Tanner McKee

Passing attempts:	45
Passing completions:	30
Completion percentage:	66.7%
TD–INT:	4–0
Passing yards:	323
Passer rating:	117.2
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Roster status:	Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2024
Passing attempts:
Passing attempts:	45
Passing completions:	30
Completion percentage:	66.7%
TD–INT:	4–0
Passing yards:	323
Passer rating:	117.2
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Tanner McKee
	McKee with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2024
No. 16 – Philadelphia Eagles
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	April 27, 2000 (age 24); Irvine, California, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:	231 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school:	Centennial (Corona, California)
College:	Stanford (2020–2022)
NFL draft:	2023 / round: 6 / pick: 188
Career history
	Philadelphia Eagles (2023–present);
Roster status:	Tanner Jeremie McKee (born April 27, 2000) is an American professional football quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal and was drafted by the Eagles in the sixth round of the 2023 NFL draft.Contents Early life ; College career ; College statistics ; Professional career ; NFL career statistics ; Regular season ; Personal life ; References ; External links ; Early life McKee attended Centennial High School in Corona, California. He played in the 2018 U.S. Army All-American Bowl and 2018 Polynesian Bowl, where he was named MVP. McKee committed to Stanford University to play college football.College career McKee spent two years on a mission in Brazil for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints before playing at Stanford. His first season with the team was 2020, in which he played in one game, completing three passes for 62 yards against the then 12th-ranked Oregon Ducks. McKee competed with Jack West for the starting job in 2021. Although West started during the season opener against the Kansas State Wildcats, McKee still attempted 18 passes, completing 15 of them for 118 yards and a touchdown. He was named the starter for the following week's game against the USC Trojans. In just his 4th collegiate start, McKee led the unranked Cardinal to a miraculous upset victory against the #3 ranked Oregon Ducks, throwing 3 touchdowns and spearheading an 87-yard game-tying drive at the end of the 4th quarter.College statisticsProfessional career McKee was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round, 188th overall, of the 2023 NFL draft. He made his NFL debut in Week 17 of the 2024 season against the Dallas Cowboys in relief of Kenny Pickett. He completed three passes for 54 yards and two touchdowns in the 41–7 win. McKee was named the starter for Week 18 against the New York Giants after Pickett and Jalen Hurts were declared inactive. With the #2 seed already secured; McKee threw for 269 yards and 2 touchdowns with no turnovers as the Eagles defeated the Giants 20–13, giving McKee his first NFL victory.NFL career statisticsRegular seasonPersonal life He married his wife Lauren, in June of 2022. He is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He speaks Portuguese, due to a prior missionary trip in Brazil.Related Research Articles Donovan Jamal McNabb is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, primarily with the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football for the Syracuse Orange and was selected with the second overall pick in the 1999 NFL draft by the Eagles, where he spent 11 seasons. McNabb also spent a year each with the Washington Redskins and Minnesota Vikings. The Eagles retired McNabb's no. 5 jersey when he was inducted to the Philadelphia Eagles Hall of Fame in 2013. 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The 2022 season was the Philadelphia Eagles' 90th in the National Football League (NFL), their 20th playing home games at Lincoln Financial Field, their second under head coach Nick Sirianni, and seventh under general manager Howie Roseman since he returned to the position. The Eagles started 8–0 for the first time in franchise history, before their winning streak was snapped with a 32–21 upset loss to the Washington Commanders in Week 10. They improved on their 9–8 record from last year after a 40–33 victory over the Green Bay Packers in Week 12. With a 48–22 road win over the division rival New York Giants in Week 14, the Eagles clinched their second straight playoff berth, and their fifth in six seasons. After a 25–20 road win over the Chicago Bears in Week 15, the Eagles matched their