Darron Lee

New York Jets 20th pick

ILB · Ohio State · 2016–2020

Draft Details

Year

2016

Round

Round 1

Pick

20th overall

Team

New York Jets

Position

ILB

College

Ohio State

Darron Lee Career Stats

Primary starter for 3 seasons.

Defense

Season	Team	G	Solo	Ast	TFL	Sacks	QB Hits	INT	PD	FF
2016	NYJ	13	43	28	3	1	3	0	3	0
2017	NYJ	15	63	27	9	3	6	0	3	2
2018	NYJ	12	43	31	5	0	2	3	5	0
2019	KC	12	22	9	0	0	0	0	0	0
2020	BUF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career		53	172	95	17	4	11	3	11	2

G = games with at least one recorded statistic; the career games total in the summary above includes every game played.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Darron Lee is a former inside linebacker out of Ohio State, selected by the New York Jets with the 20th overall pick (round 1) in the 2016 NFL Draft. He played 58 regular-season games from 2016 to 2020, with the New York Jets, Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills.

More from the 2016 Draft

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	LA	Jared Goff	QB	California
1	2	PHI	Carson Wentz	QB	North Dakota State
1	3	LAC	Joey Bosa	DE	Ohio State
1	4	DAL	Ezekiel Elliott	RB	Ohio State
1	5	JAX	Jalen Ramsey	CB	Florida State
1	6	BAL	Ronnie Stanley	OT	Notre Dame
1	7	SF	DeForest Buckner	DT	Oregon
1	8	TEN	Jack Conklin	OT	Michigan State
1	9	CHI	Leonard Floyd	DE	Georgia
1	10	NYG	Eli Apple	CB	Ohio State

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