Player Profile: Mike Lee
#11 Mike Lee
Position: Safety
Height: 5-11
Weight: 175
Class: Senior
Hometown: New Orleans, La.
High School: Landry Walker HS
2018 (Jr.): Saw action in 11 games, starting 10 at safety … Recorded 68 total tackles … Led the Big 12 with three forced fumbles … Nicholls: Credited with four total tackles … at Central Michigan: Recorded three tackles … Rutgers: Recorded his first interception of the season, returning it 31 yards for a touchdown … It marked his first-career pick-six … Also added four tackles and a forced fumble in the win … at Baylor: Totaled a seven tackles … Oklahoma State: Recorded five tackles … at Texas Tech: Totaled nine tackles and a forced fumble in the first half before being ejected for targeting … TCU: Credited with five tackles … Iowa State: Totaled seven tackles … at Kansas State: Had a season-high 10 tackles … at Oklahoma: Recorded nine tackles with a forced fumble, which he recovered … Texas: Recorded five tackles and a quarterback hurry.
2017 (So.): Played in 10 games … Started eight contests … Ranked second on the team and 13th in the Big 12 with 70 total tackles … Notched 58 solo stops, which ranked fifth in the Big 12 and 15th in the FBS … Made 2.0 tackles-for-loss … Broke up one pass … Intercepted two passes ... SEMO: Collected five solo tackles ... Central Michigan: Picked up seven solo hits ... at Ohio: Turned in nine tackles, including four solos, and a pass breakup ... Also recorded his first interception of the season, a touchdown-saving pick in the end zone ... Recorded 1.0 TFL ... West Virginia: Gathered a season-high 10 tackles, all solos ... Texas Tech: Recorded nine tackles, eight of which were solo hits ... Picked off his second pass of the season, returning it two yards ... at Iowa State: Registered five tackles, all solos ... at TCU: Had seven total stops ... K-State: Turned in six solo tackles and added 1.0 TFL ... Baylor: Collected seven total tackles before leaving the game with an injury ... at Oklahoma State: Came off the bench to post five solo tackles.
2016 (Fr.): Saw action in 11 games … Started the final eight contests of the year … Tallied six or more tackles in all but three games … Recorded a season-high 12 tackles in consecutive weeks against Texas and Iowa State … Posted 1.5 TFLs on the season … Forced two fumbles … Picked off one pass in overtime of KU’s win over Texas … at Memphis: Earned the first extended time of his career and made the most of it by turning in four tackles … at Texas Tech: Led the field with a career-high nine stops, as well as a pass breakup against the Red Raiders … TCU: Started at safety for the first time in his career and secured seven tackles, including 0.5 for loss … at Baylor: Started in consecutive weeks and provided a team-best eight stops, along with a tackle behind the line-of-scrimmage … Oklahoma State: Posted nine tackles and a pass breakup in the end zone against the Cowboys … at Oklahoma: Notched six tackles and the first forced fumble of his career … at West Virginia: Tallied one tackle against the Mountaineers … Iowa State: Erased his previous personal best with a 12-tackle performance against the Cyclones … Texas: Tied his career high with 12 tackles, while also forcing a fumble and notching a tide-turning interception in overtime of the victory over the Longhorns … at K-State: Tallied nine tackles against the Wildcats.
High School: Earned three letters at Landry Walker HS under head coach Emanuel Powell … A three-time all-district honoree at safety … Collected 110 tackles, four interceptions and three forced fumbles on defense as a junior in 2015 … Also returned one punt for a touchdown … As a sophomore, tallied 125 tackles and five forced fumbles … Helped lead the Charging Buccaneers to the Louisiana Class 5A state semifinals all three years … Also lettered in track & field … Participated in the state championship track meet in long jump and triple jump.
Personal: Son of Calandra Lee … Has one brother, Shawn Theard, and one sister, Kendrionne Lee … Majoring in pre-liberal arts and sciences.