Tavarres King

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Tavarres King
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King in 2023
No. 12, 15
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1990-07-14) July 14, 1990 (age 34)
Mount Airy, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school: Habersham Central
(Mount Airy, Georgia)
College: Georgia (2008-2012)
NFL draft: 2013  / round: 5 / pick: 161
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:22
Receiving yards:303
Receiving touchdowns:3
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Tavarres King (born July 14, 1990) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He was selected by the Denver Broncos in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL draft. He played college football at Georgia.

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Early life

King attended Habersham Central High School in Mount Airy, Georgia alongside teammate Gabe Irby. He was the RISE Gatorade Georgia Football Player of the Year after finishing his senior season in 2007 with a state-record 1,632 receiving yards and 17 TDs on 99 receptions (16.5 average). He also set a then-school record with 42 catches for 700 yards and 10 touchdowns, and returned a kickoff and a punt for a score as a junior. He finished his career with 207 catches for 3,726 yards and 37 TDs. His father, Anthony King, once held all the rushing records at Habersham Central and later played at Clemson.

Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com , he was rated the No.15 wide receiver prospect in the nation. He accepted a scholarship from Georgia over offers from Clemson, Florida and Georgia Tech. [1]

College career

During his tenure at the University of Georgia from 2008 to 2012, he caught 135 passes for 2,602 receiving yards and 20 touchdowns.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 0+1⁄4 in
(1.84 m)		189 lb
(86 kg)		33 in
(0.84 m)		9+1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		4.47 s1.57 s2.53 s4.33 s6.91 s36.5 in
(0.93 m)		10 ft 3 in
(3.12 m)		11 reps
All values from NFL Combine [2] [3]

Denver Broncos

King was selected by the Denver Broncos in the fifth round, 161st overall in the 2013 NFL draft. [4]

Carolina Panthers

King was claimed by the Carolina Panthers on October 21, 2013, after being waived by the Denver Broncos. He was cut August 30, 2014, for final roster cuts before the start of the 2014 season. He was signed to the team's practice squad the next day. [5]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On September 16, 2014, the Jacksonville Jaguars signed King off the Carolina Panthers practice squad to the club's 53-man roster. [6] He was waived on October 25, 2014. [7]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On October 28, 2014, days after being released by Jacksonville when they promoted Peyton Thompson to their active roster, Tampa Bay worked out several wide receivers and signed King to their practice squad. [8] On September 4, 2015, King was released by the Bucs on the final cuts toward the 53-man roster. [9]

New York Giants

King with the New York Giants in 2017 Tavarres King.JPG
King with the New York Giants in 2017

On September 30, 2015, King was added to the practice squad of the New York Giants. [10] On January 4, 2016, King signed a reserve/future contract with the Giants. [11] On January 8, 2017, King scored a touchdown on a 41-yard pass from Eli Manning in the third quarter of the Giants' game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field in the Wild Card Round of the 2016-17 NFL playoffs. [12] King's score made the game a 2-point game, but the Giants would eventually lose to the Packers 38–13. After the Giants signed wide receiver Brandon Marshall in the 2017 offseason, King changed his jersey number from #15 to #12.

On September 18, 2017, King was released by the Giants. [13] He was re-signed on October 9, 2017, after injuries to multiple receivers on the team. [14] He suffered a concussion in Week 15 and was placed on injured reserve on December 30, 2017, yet he still managed to rack up 240 receiving yards before his injury. [15]

Minnesota Vikings

On April 5, 2018, King signed with the Minnesota Vikings. [16] He was waived/injured on September 1, 2018, and was placed on injured reserve. [17] He was released on October 9, 2018. [18]

NFL statistics

Regular season
YearTeamGamesReceivingRushingFumbles
GGSRecYdsAvgLngTDAttYdsAvgLngTDFumLost
2014 TB 202136.570000.00000
2016 NYG 7025025.0440000.00000
2017 NYG 831824013.3573231.511000
Career 1732230313.8573231.511000

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References

  1. ↑ "Tavarres King". Yahoo! Sports. Archived from the original on April 21, 2014. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  2. ↑ http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/tavarres-king?id=2539235 King NFL Combine
  3. ↑ "Hall of Football".
  4. ↑ "2013 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  5. ↑ Strickland, Bryan (August 31, 2014). "Panthers sign 10 to practice squad". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on March 20, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Jaguars make several roster moves". Jacksonville Jaguars. September 16, 2014. Archived from the original on October 10, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
  7. ↑ White, R.J. (October 25, 2014). "Jaguars waive Tavarres King, sign Peyton Thompson". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Buccaneers worked out some big wide outs; Sign Tavarres King to P/S". yardbarker.com. October 28, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  9. ↑ Gantt, Darin (September 5, 2015). "Bucs cut former starting guard Patrick Omameh". NBC Sports. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  10. ↑ Eisen, Michael (September 30, 2015). "Giants add WR Tavarres King, QB G.J. Kinne to practice squad". Giants.com. Archived from the original on January 12, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  11. ↑ Raanan, Jordan (January 4, 2016). "Giants sign 6 players to reserve/future contracts". NJ.com . Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  12. ↑ Smolensky, Connor (January 8, 2017). "Tavarres King catches TD for Giants in playoffs". dawgnation.com. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  13. ↑ Eisen, Michael (September 18, 2017). "LB Curtis Grant promoted from practice squad; WR Tavarres King waived". Giants.com.
  14. ↑ Eisen, Michael (October 9, 2017). "Odell Beckham Jr. placed on IR; Giants announce roster moves". Giants.com. Archived from the original on November 6, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  15. ↑ Eisen, Michael (December 30, 2017). "Roster Moves: OT Hart Waived/Injured, WR King to IR, Three promoted from practice squad". Giants.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Vikings Sign Former Giants WR Tavarres King". Vikings.com. April 5, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set Initial 53-Man Roster". Vikings.com. September 1, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  18. ↑ Gates, Christopher (August 31, 2018). "Vikings Roster Cuts: Minnesota Vikings to release Tavarres King". Daily Norseman. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
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