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D'Eriq King
New England Patriots
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1997-08-24) August 24, 1997 (age 26)
Manvel, Texas
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:Manvel (Manvel, Texas)
College:Houston (2016–2019)
Miami (2020–2021)
Undrafted:2022
Career history
Roster status:Undrafted free agent
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-AAC (2018)
  • Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar

D'Eriq King (born August 24, 1997)[1] is a Gridiron football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He previously played for the University of Houston Cougars and the University of the Miami Hurricanes

Early years

King attended Manvel High School in Manvel, Texas. He began his sophomore year as the eighth-string quarterback, claiming the starting spot a few weeks after the first game.[2] During his senior season, he broke the career Texas 6A passing touchdowns record of 117 set by Kyler Murray the year before.[2] During his high school career he passed for over 10,000 yards and rushed for over 3,000, throwing for 140 touchdowns and rushing for 48. He originally committed to Texas Christian University (TCU) to play college football but changed to the University of Houston.[3][4]

College career

Houston

2016

King entered his freshman year at Houston as a wide receiver after injuries plagued the receiving corps during fall camp.[5] He played in 10 games and made four starts, recording 29 receptions for 228 yards and a touchdown.

2017

He played quarterback and receiver as a sophomore in 2017. After leading a comeback win against South Florida, he took over as the starting quarterback for the final four games of the season.[6] For the season, he completed 90 of 139 passes for 1,260 yards, seven touchdowns and two interceptions.[7] He also added 379 rushing yards with eight touchdowns and had 29 receptions for 264 yards and two touchdowns as a receiver. King entered 2018 as Houston's starting quarterback.[8][9]

2018

His junior season was cut short when he suffered a non-contact knee injury in the eleventh game of the year.[10] On the season, he passed for 2982 yards, 36 touchdowns and 6 interceptions. He also rushed for 14 touchdowns; Kyler Murray and Dwayne Haskins were the only quarterbacks with more total touchdowns that year.[2]

2019

King returned as starting quarterback for his senior season after recovering from the previous season's injury.[11] However, after the team's first four games, King announced he was going to redshirt for the remainder of the 2019 season.[12]

Miami

2020

On January 20, 2020, King announced his transfer to the University of Miami.[13]

2021

On Sept. 4, King threw for 179 yards and a touchdown in a 44-13 road loss to No. 1 Alabama at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium to open the 2021 season.

King was named Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education.[14]

NIL venture

On July 1, 2021, NCAA student-athletes were allowed to receive compensation for use of their name, image, and likeness (NIL) for the first time, and King was one of the first athletes to take advantage of the new rules. He and Florida State quarterback McKenzie Milton became the co-founders and public faces of Dreamfield, a company specializing in booking live appearances for student-athletes. Dreamfield will also offer non-fungible tokens (NFTs), digital art works that cannot be duplicated and are purchased with cryptocurrency. King will be the subject of an NFT auction in the near future.[15]

College statistics

Houston Cougars
Season GP Passing Rushing Receiving
Comp Att Pct Yards Y/A TD Int Rate Att Yards Avg TD Rec Yards Avg TD
2016 9 2 3 66.7 20 6.7 1 0 232.7 15 56 3.7 0 29 228 7.9 1
2017 10 90 139 64.7 1,260 9.1 7 2 154.6 72 379 5.3 8 29 264 9.1 2
2018 11 219 345 63.5 2,982 8.6 36 6 167.0 111 674 6.1 14 1 12 12.0 0
2019 (Redshirt) 4 58 110 52.7 663 6.0 6 2 117.7 55 312 5.7 6 — — — —
Miami Hurricanes
2020 11 211 329 64.1 2,686 8.2 23 5 152.7 130 538 4.1 4 2 16 8.0 0
2021 3 81 122 66.4 767 6.3 3 4 120.8 40 96 2.4 0 — — — —
NCAA career totals 48 661 1,048 63.1 8,378 8.0 76 19 150.5 423 2,055 4.9 32 61 520 8.5 3

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span
5 ft 8+3⁄4 in
(1.75 m) 		196 lb
(89 kg) 		28+7⁄8 in
(0.73 m) 		9+1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)
All values from NFL Combine[16][17]

References

  1. ^ @DeriqKing_ (May 19, 2014). "Been balling since '97" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ a b c Kramer, Adam (August 27, 2019). "Meet Houston QB D'Eriq King, the 5'11" Ex-WR Who Could Be the Next Kyler Murray". Bleacher Report. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  3. ^ Duarte, Joseph (December 24, 2015). "Cougars get commitment from Manvel QB D'Eriq King". Houston Chronicle. Hearst Communications. Archived from the original on December 25, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  4. ^ Brown, Travis L. (December 16, 2015). "Manvel quarterback withdraws commitment to TCU". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. McClatchy. Archived from the original on November 12, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  5. ^ Duarte, Joseph (August 19, 2016). "UH freshman D'Eriq King makes switch to receiver - for now". Houston Chronicle. Hearst Communications. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  6. ^ Duarte, Joseph (November 3, 2017). "Houston's D'Eriq King to make first career start at quarterback against East Carolina". Houston Chronicle. Hearst Communications. Archived from the original on November 13, 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  7. ^ Duarte, Joseph (July 24, 2018). "UH quarterback D'Eriq King ready to lead after patience rewarded last year". Houston Chronicle. Hearst Communications. Archived from the original on November 12, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  8. ^ Duarte, Joseph (October 26, 2018). "One year later, D'Eriq King is in full quarterback mode at UH". Houston Chronicle. Hearst Communications. Archived from the original on November 12, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  9. ^ Narducci, Marc (November 9, 2018). "Temple football faces major threat in Houston quarterback D'Eriq King". The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Philadelphia Inquirer, LLC. Archived from the original on November 11, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  10. ^ Weinstein, Arthur (November 16, 2018). "D'Eriq King injury update: Houston QB to miss rest of season with torn meniscus, report says". Sporting News. Archived from the original on December 5, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  11. ^ Duarte, Joseph (September 5, 2019). "UH's D'Eriq King on hits he took against OU: 'It actually felt good'". Houston Chronicle. Hearst Communications. Archived from the original on September 14, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  12. ^ Duarte, Joseph (September 23, 2019). "Houston QB D'Eriq King plans to sit out season, planning to transfer after". Houston Chronicle. Hearst Communications. Archived from the original on September 24, 2019. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  13. ^ West, Jenna (January 20, 2020). "Report: QB D'Eriq King Expected to Transfer to Miami". SI.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  14. ^ "D'Eriq King". Diverse: Issues in Higher Education. Cox, Matthews, and Associates. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  15. ^ Adelson, Andrea (July 1, 2021). "Florida State's McKenzie Milton, Miami's D'Eriq King join in on NIL platform Dreamfield". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  16. ^ "NFL Combine: Official measurements for every quarterback, wide receiver and tight end". theathletic.com. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  17. ^ "DEriq King, Miami (FL), WR, 2022 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
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