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Jarrett Lee
San Diego Chargers
Personal information
Born: (1989-06-02) June 2, 1989 (age 35)
San Angelo, Texas
Career information
College:LSU
Undrafted:2012
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • 2011 All-SEC senior team; 2008 SEC Freshman of the Week; 2005 Greater Houston Offensive MVP

Calen Jarrett Lee (born June 2, 1989) is an American football quarterback. Jarrett attended Louisiana State University where he was twice the starting quarterback, 2008 and 2011. Recruiting analyst Tom Lemming compared Lee to former Sam Houston State quarterback Rhett Bomar.[1] On April 29, 2012, Lee was signed by the San Diego Chargers.

High school career

Lee started his high school career at Brownwood High School in Brownwood, Texas, where he completed 98-of-168 passes for 1,700 yards and 18 touchdowns operating out of a one-back offense. He also rushed for 250 yards and four touchdowns.

Prior to his junior season, Lee transferred to Brenham High School as his father, Stephen, took a job on the staff as the wide receiver coach. Lee holds every major season and career passing record in Brenham football history. He finished with 6,182 career passing yards and 78 total touchdowns, more than doubling the previous record of 2,217 yards by Chip Matejowsky from 1985 through 1987. His 72 career touchdown passes eclipsed Charles Proske's next-best 28, and he is first and second for Brenham's single-season completion, attempt, touchdown and passing yardage records.[2]

Most recruiting experts considered Lee one of the top 3 quarterback prospects in Texas, besides Ryan Mallett of Texas High School in Texarkana, Texas, and Brock Mansion of Episcopal School of Dallas. Lee had more than 30 scholarship offers from Division I schools, and chose LSU over Nebraska, Kansas State, Oklahoma and others on May 30, 2006.[3]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Jarrett Lee
QB 		Brenham, Texas Brenham High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 4.68 May 30, 2006 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 81
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 15 (QB)   Rivals: 7 (QB), 25 (TX)  ESPN: 60, 10 (QB)
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2007 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-10-12.

College career

2007 season

Lee was the third-string quarterback at LSU behind then-senior Matt Flynn and redshirted sophomore Ryan Perrilloux. Considering his age, Lee redshirted the 2007 season.

2008 season

For the 2008 season, Junior Ryan Perrilloux was projected to be the starting quarterback, but was dismissed for breaking team rules.[4] Andrew Hatch started the first three games as QB, but was injured in the third game (Auburn). Begining with the fourth game of the season (Mississippi State), Lee played eight games as the starting quarterback, compiling a 4-4 record; three of the losses came against teams that were ranked #1 at some point during the year. Lee led the largest comeback in LSU history taking an LSU team that trailed 31 to 3 in the 3rd quarter and scoring 37 unanswered points.[5] An ankle injury ended Jarrett's season against Ole Miss, accounting for his fourth loss of the season.[6] For the season, Lee threw 7 interceptions that were returned for touchdowns. However, he put together one of the most prolific seasons for a freshman quarterback in LSU history. Lee threw for over 1,800 yards and 14 touchdowns, placing him only behind Tommy Hodson for attempts, completions, yards and TDs by a freshman quarterback.

2009 season

In his only start of the 2009 season, Lee led LSU to a win against Louisiana Tech.[7] For the season, he completed 16-of-40 (40%) passes for 197 yards with two TDs and one interception.[8] With Lee on the bench for most of the year, LSU's offensive production dropped from 55th nationally in 2008 to 112th in 2009.

2010 season

LSU enjoyed an 11-2 season. LSU finished 107th in the nation in passing, with Lee not being afforded any opportunities to start. However, Lee was called on to lead game winning drives against Tennessee and Florida. He also completed a critical 3rd down pass for 46 yards that sealed the win against Alabama. For the season, Jarrett completed 54-of-89 (60.7%) passes for 573 yards with two TDs and one interception.[9] After the conclusion of his junior season, Lee had appeared in 30 career games, and had tossed for 2,643 yards and 18 TDs.

2011 season

Lee began the 2011 season as the starting quarterback,[10] as LSU's other quarterback was suspended after being arrested by Baton Rouge police on a felony charge.[11] Lee responded well to the pressure, despite having only one week of practice, and multiple drops by his receivers against Oregon, who played for the BCS championship the previous year.[12] For the game, he competed 10 of 22 passes for 98 yards and a touchdown.[13] Lee went on to lead the team to a 49–3 victory over Northwestern State,[14] a 19–6 victory over Mississippi State.[15] and a 47–21 victory over West Virginia[16] Lee continued to start, and win, for several more games after the other QB was reinstated.[17] Fans were impressed with Lee's steady performance and leadership of the team.[18] LSU returned to the top 25 in offensive production, after two years of being ranked in the 100s, out of 120 teams. Jarrett was able to overcome his tendency to throw interceptions, and currently ranks 2nd among all LSU quarterbacks for consecutive passes thrown without an interception. LSU saw the return of a productive offense for the first time in three years.

