Haynes King (American football)

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.

Haynes King
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets – No. 10
PositionQuarterback
Class
Redshirt
Redshirt
Sophomore
Personal information
Born: (2001-01-09) January 9, 2001
Longview, Texas, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolLongview (Longview, Texas)

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
Year GP Passing Rushing
CmpAttPctYdsY/ATDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
2017 1493176.5281,66217.9205111.51922211.72
2018 16184266.6923,87921.1424145.1776648.68
2019 12123213.5771,99616.2208104.9555069.210
Career42400655.6117,53718.88217129.71511,3929.220

Source:[3]

College career

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 34–39 against Louisville.

Statistics
Season Games Passing Rushing
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
Career[11]1073−412822656.61,5797.01010121.1411503.71

References
  1. Insider: Longview's King gets going at Under Armour All-American Game
  2. Four-Star Recruit Haynes King Commits to Texas A&M
  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. Jr, Sam Khan. "Texas A&M QB Haynes King enters transfer portal". The Athletic. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
  10. "Texas A&M QB King enters portal as grad transfer". ESPN.com. 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
  11. "Haynes King College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
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