Tanner Jeremie McKee (born April 27, 2000) is an American professional football quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal and was drafted by the Eagles in the sixth round of the 2023 NFL draft.
 McKee with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2024 | |
| No. 16 – Philadelphia Eagles | |
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| Position: | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | April 27, 2000 Irvine, California, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight: | 231 lb (105 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Centennial (Corona, California) |
| College: | Stanford (2020–2022) |
| NFL draft: | 2023 / round: 6 / pick: 188 |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Active |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Early life
editMcKee attended Centennial High School in Corona, California. He played in the 2018 U.S. Army All-American Bowl and 2018 Polynesian Bowl, where he was named MVP.[1][2] McKee committed to Stanford University to play college football.[3]
College career
editMcKee spent two years on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints before playing at Stanford.[4][5][6] His first season with the team was 2020, in which he played in one game, completing three passes for 62 yards against the then 12th-ranked Oregon Ducks. McKee competed with Jack West for the starting job in 2021. Although West started during the season opener against the Kansas State Wildcats, McKee still attempted 18 passes, completing 15 of them for 118 yards and a touchdown.[7] He was named the starter for the following week's game against the USC Trojans.[8][9] In just his 4th collegiate start, McKee led the unranked Cardinal to a miraculous upset victory against the #3 ranked Oregon Ducks, throwing 3 touchdowns and spearheading an 87-yard game-tying drive at the end of the 4th quarter.[10]
College statistics
edit| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| Stanford Cardinal | |||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 1 | — | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 62 | 8.9 | 0 | 0 | 117.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 10 | 3–7 | 206 | 315 | 65.4 | 2,327 | 7.4 | 15 | 7 | 138.7 | 61 | 4 | 0.1 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 12 | 3–9 | 264 | 426 | 62.0 | 2,947 | 6.9 | 13 | 8 | 126.4 | 74 | −90 | −1.2 | 2 | |
| Career | 23 | 6–16 | 473 | 748 | 63.2 | 5,336 | 7.1 | 28 | 15 | 131.5 | 135 | -86 | -0.6 | 6 | |
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 6+1⁄4 in (1.99 m) |
231 lb (105 kg) |
32+7⁄8 in (0.84 m) |
9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
4.41 s | 7.22 s | 33.0 in (0.84 m) |
9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) | |||||
| All values from NFL Combine[11][12] | ||||||||||||
McKee was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round, 188th overall, of the 2023 NFL draft.[13]
References
edit- ^ Johnson, Eric-Paul (September 28, 2017). "Centennial's Tanner McKee receives U.S. Army All-American Bowl invitation". Press Enterprise. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
- ^ Hilbert, Evan (January 21, 2018). "Tanner McKee, Kyler Gordon lead Team Makai to Polynesian Bowl win". USA TODAY High School Sports. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
- ^ Sondheimer, Eric (February 8, 2018). "Corona Centennial quarterback Tanner McKee to play for Stanford after two-year Mormon mission". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
- ^ Mazeika, Vytas (February 8, 2018). "Top Stanford football recruit won't wear uniform until 2020". Mercury News. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
- ^ Call, Jeff (September 15, 2019). "Stanford's prize quarterback signee Tanner McKee is 6,000 miles away and not focused on football. Here's why". Deseret News. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
- ^ Judd, Brandon (September 23, 2021). "How Tanner McKee says Latter-day Saint mission helped him step in as Stanford's starting QB". Deseret News. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
- ^ Simmons, Rusty (September 3, 2021). "Stanford opens football season throwing its own QB rotation at Kansas State". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
- ^ Rittenberg, Adam (September 7, 2021). "Stanford to start McKee, avoid QB shuffle vs. USC". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
- ^ Gutmann, Harold (September 7, 2021). "Stanford will have a different starting quarterback for USC game". Mercury News. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
- ^ Dubow, Josh (October 2, 2021). "Stanford rallies late to beat No. 3 Oregon 31–24 in OT". AP NEWS. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ "Tanner McKee Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Tanner McKee College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ Gehman, Jim (April 29, 2023). "Eagles select QB Tanner McKee with the 188th overall pick". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved May 11, 2023.