Despite Lee's commendable performance for most of the season,[19] Lee was pulled on the 5th play of the November game against Alabama. Lee was 2/2 for 19 yards at the time. After throwing an interception, Lee was pulled once again, this time sitting out for over an hour. The indefensible decision to remove Lee in November came back to haunt LSU in the BCS game, when the back-up quarterback failed to score a single point, and was not able to get the team across midfield until late in the game.[20]

Following the Alabama game, the two quarterbacks were expected to rotate going forward;[21] however, Lee saw very little playing time. The decision to give the starting role back to Jordan Jefferson was not without controversy,[22] and was questioned by media and fans throughout the rest of the season.[23] This criticism reach a peak after the loss to Alabama in the National Championship game, where Lee did not enter the game despite an abysmal performance by Jefferson.[24] LSU finished the game as the only team in BCS championship history to not score single a point. This caused heated exchanges from some fans and media, with the sharpest public criticism came from Bobby Hebert in a post game question where he demanded to know why Miles did not put Lee into the game.[25] Lee finished the 2011 season as the highest rated SEC quarterback with a 152.0 rating, besting Arkansas quarterback Tyler Wilson who posted a 148.4 pass efficiency rating. Jarrett was also selected by ESPN as the All-SEC senior team quarterback.[26]

A week after the BCS title game, Lee was invited to play in The Casino Del Sol All Star Game in Tucson. In the game, Lee finished 13 of 18 for 176 yards with 2 touchdowns and no interceptions. Lee played his second All-Star game in less than 1 week in The NFLPA Collegiate Bowl. In that game, Lee completed 2 of 6 passes for 36 yards, including a 13-yard touchdown pass to Isaiah Thomas.

College career statistics

Year Passing
G/GS Comp Att Pct Yards TDs Int Effic Long
2008 11/8 143 269 53.2 1873 14 16 116.9 66
2009 6/1 16 40 40.0 197 2 1 92.9 38
2010 10/0 54 89 60.7 573 2 1 119.4 47
2011 11/9 104 167 62.3 1306 14 3 152.0 57
Totals 38/18 317 565 56.1 3949 32 21 126.1 66

Professional career

On April, 29 2012, Lee was signed by The San Diego Chargers. Lee's potential and LSU's handling him at quarterback still baffles many. NFL.com writes when Lee was signed by the Chargers that Lee "watched from the sideline awaiting his turn while Jordan Jefferson ran the Tigers offense into the ground," and that "There aren't many better teams with which to learn the craft of quarterback than San Diego, under Turner and Philip Rivers."[27]

Lee saw his first NFL action in a pre-season game against the Green Bay Packers where he played three-fourths of the game. Lee was 15-22-1 for 235 yards and a TD. He also led the team on a late drive for a touchdown that sealed the 21 - 13 win.

References

  1. ^ Lemming's Top 25 QBs
  2. ^ Six Cubs to sign with Division I programs
  3. ^ BHS quarterback Lee commits to LSU
  4. ^ Staff, ESPN. "Sources: Dismissed LSU QB Perrilloux failed drug test". espn.com. Retrieved 2012-08-19. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ Staff, ESPN. "LSU rallies from 28 down to trip Troy in Baton Rouge". espn.com. Retrieved 2012-08-19. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ "Jarrett Lee biography". lsusports.net (official site of LSU athletics). Retrieved October 23, 2009.
  7. ^ "LSU rides Williams' legs past upset-minded Louisiana Tech". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-10-12. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ "Jarrett Lee". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-10-12. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ "Jarrett Lee". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-10-12. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ Kleinpeter, Jim (August 30, 2011). "LSU senior Jarrett Lee once again gets to hold the reins". nola.com. Retrieved 2011-10-13. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ Staff, ESPN (September 30, 2011). "LSU players Jordan Jefferson, Josh Johns suspended indefinitely". espn.com. Retrieved 2012-08-19. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ "LSU football takes down Oregon behind Michael Ford, Jarrett Lee". nydailynews.com. September 4, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-11. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ "Oregon Ducks vs. LSU Tigers - Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-10-13. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  14. ^ "Spencer Ware, Michael Ford combine for 4 TDs as LSU romps". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-10-13. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  15. ^ "No. 3 LSU's solid defense shuts down No. 25 Mississippi State". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-10-13. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  16. ^ "Jarrett Lee tosses 3 TDs as LSU make case for No. 1 with drubbing of WVU". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-10-13. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  17. ^ Kleinpeter, Jim (September 28, 2011). "LSU football: Jordan Jefferson reinstated to team after battery charge reduced". nola.com. Retrieved 2011-10-13. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  18. ^ Johnson, Luke (September 28, 2011). "Jarrett Lee's maturity, development evident as quarterback of No. 1 LSU". nola.com. Retrieved 2011-12-03. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  19. ^ Mandel, Stewart (November 3, 2011). "Tigers' Lee went from backup to SEC's most efficient quarterback". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Retrieved 2011-12-03. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  20. ^ Associated Press. "LSU kicks winning field goal in OT for defensive-minded win over Alabama". espn.com. Retrieved 2012-05-09. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  21. ^ Eubanks, Steve (October 10, 2011). "Yes, LSU has two QBs: What's the problem?". foxsportsflorida.com. Retrieved 2011-12-03. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  22. ^ Landry, Rob (November 13, 2011). "Body Shots: Miles' QB decision puzzling, potentially costly". lsureville.com. Retrieved 2011-12-03. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  23. ^ Guilbeau, Glenn (December 11, 2011). "Les Miles' treatment of Jarrett Lee a sore spot for some LSU fans". shreveporttimes.com. Retrieved 2011-12-11. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  24. ^ Handwerger, Bradley (January 10, 2012). "Handwerger: Sticking with Jefferson dooms LSU in title game". wwltv.com. Retrieved 2012-01-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  25. ^ Hinton, Matt (January 10, 2012). "Video: Bobby Hebert wants to know why Les Miles didn't pull Jordan Jefferson, too". yahoo.com. Retrieved 2012-01-10. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  26. ^ Low, Chris (December 26, 2011). "2011 All-SEC senior team". espn.com. Retrieved 2012-05-06. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  27. ^ Rosenthal, Gregg (April 29, 2012). "Jarrett Lee joins Chargers with immediate motivation". nfl.com. Retrieved 2012-05-01. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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