Blue White Illustrated

March 2020

Penn State Sports Magazine

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P L A Y E R B I O S WHAT HE DID A four-year letterman, Lee totaled more than 3,000 yards rushing during his ;rst three full seasons. His best season was his ;rst, as he racked up 1,200 yards rushing and 22 touchdowns. He totaled 1,000 yards and 18 touch- downs as a sophomore, then 960 yards and 10 TDs as a junior. Lee ended up leaving American Collegiate Academy a few games into the 2019 season. He was forced to sit out the remainder of his sen- ior season. WHAT HE WON Lee was voted his team's most valuable player following each of his ;rst three seasons. He also participated in the O=ense-Defense All-American Bowl. Rivals.com ranked Lee as four-star player. He ;nished as the ninth-ranked athlete in the nation and the 42nd-ranked prospect in Florida. WHERE HE VISITED Lee committed to Florida in March 2018 following a few visits as an underclassman. He remained committed throughout his junior season but decided in February 2019 to reopen his recruitment. That's when Penn State running backs coach Ja'Juan Seider began to make a push with the Florida native. Thanks largely to Seider's e=orts, Lee de- cided to take an o>cial visit to University Park in April. Florida, Florida State, LSU and UCF all recruited him throughout the summer, but he committed to the Nittany Lions on Aug. 26. QUOTABLE American Collegiate head coach Ken Johnson: "His vision is de;- nitely his strength. He sees it before it happens. But also, just being 220 and moving like a receiver. That has a lot to do with his success. He's got great hands, too. He can play in the slot. He can catch balls as a running back. He can do a lot of things out of the back;eld or out in the

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