Player Career

Tanner Lee Career Story

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

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. 1

    Tulane

    2013-2015

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Nebraska

    2016-2017

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20132014201520162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonTulane0
2014 Regular SeasonTulane1,83748.110.81,837
2015 Regular SeasonTulane1,47748.39.3-360
2016 Regular SeasonNebraska0-1,477
2017 Regular SeasonNebraska3,0465610.53,046

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