Biography
2017 (Senior)
Started all 11 games, seeing time at tackle and defensive end … Named to the All-MEAC first team … Became just the fifth defensive player in NSU history to earn three All-MEAC honors in a career … Started at end against Delaware State and Florida A&M, and at tackle in the other nine games … For the third straight year, Lee led NSU defensive linemen in tackles for loss (11.5, ninth in MEAC) and sacks (5.5, 12th in MEAC) … Also finished the season with 59 total tackles, six quarterback hurries, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery … Posted seven tackles, including a tackle for loss, against William & Mary … Had six tackles, 2.5 for loss, with two sacks, a forced fumble and a quarterback hurry at Delaware State … Made five tackles, half for loss, and recovered a fumble against FAMU … Recorded a career-high nine tackles, 1.5 for loss, against Hampton … Registered seven tackles with career highs of 3.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks against Savannah State … Also made seven stops at Howard … Credited with four solo tackles, two for loss, and one sack at Morgan State.
2016 (Junior)
An All-MEAC third-team selection for the second consecutive season … Amassed 47 tackles with team highs of 13 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks … Led the Spartans in both TFL and sacks for the second year in a row … Also had a team-high six quarterback hurries … Named the team’s Defensive MVP … Started all 11 games as at defensive tackle … Tied for sixth in the MEAC in sacks and was eight in tackles for loss … Had one sack and two quarterback hurries in the opener against ECSU … Also made one sack and recorded four tackles at Richmond … Had five tackles with one tackle for loss and half a sack against Howard … Also had five stops, including 1.5 for loss, vs. Bethune-Cookman … Posted seven total tackles and three TFL in the Morgan State win … Added a sack, a QB hurry and a fumble recovery in that game … Was in on six tackles, 2.5 for loss, at Savannah State … Had one sack, 1.5 TFL and four total stops at S.C. State … Also made five tackles, one for loss, at Hampton … Repeated as MEAC indoor shot put champion and placed third at the conference outdoor meet during track and field season.
2015 (Sophomore)
Earned All-MEAC third-team honors in his first season on the defensive side of the ball … Led all NSU defensive linemen with 53 total tackles (23 solos), 13.5 tackles for loss and six sacks … Led the team in TFL (tied for seventh in the MEAC) and sacks (tied for fifth in MEAC) … Was also credited with four QB hurries, one pass breakup and one blocked kick … Played in all 11 games and started 10 times (all but the ODU game) … Made seven tackles with one tackle for loss at ODU … Had seven stops, one for loss, at Marshall … Tied his season high with seven tackles at Howard, including 1.5 tackles for loss and half a sack … That started a streak of five straight games where Lee had at least 1.5 TFL and at least half a sack … Made two tackles for loss and one sack among his six tackles against N.C. A&T … Amassed five tackles, three for loss, with a sack, a QB hurry and a pass breakup at Bethune-Cookman … Tallied another five tackles the following week at N.C. Central, including 1.5 for loss and half a sack … Also blocked a 22-yard field goal in the second quarter at NCCU … Had his first career two-sack game the following week against Savannah State … Also had six tackles and three TFL in that game … Recorded five tackles, one sack and a QB hurry in the season finale at Morgan State … Won the MEAC indoor shot put title in February with a school-record throw of 55 feet, 3 inches … Finished as MEAC shot put runner-up at the conference outdoor meet … Named to the NSU Athletics Director’s Honor Roll for the spring semester and was named to the MEAC Commissioner’s All-Academic Team.
2014 (Freshman)
Played in 11 contests in his rookie season, seeing time in all but the Liberty game … Started three contests at tight end/H-back (Morgan State, Hampton, Florida A&M) … Made two catches on the season for 18 yards … Caught his first career pass for two years against Delaware State … Caught a 16-yard TD pass in NSU’s nationally-televised game with Bethune-Cookman … Moved to defensive line following the season … Also threw the shot put for the men’s track team … Ranked second in the MEAC during indoor season and fourth outdoors … Broke the indoor school shot put record twice, with a best of 53 feet, 0.25 inches at Penn State in January … Named to the NSU Athletics Director’s Honor Roll for the spring semester.
High School
Lettered two years in football and four in track and field … A first-team All-Conference 4 pick at defensive end as a senior … Also made the All-Region 6A South second team … Started at defensive end and at tight end/H-back … On defense, registered 72 tackles, 22 for loss, and 14 sacks … A key blocker on an offense that ran for over 3,000 yards both of his final two years … Also first-team all-district and all-region as a junior … In track and field, won the VHSL State 6A shot put title as a senior with a personal-best throw of 61 feet, 6 inches … Was also the conference and region shot put champion … Placed eighth at the New Balance Nationals in the event … Won conference shot put and discus championships as a junior in addition to winning the regional shot put title … Personal-best in the discus was 158 feet, 6 inches.
Personal
Christopher Narick Lee was born on May 24, 1996 … Son of Elmer and Adrine Lee … Earned his bachelor’s degree in mass communication with a minor in business in December 2017.
Lee’s Career Highs
Tackles: 9 (vs. Hampton, 10-14-17)
TFL: 3.5 (vs. Savannah State, 10-28-17)
Sacks: 2.5 (vs. Savannah State, 10-28-17)
FF: 1 (at Delaware State, 9-23-17)
FR: 1 (2x, last vs. Florida A&M, 10-7-17)
