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Jersey Number 9
Donte Lee Jr.
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Baltimore, Md.
- High School:
- Dunbar
CAREER HONORS
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
HIGH SCHOOL
- All-CIAA First Team – Kick Returner (2023, RFr.)
- All-CIAA Rookie Team (2023, RFr.)
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
- Big-play threat who is expected to bolster Texas Tech’s wide receiver room in his final season of eligibility … arrived at Texas Tech following two seasons at Liberty (2024-25) and two years at Shaw University (2022-23) in North Carolina … appeared in 35 games over his collegiate career with 21 starts.
- Combined for 69 receptions for 1,150 yards and nine touchdowns over his career … explosive with the ball in his hands, averaging an impressive 16.7 yards per catch between the two stops thanks in part to ranking among the national FBS leaders in the category during the 2025 season … experienced as a kick returner as well with 13 returns for 326 yards and a touchdown (25.1 average), all at Shaw in 2023.
- Credited with 722 offensive snaps at the FBS level, all at Liberty, per Pro Football Focus … combined for 73 targets over those two seasons with 42 of those resulting in a reception with only one drop credited to him by the publication … received an 80.2 overall grade by PFF for the 2025 season, which ranked 27th nationally among receivers with at least 30 targets … also among nation’s the top wide receivers for his route running grade of 81.0 and his drop grade of 90.0.
- 2025 SEASON (JUNIOR AT LIBERTY): enjoyed a breakout junior season with the Flames, appearing in all 12 games with 11 starts … finished as Liberty’s leading receiver with 32 catches for 589 yards and five touchdowns after catching at least one pass in 11 of 12 games … recorded multiple catches in eight of those contests and had at least 50 receiving yards seven times.
- Among the most-explosive receivers in college football, averaging 18.4 yards per catch … average ranked 14th in the FBS for yards per reception and third in Conference USA … also ended the year ranked tied for eighth in Conference USA for touchdown receptions (5) and ninth for both total receiving yard (589) and receiving yards per game (49.1) … recorded 25 catches that went for at least 10 yards, which ranked eighth in the league … of that total, nine went for 20 or more yards with five for 30-plus yards and three for 40-plus yards.
- Best performance on the year came versus Delaware (11/1) with five catches for a career-high 92 yards and a touchdown … scored via a 31-yard touchdown pass from Ethan Vasko late in the third quarter to give Liberty a 49-24 lead … previously set a new career high with six receptions versus New Mexico State (10/14), resulting in 55 yards.
- Started the season with a touchdown reception in each of the first three games with three catches for 36 yards against Maine (8/30), two receptions for 74 yards at Jacksonville State (9/6) and three catches for 77 yards at Bowling Green (9/13) … touchdown versus Jacksonville State was from 62 yards, marking his longest reception as a Flame … had five catches for 79 yards and another touchdown late in the year at Florida International (11/15).
- 2024 SEASON (SOPHOMORE AT LIBERTY): appeared in 11 games with four starts during his first season with the Flames … all four starts came early in the season over a five-game stretch beginning against UTEP (9/14) … missed the win over Florida International (10.8) during that stretch due to injury.
- Finished with 10 receptions for 148 yards and a touchdown during his debut season, averaging 14.8 yards per catch, which ranked third on the team … best two performance on the year came against East Carolina (9/21) with three catches for 50 yards and then at Kennesaw State (10/23) with four catches for 38 yards and a touchdown … found the end zone for the first time as a Flame via a 15-yard touchdown strike from Kaidon Salter late in the second quarter.
- 2023 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN AT SHAW UNIVERSITY): developed into an All-CIAA first team selection as a kick returner and an All-CIAA Rookie Team honoree during second season at Shaw … appeared in 10 games overall with six starts as a wide receiver in a breakout season.
- Hauled in 26 passes for 402 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing once for nine yards and returning 13 kickoffs for 326 yards and another score, averaging an impressive 25.1 yards per return … ranked second in the CIAA for kick return average (25.1) and had the longest kick return (98 yards) in the league on the season, pushing him to All-CIAA honors … made at least one catch in all 10 games and had multiple receptions in eight of those contests.
- Made a strong season debut with two receptions for 72 yards in the opener at Benedict (9/2), which included a 66-yard strike late in the third quarter … turned an explosive play into a touchdown a week later versus Virginia Union (9/9), outracing the defense for an 85-yard scoring play that was part of two catches for 84 yards … also found the end zone via special teams with a 98-yard kick return for a touchdown, which marked the longest in school history.
- Later caught four passes for 44 yards versus Johnson C. Smith University (10/7), three receptions for 68 yards and a touchdown against Winston-Salem State (10/14) and then two catches for 40 yards and another score at Saint Augustine’s (11/4) … touchdown versus Winston-Salem State was via another explosive catch, this time resulting in 46 yards to start the fourth quarter.
- 2022 SEASON (FRESHMAN AT SHAW UNIVERSITY): redshirt season … appeared in only two the first two games of the season against Wingate (9/3) and at Wayne State (9/10) … made his lone catch in the season opener versus Wingate, resulting in 11 yards.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended Dunbar High School in Baltimore, Md.
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