Tanner McKee

Tanner McKee
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McKee with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2024
No. 16 – Philadelphia Eagles
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (2000-04-27) April 27, 2000 (age 24)
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
Roster status:Active
Stats at Pro Football Reference

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.

Early life

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McKee 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

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McKee 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

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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

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 6+14 in
(1.99 m)
231 lb
(105 kg)
32+78 in
(0.84 m)
9+38 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

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  1. ^ Johnson, Eric-Paul (September 28, 2017). "Centennial's Tanner McKee receives U.S. Army All-American Bowl invitation". Press Enterprise. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Mazeika, Vytas (February 8, 2018). "Top Stanford football recruit won't wear uniform until 2020". Mercury News. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Simmons, Rusty (September 3, 2021). "Stanford opens football season throwing its own QB rotation at Kansas State". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  8. ^ Rittenberg, Adam (September 7, 2021). "Stanford to start McKee, avoid QB shuffle vs. USC". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  9. ^ Gutmann, Harold (September 7, 2021). "Stanford will have a different starting quarterback for USC game". Mercury News. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  10. ^ Dubow, Josh (October 2, 2021). "Stanford rallies late to beat No. 3 Oregon 31–24 in OT". AP NEWS. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
  11. ^ "Tanner McKee Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  12. ^ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Tanner McKee College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  13. ^ Gehman, Jim (April 29, 2023). "Eagles select QB Tanner McKee with the 188th overall pick". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
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