34 Facts About Marqise Lee

Marqise Lee was born on November 25,1991 and is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League, primarily with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Marqise Lee played college football for the USC Trojans, winning the Biletnikoff Award as the nation's top receiver and earning unanimous All-American honors in 2012.

Marqise Lee was selected by the Jaguars in the second round of the 2014 NFL draft.

Marqise Lee's father was not regularly involved in his life.

Marqise Lee spent the first 12 years of his life moving repeatedly between his mother and grandparents, both low-income homes.

Marqise Lee previously tried to join the same gang, but his brothers prevented it.

When Marqise Lee started high school at Morningside High School, in Inglewood, California, he was living in a foster home.

Marqise Lee played on an Amateur Athletic Union basketball team the summer after his freshman year of high school and became friends with Steven Hester Jr.

At Serra High School, Marqise Lee was a year behind a stand-out wide receiver, Robert Woods, who went to USC.

Marqise Lee was considered one of the top high school recruits in 2011.

Marqise Lee was a sprinter and jumper for the Junipero Serra High School's track team.

Marqise Lee set a personal-best leap of 13.59 meters in the triple jump at the 2010 CIF Division IV Meet.

Marqise Lee ran the 200-meter dash in 22.11 seconds at the 2011 Del Rey League Championships, placing third in the finals.

Against Arizona in 2012, Marqise Lee set the Pac-12 Conference record for receiving yards in a game with 16 receptions for 345 yards and two touchdowns.

Marqise Lee finished the season with 118 catches for 1,721 yards and 14 touchdowns and was named the 2012 Pac-12 Conference offensive player of the year.

Marqise Lee won the 2012 Fred Biletnikoff Award as the top wide receiver in the nation, becoming the first Trojan to win the award.

On January 3,2014, Marqise Lee announced his decision to forgo his senior season and enter the 2014 NFL draft.

Marqise Lee was one of three USC Trojans to be selected that year and was the first of two wide receivers the Jaguars selected, along with Allen Robinson.

Head coach Gus Bradley named Marqise Lee the starting wide receiver to start the regular season, alongside veteran Cecil Shorts.

Marqise Lee finished his rookie season and only season under offensive coordinator Jedd Fisch with 37 receptions for 422 yards and one touchdown in 13 games and eight starts.

Marqise Lee competed against Robinson and Allen Hurns for the vacant starting wide receiver position left by the departure of Shorts.

Marqise Lee missed the majority of training camp after suffering a knee injury and then suffered a hamstring injury that allowed teammates to surpass him on the depth chart.

Marqise Lee was inactive for the Jaguars' season-opener against the Carolina Panthers due to his hamstring injury.

Marqise Lee went on to miss another five games after aggravating his hamstring injury.

Marqise Lee finished with his second season with 15 receptions for 191 receiving yards and one touchdown in ten games and one start.

Marqise Lee entered training camp competing against Rashad Greene to be the Jaguars' third wide receiver on their depth chart.

Marqise Lee became one of the starting wide receivers for the remainder of the season after Allen Hurns suffered a hamstring injury that sidelined him for the last five games.

Marqise Lee finished his last season under head coach Gus Bradley with 63 receptions for 851 receiving yards and three touchdowns in 16 games and six starts.

Marqise Lee returned 18 kickoffs for 545-yards and a touchdown.

Marqise Lee finished the 2017 season with 56 receptions for 702 yards and three touchdowns in 14 games and 14 starts.

Marqise Lee had four receptions for 42-yards during the Jaguars' playoff loss.

On October 29,2019, Marqise Lee was placed on injured reserve with a knee injury.

Marqise Lee finished the season with just three catches for 18 yards.

On May 17,2021, Marqise Lee signed a one-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers, but was released four days later.