Quindario Lee holds the DT · Backup spot in Houston Cougars’s defensive tackle room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Quindario Lee is a 6'5", 295-pound defensive tackle from McKenzie, Alabama, who transferred to Houston after three seasons at Central Michigan. At CMU from 2021–23, he appeared in 24 games and compiled 44 stops, 12 tackles for loss, and 5 sacks. In his 2024 junior season at Houston, Lee played in all 12 games and recorded 12 total tackles across 178 snaps, including 168 on the defensive line. He posted six quarterback pressures and notched tackles in each of the first five contests. Lee did not see action in 2025 due to injury.

Central Michiganthrough 2023

Houston2024 — present