Usage / Role
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Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2017Nebraska
Tanner Lee
QB • 6'4" • 220 lbs • Destrehan, LA, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Tanner Lee is a balanced quarterback profile with 10.5 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
47
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
54
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
60
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Nebraska
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Tulane • Nebraska
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Penn State
Player Story
Tanner Lee built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a quarterback from Destrehan, LA wearing No. 13, spending time with Nebraska and Tulane. The clearest part of Tanner Lee's career was his passing role:...
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- Committed To
- Tulane
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 29
- Overall
- No. 203
- NFL Team
- Jacksonville Jaguars
Tanner Lee, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Nebraska. Tanner Lee is a balanced quarterback profile with 10.5 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 6,360
- Passing yards
- 6,744
- Touchdowns
- 48
Quick Answers
Tanner Lee quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Nebraska · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 6,360
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 31 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Nebraska
- Top game
- Penn State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Jesuit · Tulane
- High school pipeline
- Lamar · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 6 · Pick 29 · Jacksonville Jaguars
- Latest roster
- No. 13 · Class 2017
- 2017 Total offense rank
- 3,046 total offense · QB 43rd (top 13%) · Big Ten 4th (top 3%) · National 43rd (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Tulane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Tulane | 10 | 1,837 | 1,962 | -125 | 12 | 53.3 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Tulane | 9 | 1,477 | 1,639 | -162 | 11 | 48.1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Nebraska | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2017 Regular Season | Nebraska | 12 | 3,046 | 3,143 | -97 | 25 | 64.3 |
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Tanner Lee played QB for Tulane and Nebraska. Across 5 tracked seasons, Tanner Lee recorded 6,744 passing yards, -384 rushing yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Nebraska.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Nebraska paired 3,046 primary output with 56 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 56 efficiency.
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Career value is trending up
2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Tulane, Nebraska.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Penn State
Loss with 383 yards of offense and 61.1 efficiency. It landed in the 91.7th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Nebraska
Games
12
Primary Metric / G
253.8
Efficiency
56
Usage
10.5
Consistency
78.1
Best Game by takeover score
Penn State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arkansas State: 231. Oregon: 233. Northern Illinois: 281. Rutgers: 109. Illinois: 230. Wisconsin: 267. Ohio State: 308. Purdue: 413. Northwestern: 217. Minnesota: 174. Penn State: 383. Iowa: 200
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arkansas State: 33 by 55.3. Oregon: 44 by 39.6. Northern Illinois: 54 by 45.2. Rutgers: 26 by 51.4. Illinois: 26 by 64.1. Wisconsin: 34 by 57.7. Ohio State: 39 by 69.2. Purdue: 55 by 59. Northwestern: 40 by 43.3. Minnesota: 18 by 84.3. Penn State: 47 by 61.1. Iowa: 42 by 41.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins245.8 · Games = 4 · -12.1 vs Losses
Losses257.9 · Games = 8 · +12.1 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
Penn State
Best efficiency game
84.3 vs Minnesota
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/24 | vs Iowa | L 14-56 | 22 | 41 | 205 | 53.7 | 2 | 3 | 41.5 | 1 | -5 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Penn State300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 44-56 | 26 | 41 | 399 | 63.4 | 3 | 0 | 61.1 | 6 | -16 | -2.70 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Minnesota | L 21-54 | 13 | 18 | 174 | 72.2 | 1 | 0 | 84.3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Northwestern | L 24-31 | 21 | 38 | 225 | 55.3 | 2 | 3 | 43.3 | 2 | -8 | -4 | 0 | 2 |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Purdue300-yard game | W 25-24 | 32 | 50 | 431 | 64.0 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 5 | -18 | -3.60 | 0 | 2 |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Ohio State300-yard game | L 14-56 | 23 | 38 | 303 | 60.5 | 2 | 0 | 69.2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sun 10/8 | vs Wisconsin | L 17-38 | 16 | 32 | 262 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 | 57.7 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Illinois3+ TD | W 28-6 | 17 | 24 | 246 | 70.8 | 3 | 0 | 64.1 | 2 | -16 | -8 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Rutgers | W 27-17 | 13 | 26 | 109 | 50.0 | 2 | 2 | 51.4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Northern Illinois | L 17-21 | 25 | 47 | 299 | 53.2 | 0 | 3 | 45.2 | 7 | -18 | -2.60 | 2 | 4 |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Oregon3+ TD | L 35-42 | 19 | 41 | 252 | 46.3 | 3 | 4 | 39.6 | 3 | -19 | -6.30 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun 9/3 | vs Arkansas State | W 43-36 | 19 | 32 | 238 | 59.4 | 2 | 0 | 55.3 | 1 | -7 | -7 | 0 | 0 |
Player Story
Tanner Lee story
Tanner Lee built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a quarterback from Destrehan, LA wearing No. 13, spending time with Nebraska and Tulane. The clearest part of Tanner Lee's career was his passing role: 6,744 passing yards, 46 touchdown passes, and 1,040 attempts across 31 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Nebraska. 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 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 31 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Nebraska and Tulane.
The arc is straightforward: Tanner 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
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Tulane
2013-2015
Opening stop
- 2
Nebraska
2016-2017
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Tulane | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Tulane | 1,837 | 48.1 | 10.8 | 1,837 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Tulane | 1,477 | 48.3 | 9.3 | -360 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Nebraska | 0 | — | — | -1,477 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Nebraska | 3,046 | 56 | 10.5 | 3,046 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Penn State
Week 12 · L 44-56 · Conference game
Loss with 383 yards of offense and 61.1 efficiency.
383
Total Offense
68.4 takeover
383 total offense with 61.1 efficiency.
#2
@ Purdue
Week 9 · W 25-24 · Conference game
413
Total Offense
66.7 takeover
Win with 413 yards of offense and 59 efficiency.
413 total offense with 59 efficiency.
#3
@ East Carolina
Week 13 · L 6-34 · Conference game
278
Total Offense
64.3 takeover
Loss with 278 yards of offense and 51.8 efficiency.
278 total offense with 51.8 efficiency.
#4
@ Minnesota
Week 11 · L 21-54 · Conference game
174
Total Offense
63.2 takeover
Loss with 174 yards of offense and 84.3 efficiency.
174 total offense with 84.3 efficiency.
#5
vs Duke
Week 1 · L 7-37
221
Total Offense
62.3 takeover
Loss with 221 yards of offense and 49.1 efficiency.
221 total offense with 49.1 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Nebraska
3,046 primary output · 56 efficiency · 10.5 usage
64.3
#2
2014 Regular Season · Tulane
53.3
1,837 primary · 48.1 efficiency · 10.8 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · Tulane
48.1
1,477 primary · 48.3 efficiency · 9.3 usage
Milestones
10
250+ passing yards
3
300+ total offense
7
3+ TD games
6
Above avg efficiency
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