franchise-best 13–1 start in the 2004 season and secured their third 13-win season win in franchise history, after 2004 and 2017. With a 22–16 win over the Giants in Week 18, the Eagles won the NFC East for the first time since 2019, and clinched the NFC's #1 seed for the first time since 2017. The Eagles also reached 14 regular season wins, a franchise record. Jalen Oluwaseun Isaiah Milroe is an American football quarterback who played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide.References ↑ Johnson, Eric-Paul (September 28, 2017). "Centennial's Tanner McKee receives U.S. Army All-American Bowl invitation". Press Enterprise. Retrieved September 16, 2023.; ↑ Hilbert, Evan (January 21, 2018). "Tanner McKee, Kyler Gordon lead Team Makai to Polynesian Bowl win". USA TODAY High School Sports. Retrieved September 16, 2023.; ↑ Sondheimer, Eric (February 8, 2018). "Corona Centennial quarterback Tanner McKee to play for Stanford after two-year Mormon mission". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 16, 2023.; 1 2 Mazeika, Vytas (February 8, 2018). "Top Stanford football recruit won't wear uniform until 2020". Mercury News. Retrieved September 16, 2023.; ↑ Call, Jeff (September 15, 2019). "Stanford's prize quarterback signee Tanner McKee is 6,000 miles away and not focused on football. Here's why". Deseret News. Retrieved September 16, 2023.; ↑ Judd, Brandon (September 23, 2021). "How Tanner McKee says Latter-day Saint mission helped him step in as Stanford's starting QB". Deseret News. Retrieved September 16, 2023.; ↑ Simmons, Rusty (September 3, 2021). "Stanford opens football season throwing its own QB rotation at Kansas State". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved September 16, 2023.; ↑ Rittenberg, Adam (September 7, 2021). "Stanford to start McKee, avoid QB shuffle vs. USC". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 16, 2023.; ↑ Gutmann, Harold (September 7, 2021). "Stanford will have a different starting quarterback for USC game". Mercury News. Retrieved September 16, 2023.; ↑ Dubow, Josh (October 2, 2021). "Stanford rallies late to beat No. 3 Oregon 31–24 in OT". AP NEWS. 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Retrieved January 6, 2025.; External links Philadelphia Eagles bio ; Stanford Cardinal bio ; This page is based on this Wikipedia article ; Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.; Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
Roster status:	Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2024
Passing attempts:
Passing attempts:	45
Passing completions:	30
Completion percentage:	66.7%
TD–INT:	4–0
Passing yards:	323
Passer rating:	117.2
	Stats at Pro Football Reference
Stanford Cardinal
	All values from NFL Combine
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v ; t ; e ; Philadelphia Eagles 2023 NFL draft selections
	Jalen Carter ; Nolan Smith ; Tyler Steen ; Sydney Brown ; Kelee Ringo ; Tanner McKee ; Moro Ojomo ;
v ; t ; e ; Philadelphia Eagles starting quarterbacks
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v ; t ; e ; Philadelphia Eagles roster
Active	0 Bryce Huff ; 1 Jalen Hurts ; 2 Darius Slay ; 3 Nolan Smith ; 4 Jake Elliott ; 6 DeVonta Smith ; 7 Kenny Pickett ; 8 C. J. Gardner-Johnson ; 10 Braden Mann ; 11 A. J. Brown ; 13 Ian Book ; 14 Kenneth Gainwell ; 16 Tanner McKee ; 17 Nakobe Dean ; 19 Josh Sweat ; 21 Sydney Brown ; 22 Kelee Ringo ; 23 Eli Ricks ; 26 Saquon Barkley ; 27 Quinyon Mitchell ; 28 Will Shipley ; 29 Avonte Maddox ; 32 Reed Blankenship ; 33 Cooper DeJean ; 34 Isaiah Rodgers ; 36 Tristin McCollum ; 42 Oren Burks ; 49 Rick Lovato ; 51 Cam Jurgens ; 53 Zack Baun ; 54 Jeremiah Trotter Jr. ; 56 Tyler Steen ; 58 Jalyx Hunt ; 59 Thomas Booker ; 61 Nick Gates ; 65 Lane Johnson ; 68 Jordan Mailata ; 69 Landon Dickerson ; 72 Darian Kinnard ; 74 Fred Johnson ; 75 Jack Driscoll ; 77 Mekhi Becton ; 79 Trevor Keegan ; 81 Grant Calcaterra ; 82 Ainias Smith ; 83 Jahan Dotson ; 84 E. J. Jenkins ; 88 Dallas Goedert ; 89 Johnny Wilson ; 90 Jordan Davis ; 93 Milton Williams ; 97 Moro Ojomo ; 98 Jalen Carter ;
Practice squad	30 Parry Nickerson ; 31 Andre' Sam ; 35 Ty Davis-Price ; 39 A. J. Woods ; 41 Danny Gray ; 43 Mekhi Garner ; 45 Ochaun Mathis ; 46 Tariq Castro-Fields ; 48 Khari Blasingame ; 50 KJ Henry ; 52 Dallas Gant ; 64 Brett Toth ; 67 Laekin Vakalahi (Int.); 80 Parris Campbell ; 86 Kyle Philips ; 95 Charles Harris ; 96 Gabe Hall ;
Reserve lists	18 Britain Covey (IR); 24 James Bradberry (IR); 47 C. J. Uzomah (IR); 55 Brandon Graham (IR); 57 Ben VanSumeren (IR); 73 Le'Raven Clark (IR); 94 Byron Young (IR);