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Marqise Lee

WR (retired)

Marqise Lee: facts drawn from the play-by-play.

FanIQ Research · May 10, 2026 · 6 facts, every one from the play-by-play

5-year career, 2,253 receiving yards on 181 catches — all with Jacksonville. The 2014 2nd-rounder whose body never let him hit his ceiling.

Milestone

Career regular-season totals

Stat	Total
Games	57
Receptions	181
Receiving Yards	2,253
Receiving TDs	8
Y/R	12.45

Back-to-back 800-yard seasons (2016-17) before a torn ACL ended his trajectory.

Trend

Lee peak years

Year	G	Rec	Yds	TDs
2014	12	37	422	1
2015	9	15	191	1
2016	16	63	851	3
2017	16	63	771	3
2019	4	3	18	0

Receiving yards by year

Season	Yards
2014	422
2015	191
2016	851
2017	771
2019	18

Missed all of 2018 (preseason ACL) and most of 2019 (4 games) — knee injuries cost him 28+ games at his peak age.

Split

Lee games missed by year

Year	Age	Games
2014	23	12 of 16
2015	24	9 of 16
2018	27	0 (ACL)
2019	28	4 of 16

His 851 yards in 2016 led the Jaguars in receiving — JAX's first WR1-tier season after Allen Robinson's 1,400-yard 2015.

Rare

JAX 2016 WR room

Player	Rec	Yds	TDs
Marqise Lee	63	851	3
Allen Robinson	73	883	6
Allen Hurns	35	477	3

As the #39 overall pick in 2014, Lee's 2,253 career yards rank in the bottom half of his draft class's 1st-2nd round WRs.

Comparison

2014 1st-2nd round WRs

Player	Pick	Career yds
Mike Evans	#7	11,680+
Odell Beckham	#12	7,367
Brandin Cooks	#20	9,000+
Davante Adams	#53	11,800+
Marqise Lee	#39	2,253

Only player on this list whose entire NFL career came with a single franchise — JAX 2014-2019, no other team.

Anomaly

Lee's JAX-only career

Year	Tm	Yds
2014	JAX	422
2015	JAX	191
2016	JAX	851
2017	JAX	771
2019	JAX	18

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