Haynes King (American football)

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Haynes King
Georgia Tech Yellow JacketsNo. 10
Position Quarterback
Class Redshirt.svg Senior
Personal information
Born: (2001-01-09) January 9, 2001 (age 24)
Longview, Texas, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career history
College
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

SeasonTeamGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecordCompAttPctYardsAvgTDIntRateAttYardsAvgTD
2020 Texas A&M 202450.05914.811206.46437.20
2021 Texas A&M 222−0223562.93008.623136.66244.00
2022 Texas A&M 651−410418755.61,2206.576116.429832.91
2023 Georgia Tech 13137–622636761.62,8427.72716142.21207376.110
2024 Georgia Tech 11117–419626972.92,1147.9142154.61255874.711
Career [11] 343117–1455086263.86,5357.65128140.52861,4745.222

References

  1. Henry, Hayden (December 29, 2019). "Insider: Longview's King gets going at Under Armour All-American Game". Longview News-Journal. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  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.
  11. "Haynes King College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 2, 2021.