Lee was a two-time Associated Press Division I-AA All-America third-team selection (1988 and '89) and a two-time unanimous All-Ivy first team linebacker. He was an ECAC All-East first-team pick as a senior and ECAC All-East second team as a junior. The team MVP and a co-captain in 1989, Lee set the school record for most tackles in a season with 157 (108-49) in 1988, when Cornell went 7-2-1 overall and tied for the Ivy title with a 6-1 record. He graduated ranked second in career tackles with 332. He was the team's freshman defensive player of the year in 1986. He was selected to play in the Blue-Gray All-Star Classic as a senior, but a leg stress fracture suffered during the '89 season prevented him from playing. Lee signed as a free agent with Pittsburgh Steelers.
