlights at USC.
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Season Ledger
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | USC | 12 | 73 | 1,143 | 12 | 72.5 |
| 2012 Postseason | USC | 13 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 85 |
| 2012 Regular Season | USC | 13 | 112 | 1,680 | 15 | 85 |
| 2013 Postseason | USC | 11 | 7 | 118 | 2 | 75.5 |
| 2013 Regular Season | USC | 11 | 50 | 673 | 2 | 75.5 |
Related Context
Marqise Lee played WR for USC. Across 3 tracked seasons, Marqise Lee recorded 146 rushing yards, 3,655 receiving yards, and 31 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with USC.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2012 Postseason
USC paired 1,721 primary output with 85.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2013 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 81.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2013 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
71.9
Efficiency
81.4
Usage
31.5
Consistency
74.7
Best Game by takeover score
Fresno State
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Game by game trend chart. Fresno State: 118. Hawai'i: 104. Washington State: 27. Boston College: 90. Utah State: 72. Arizona State: 92. Notre Dame: 18. Oregon State: 105. California: 13. Stanford: 83. UCLA: 69
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Fresno State: 7 by 100. Hawai'i: 8 by 86.7. Washington State: 7 by 25.7. Boston College: 2 by 100. Utah State: 6 by 80. Arizona State: 7 by 87.6. Notre Dame: 2 by 60. Oregon State: 5 by 100. California: 1 by 86.7. Stanford: 6 by 92.2. UCLA: 6 by 76.7
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11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Fresno State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Fresno State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/21 | vs Fresno State100 receiving yards · 2+ TD | W 45-20 | — | 7 | 118 | 15.5 | 16.90 | 2 | 40 |
| Sun 12/1 | vs UCLA | L 14-35 | — | 6 | 69 | 11.5 | 11.50 | 0 | 16 |
| Sun 11/17 | vs Stanford | W 20-17 | — | 6 | 83 | 13.8 | 13.80 | 0 | 27 |
| Sat 11/9 | @ California | W 62-28 | — | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Oregon State100 receiving yards | W 31-14 | — | 5 | 105 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 71 |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Notre Dame | L 10-14 | — | 2 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| Sun 9/29 | @ Arizona State | L 41-62 | — | 7 | 92 | 13.1 | 13.10 | 0 | 51 |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Utah State | W 17-14 | — | 6 | 72 | 11.4 | 12 | 0 | 33 |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Boston College | W 35-7 | — | 2 | 90 | 45 | 45 | 1 | 80 |
| Sun 9/8 | vs Washington State | L 7-10 | — | 7 | 27 | 2.4 | 3.90 | 0 | 7 |
| Fri 8/30 | @ Hawai'i100 receiving yards · High volume | W 30-13 | — | 8 | 104 | 11.1 | 13 | 0 | 19 |
Player Story
Marqise Lee built his college career from 2011 through 2013 as a wide receiver from Inglewood, CA wearing No. 9, spending time with USC. The clearest part of Marqise Lee's career was his receiving role: 248 catches, 3,655 receiving yards, 29 touchdowns, and 146 rushing yards across 36 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2012 with USC. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 146 rushing yards and 1,351 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 36 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across USC.
The arc is straightforward: Marqise Lee moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
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USC
2011-2013
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | USC | 1,143 | 88.5 | 23.7 | — |
| 2012 Postseason | USC | 1,721 | 85.6 | 40.6 | 578 |
| 2012 Regular Season | USC | 1,721 | 85.6 | 40.6 | 0 |
| 2013 Postseason | USC | 791 | 81.4 | 31.5 | -930 |
| 2013 Regular Season | USC | 791 | 81.4 | 31.5 | 0 |
#1 Featured game
vs UCLA
Week 13 · W 50-0 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
224
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
224 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Arizona
Week 9 · L 36-39 · Conference game
345
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
345 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Fresno State
Week 1 · W 45-20 · Postseason
118
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
118 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Oregon State
Week 10 · W 31-14 · Conference game
105
Receiving Yards
95.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
105 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Oregon
Week 12 · W 38-35 · Conference game
187
Receiving Yards
94.5 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
187 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#1 Season by Season Value
2012 Postseason · USC
1,721 primary output · 85.6 efficiency · 40.6 usage
85
#2
2012 Regular Season · USC
85
1,721 primary · 85.6 efficiency · 40.6 usage
#3
2013 Postseason · USC
75.5
791 primary · 81.4 efficiency · 31.5 usage
15
100+ receiving yards
15
8+ catch outings
7
2+ TD games
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