Haynes King (American football)
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Longview, Texas, U.S.
| Carolina Panthers | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Roster status | Undrafted free agent |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 9, 2001 Longview, Texas, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 212 lb (96 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Longview (Longview, Texas) |
| College | Texas A&M (2020–2022) Georgia Tech (2023–2025) |
| NFL draft | 2026: undrafted |
| Career history | |
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| Awards and highlights | |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Haynes King (born January 9, 2001) is an American professional football quarterback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
Statistics
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]
As junior in 2018, King led the Lobos to their first state title in 81 years. [3] He played under his father, John King, who has been the head coach at Longview High School since 2004. [4][AI-retrieved source]
| Year | GP | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2017 | 14 | 93 | 176 | .528 | 1,662 | 17.9 | 20 | 5 | 111.5 | 19 | 222 | 11.7 | 2 |
| 2018 | 16 | 184 | 266 | .692 | 3,879 | 21.1 | 42 | 4 | 145.1 | 77 | 664 | 8.6 | 8 |
| 2019 | 12 | 123 | 213 | .577 | 1,996 | 16.2 | 20 | 8 | 104.9 | 55 | 506 | 9.2 | 10 |
| Career | 42 | 400 | 655 | .611 | 7,537 | 18.8 | 82 | 17 | 129.7 | 151 | 1,392 | 9.2 | 20 |
Source:[5]
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.[6][7][8]
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.[9] On the Monday following the game, head coach Jimbo Fisher stated that King had a fractured leg and would be out indefinitely.[10]
2022
On December 2, 2022, King entered the transfer portal.[11][12]
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
| Season | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2020 | Texas A&M | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 59 | 14.8 | 1 | 1 | 206.4 | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 0 |
| 2021 | Texas A&M | 2 | 2 | 2−0 | 22 | 35 | 62.9 | 300 | 8.6 | 2 | 3 | 136.6 | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Texas A&M | 6 | 5 | 1−4 | 104 | 187 | 55.6 | 1,220 | 6.5 | 7 | 6 | 116.4 | 29 | 83 | 2.9 | 1 |
| 2023 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 13 | 7–6 | 226 | 367 | 61.6 | 2,842 | 7.7 | 27 | 16 | 142.2 | 120 | 737 | 6.1 | 10 |
| 2024 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 11 | 7–4 | 196 | 269 | 72.9 | 2,114 | 7.9 | 14 | 2 | 154.6 | 125 | 587 | 4.7 | 11 |
| 2025 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 12 | 8–4 | 252 | 361 | 69.8 | 2,951 | 8.2 | 14 | 6 | 147.9 | 185 | 953 | 5.2 | 15 |
| Career[13] | 46 | 43 | 25–18 | 802 | 1,223 | 65.6 | 9,486 | 7.8 | 65 | 34 | 142.7 | 471 | 2,427 | 5.2 | 37 | |