12/28/2017 football Edit

Lee announces he is entering the 2018 NFL Draft

Sean Callahan • InsideNebraska

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Nebraska quarterback Tanner Lee announced he is forgoing his senior season at NU, and entering the 2018 NFL Draft.

The 6-foot-4, 220 pound Lee made his announcement via Twitter Thursday that he is entering the draft vs. coming back to NU for what would have been his sixth season of college.

Lee finished the 2018 season with 3,143 yards passing and 23 touchdowns, which statistically was the best season a first-year quarterback has ever put up in Husker program history.