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25 best Pac-12 football players of the last 25 years

By Nathaniel Reeves

Jan 12, 2015; Arlington, TX, USA; Oregon Ducks quarterback Marcus Mariota (8) warms up prior to the game against the Ohio State Buckeyes in the 2015 CFP National Championship at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 12, 2015; Arlington, TX, USA; Oregon Ducks quarterback Marcus Mariota (8) warms up prior to the game against the Ohio State Buckeyes in the 2015 CFP National Championship at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 21: Marqise Lee #9 of the USC Trojans warms up before the game against the Utah State Aggies at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 21, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 21: Marqise Lee #9 of the USC Trojans warms up before the game against the Utah State Aggies at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 21, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /

13. Marqise Lee, WR, USC

While Lee’s college career finished on a disappointing note, his remarkable 2012 season is going to be tough for any Pac-12 wide receiver to top.

After moving around between foster homes in his early life, Lee settled at Junipero Serra High School in Gardena, California, where he would star in football and track. Playing alongside future Trojan teammate Robert Woods, Lee became one of the top recruits in the nation and scored 24 receiving touchdowns as a senior before heading to USC.

As a true freshman in 2011, Lee made an instant impact with 1,143 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns. Lee’s next season was one of the best in conference history, as the sophomore piled up 118 receptions for 1,721 yards and 14 touchdowns.

That earned Lee the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year Award, a unanimous All-American selection, and a number of both school and conference records. Injuries slowed Lee as a junior, but he still finished his career with impressive totals of 3,655 receiving yards and 29 touchdowns.

Lee hasn’t quite made the same impact at the next level with 115 career receptions and five touchdowns after being selected 39th overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2014 NFL Draft.

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