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Darron Lee
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Lee with the New York Jets in 2016
No. 58 – New York Jets
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1994-10-18) October 18, 1994 (age 30)
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:232 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school:New Albany (OH)
College:Ohio State
NFL draft:2016 / round: 1 / pick: 20
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 3, 2018
Total tackles:185
Sacks:4.0
Forced fumbles:2
Fumble recoveries:0
Interceptions:2
Defensive touchdowns:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Darron Lee (born October 18, 1994) is an American football linebacker for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State.

High school career

Originally from Chattanooga, Tennessee, Lee moved to New Albany, Ohio during his sixth grade and attended New Albany High School, where he played as a quarterback, wide receiver, safety, and return specialist and led his team to an appearance in the state semifinals as a senior, where they lost to Trotwood-Madison High School, 33-32. In his junior year, Lee helped the Eagles compile a 9-3 record, as the regional semifinalist also captured the Ohio Capital Conference title. As a senior, Lee concentrated on quarterback and secondary duties, helping lead the Eagles to an 11-3 record, including a 7-0 mark as the Division II State Final Four choice captured the regional and Ohio Capital Conference titles. He was named first-team Associated Press Division II All-state as he accounted for over 1,700 yards of offense and 21 touchdowns and recorded five interceptions.

Lee also competed for both the Eagles’ indoor and outdoor track & field teams. During the 2012 indoor season, he had a personal-best 7.23-second clocking in the 60-meter dash and also had a 5’10” (1.78m) high jump at the OSU Buckeye Qualifier Meet.[1] Performing for the outdoor team, he captured the 200-meter title with a 22.21-second clocking and was a member of the 4x400 relay team that took gold with a time of 3:24.53 at the District Running Event;[2] he also had a season-best 43.52-second run as a member of the 4x100 relay team that finished third at the Stingel Invitational.[3] In order to concentrate on offseason football training, Lee was limited during the 2013 indoor season. For the outdoor team in 2013, he finished third in the 100 meters with a personal-best time of 11.06 seconds at the Central District III Meet.[4]

Lee was rated by Rivals.com as a three-star recruit. He was also rated the 29th-best safety in the nation and received four-star status from Scout.com, while ESPN rated him the 28th-best overall player in the state of Ohio.[5] On May 26, Lee committed to Ohio State University to play college football.[6][7]

College career

Lee played in two games as a true freshman in 2013, before suffering an injury which caused him to receive a medical redshirt. Prior to his redshirt freshman season in 2014, Lee switched to linebacker and became a starter.[8][9][10] He was named the Defensive MVP of the 2015 Sugar Bowl after he recorded seven tackles and two sacks.[11][12]

On January 2, 2016, Lee announced via Twitter that he was entering the 2016 NFL Draft.

Professional career

In mid February 2016, most analysts had Lee going in the mid-to-late first round of the draft.[13][14] [15]

At the 2016 NFL Scouting Combine, Lee solidified his position in the first round. Performing at just three pounds lighter than his playing weight of 235 pounds, Lee put up solid numbers in physical tests, leading all linebackers in almost every drill.

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1 in
(1.85 m) 		232 lb
(105 kg) 		33+1⁄4 in
(0.84 m) 		9+3⁄4 in
(0.25 m)		 4.47 s 1.54 s 2.60 s 4.20 s 7.12 s 33+1⁄2 in
(0.85 m)		 11 ft 1 in
(3.38 m)		 17 reps
All values from NFL Combine[16]

Lee was drafted in the first round with the 20th overall pick by the New York Jets.[17] As a rookie in 2016, Lee played 13 games (started 9) with 70 tackles, a sack, and 2 passes defended.

Lee's 2017 season was marred by penalties, as he was fined after some games. He was fined a grand total of $73,000 in 2017. On December 3, Lee was benched for violating team rules.[18]

In the Jets' 2018 season opener against the Detroit Lions, Lee recorded two interceptions, of which one was a 36-yard pick-six, in the 48–17 victory.[19]

Personal life

On June 4, 2017, Lee was involved in a verbal altercation with a woman at the Governors Ball Music Festival on Randall’s Island. Leonard Williams has pulled Lee away from the fracas, and restrained him.[20][21]

References

  1. ^ "OSU Buckeye Qualifier #1 - Track & Field Meet". Athletic.net.
  2. ^ "District Running Event Prelims - Track & Field Meet". Athletic.net.
  3. ^ "Stingel Invitational - Track & Field Meet". Athletic.net.
  4. ^ "Central District 3 D1 Finals - Track & Field Meet". Athletic.net.
  5. ^ "Rivals".
  6. ^ "Darron Lee commits to Buckeyes". ESPN.com.
  7. ^ Bill Rabinowitz. "Ohio State football: New Albany's Lee commits to 2013 class". Buckeye Xtra Sports.
  8. ^ Bill Rabinowitz. "Ohio State football: Darron Lee makes big first impression as starter". Buckeye Xtra Sports.
  9. ^ Tim May. "Ohio State football: Darron Lee up to speed at new linebacker position". Buckeye Xtra Sports.
  10. ^ Buckeyes’ Lee finds home at linebacker Archived 2015-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "Buckeyes hit the jackpot with Darron Lee". ESPN.com.
  12. ^ David Jablonski - Staff Writer. "Hard work pays off for Sugar Bowl MVP Lee".
  13. ^ Brooks, Bucky (Feb 22, 2016). "Mock draft 2.0: Texans pluck QB Wentz". NFL.com. Retrieved Feb 29, 2016.
  14. ^ Jeremiah, Daniel (Feb 16, 2016). "Mock draft 2.0: 49ers land Goff". NFL.com. Retrieved Feb 29, 2016.
  15. ^ Davis, Charles (Feb 22, 2016). "Mock draft 1.0: 'Boys boost D with Bosa". NFL.com. Retrieved Feb 29, 2016.
  16. ^ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Darron Lee". NFL.com.
  17. ^ "NFL draft: Results, analysis for every Round 1 pick". ESPN.com. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  18. ^ Patra, Kevin. "Jets scratch LB Darron Lee for 'violating team rules'". NFL. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  19. ^ "Darron Lee gets two of the Jets' five interceptions". Newsday. Retrieved 2018-10-03. {{cite news}}: no-break space character in |title= at position 38 (help)
  20. ^ "Darron Lee reportedly in altercation at music fest". NY Post. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
  21. ^ "NFL investigating incident involving Jets LB Darron Lee". NFL. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
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