Haynes King (American football)

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Haynes King
Georgia Tech Yellow JacketsNo. 10
Position Quarterback
Class Redshirt.svg Junior
Personal information
Born: (2001-01-09) January 9, 2001 (age 23)
Longview, Texas, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Longview (Longview, Texas)

Haynes King (born January 9, 2001) is an American football quarterback for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. He previously played for the Texas A&M Aggies.

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High school career

King attended Longview High School in Longview, Texas. As a senior, he was selected to the 2020 Under Armour All-American Game. [1] He committed to Texas A&M University to play college football. [2]

Statistics

YearGPPassingRushing
CmpAttPctYdsY/ATDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
20171493176.5281,66217.9205111.51922211.72
201816184266.6923,87921.1424145.1776648.68
201912123213.5771,99616.2208104.9555069.210
Career42400655.6117,53718.88217129.71511,3929.220

Source: [3]

College career

Texas A&M

2020

King played in two games as a backup quarterback to Kellen Mond his first year at Texas A&M in 2020. Prior to the 2021 season, he was named the team's starting quarterback. [4] [5] [6]

2021

On September 11, against Colorado, King suffered a lower right leg injury on a scramble in the first quarter and was out for the remainder of the game; he was replaced by sophomore Zach Calzada. [7] On the Monday following the game, head coach Jimbo Fisher stated that King had a fractured leg and would be out indefinitely. [8]

2022

On December 2, 2022, King entered the transfer portal. [9] [10]

Georgia Tech

On December 18, 2022, it was reported King had transferred to Georgia Tech. In his first start King was 19 of 32 for 313 passing yards and 3 touchdowns but had a fumble and interception as they lost 39–34 against Louisville.

Statistics

SeasonGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecordCompAttPctYardsAvgTDIntRateAttYardsAvgTD
Texas A&M Aggies
2020 200−02450.05914.811206.46437.20
2021 222−0223562.93008.623136.66244.00
2022 651−410418755.61,2206.576116.429832.91
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
2023 13137–622636761.62,8427.72716142.21207376.110
2024 10107–317123672.51,9108.1111155.01145785.111
Career [11] 333017–1352582963.36,3317.64827140.12751,4655.322

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References

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  2. Abdeldaiem, Alaa (July 17, 2019). "Four-star QB Haynes King commits to Texas A&M". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  3. "Haynes King High School Football Stats Longview (Longview, TX)". Max Preps. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  4. Texas A&M football names Haynes King starting QB to succeed four-year starter Kellen Mond
  5. ‘He might be scary’: How Haynes King set himself apart in Texas A&M's quarterback race
  6. Jimbo Fisher names Haynes King as Texas A&M's starting quarterback
  7. Rittenberg, Adam (September 11, 2021). "Texas A&M Aggies lose QB Haynes King to right lef injury vs. Colorado Buffaloes". ESPN . Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  8. Sallee, Barrett (September 13, 2021). "Haynes King injury: Texas A&M starting QB sidelined indefinitely with fractured leg". CBSSports . Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  9. Khan Jr., Sam (December 2, 2022). "Texas A&M QB Haynes King enters transfer portal". The Athletic. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  10. VanHaaren, Tom (December 2, 2022). "Texas A&M QB King enters portal as grad transfer". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
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