Jefferson Lee, V

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

BROOKINGS, SD: AUGUST 14: .......... (Dave Eggen/Inertia)

Height:
5-9
Weight:
185
Position:
Running Back
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Marshall, Minn.
High School:
Marshall H.S.
Major:
Psychology

HONORS AND AWARDS
• Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll (2018, 2020-21)

2020-21: Was part of a deep stable of running backs and played in three games ... set career highs with 11 carries for 48 yards in home opener against Western Illinois ... rushed nine times for 45 yards in road win at Southern Illinois ... final action of the season was a three-carry, 8-yard performance in Football Championship Subdivision playoff opener versus Holy Cross

2019: Backed up at running back and played in two games ... tallied 11-yard rush on lone carry in home opener against Long Island ... also saw action in Beef Bowl win over Southern Utah

2018: Redshirted ... lone action of the season came in Football Championship Subdivision playoff contest against Duquesne, a game in which he ran 10 times for 31 yards with a long of 21 ... honored as squad's Scout Special Teams Player of the Week leading up to home win over Indiana State

BEFORE SDSU: Racked up 5,111 rushing yards and became only the second player in Minnesota high school history to score 100 career touchdowns during a prolific prep career at Marshall High School ... a three-time all-conference and all-district selection, he was named to the Minnesota Vikings All-State Team and was nominated for the Minnesota Gatorade Player of the Year Award after rushing for 1,706 yards with 34 touchdowns as a senior ... recorded career highs of 1,868 rushing yards and 41 touchdowns his junior season, following a sophomore campaign in which he ran for 1,471 yards with 32 scores, averaging more than 10 yards per carry both those campaigns