Xavier Lee
Xavier Tyree Lee is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback and wide receiver in the Arena Football League. He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles and was signed by the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League as an undrafted free agent in 2008.
Early life
Lee attended Seabreeze High School in Daytona Beach, Florida. He set Florida's all-time record for passing yards, completions and touchdowns in football. Lee was named Florida's Mr. Football in 2002, and won state 3A Player of the Year honors as a senior. During his senior season, he rushed for 461 yards and 13 touchdowns and was 188-for-304, passing for 3,075 yards with 33 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. He was rated a five-star player and the No. 1 dual threat quarterback in the nation by Rivals.com. Lee played in the 2004 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Highly recruited, he signed with Florida State passing up offers by Ohio State, Tennessee, Texas, Auburn, and Florida.College career
As a redshirt sophomore in 2006, Lee played in eight games, including three starts, and passed for 885 yards with 7 touchdowns and 5 interceptions. Lee started for the injured Drew Weatherford on October 28, 2006, on the road at Maryland. He also started and won his first game on Saturday, November 4 at home against Virginia. On August 23, 2007, the eight-month quarterback competition ended when offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher named Weatherford the starting quarterback for the Seminole's opener at Clemson.On September 29, 2007, Lee replaced Weatherford in the second quarter against Alabama and led the Seminoles to a 21–14 victory. Lee finished the game 12–19 with 224 yards, two touchdowns, one interception, and 11 rushes for 59 yards. His performance earned him the starting quarterback job and Atlantic Coast Conference co-Offensive Back honors for the week of October 1. Lee subsequently gave the starter's job back to Drew Weatherford due to poor performance.