You can officially add another quarterback to the 2018 NFL draft pool.
On his personal Twitter account Thursday afternoon, Tanner Lee announced that he will be leaving Nebraska in order to make himself available for the April draft. Lee wrote that his decision came "[a]fter weeks of prayer and consideration with my family.”
To Husker Nation: Thank You! pic.twitter.com/1MQYtpMusL
— Tanner Lee (@TannerLee13_) December 28, 2017
A transfer from Tulane, Lee completed his first and what turned out to be only season as NU’s starting quarterback in 2017 after sitting out 2016. This season, the 6-4, 220-pound Lee threw for 3,143 yards, 23 touchdowns and 16 interceptions.
Lee’s decision, which will surprise some, came a month after Mike Riley was fired and ultimately replaced by Scott Frost. The system Frost will bring to Lincoln requires a quarterback to have the ability to both pass and run; including his time at Tulane, Lee ran for minus-384 yards in three seasons. He ran for minus-97 yards this past season for the ‘Huskers.