Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-7vs Northern Arizona | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-28@ BYU | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#17
Lee Molette III
5th-year safety on Arizona's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 195 lb · Nashville, TN · Ravenwood HS
CFB Index 65 · #136 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceTransferred UConn → Arizona for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
ATH recruit
No. 2000 nationally · Signed with UConn
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety on Arizona's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UConn in 2022.
- Transferred from UConn to Arizona in 2026.
Lee Molette III
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Three head coaches in five seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 4 tackles against BYU — Week 2, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
2022
- Signed with UConn3-star out of Ravenwood
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coaches2022–2023
Arizona
Coaching transition mid-career: Jedd Fisch → Brent Brennan. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Arizona
2025UConn
2026Arizona
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022UConn6-7HC: Jim Mora · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2023UConn3-9HC: Jim Mora · Balanced
2024UConn9-4HC: Jim Mora · Run-leaning
2025UConn9-4HC: Gordon Sammis · Balanced
2026Arizona1-1HC: Brent Brennan · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidenceReinvented
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.5 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Brennan
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Starter
Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
65 · #136 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #136 at the position.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 35–7
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Blake Thompson’s 2024 season.
Matches Blake on
PD rate
Height
Tackle volume
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to M.J. Griffin's senior season at Louisville (2024).
90%match
Matches M.J. on
Class year
TFL rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Lee Molette III
Background
Purchase Jersey UConn 2025 (Redshirt Junior) Enjoyed a career year in his fourth collegiate campaign, earning time in 12 games and on 739 defensive snaps Posted 65 total tackles (29 solo), 2.5 tackles for loss, one interception, and three pass breakups Posted nine multi-tackle efforts and logged...
The secondary · Arizona
- #17Lee Molette III65 tackles · 2025
- #12Dwight Bootle II38 tackles · 2025
- #9Tyrese Boss36 tackles · 2025
- #8Jay'Vion Cole23 tackles · 2025
- #23Gavin Hunter19 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · Arizona team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology