D'Eriq King
D'Eriq King (born August 24, 1997) [1] is an American college football quarterback for the University of Miami Hurricanes. He previously played for the University of Houston Cougars.
| Miami Hurricanes | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  |
| Career history | |
| College | |
| High school | Manvel (Manvel, Texas) |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | August 24, 1997 Manvel, Texas |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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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 last 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]
College statistics
| Season | GP | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | TD | Int | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | TD | ||
| 2016 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 56 | 3.7 | 0 | 29 | 228 | 1 |
| 2017 | 10 | 90 | 139 | 64.7 | 1,260 | 7 | 2 | 72 | 379 | 5.3 | 8 | 29 | 264 | 2 |
| 2018 | 11 | 219 | 345 | 63.5 | 2,982 | 36 | 6 | 111 | 674 | 6.1 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| 2019 (Redshirt) | 4 | 58 | 110 | 52.7 | 663 | 6 | 2 | 55 | 312 | 5.7 | 6 | - | - | - |
| NCAA career totals | 35 | 369 | 597 | 4,925 | 61.8 | 50 | 10 | 253 | 1,421 | 5.6 | 28 | 59 | 504 | 3 |
References
- https://twitter.com/DeriqKing_/status/468209791643308033
- 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.
- Duarte, Joseph (December 24, 2015). "Cougars get commitment from Manvel QB D'Eriq King". Houston Chronicle. Hearst Communications. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
- Brown, Travis L. (December 16, 2015). "Manvel quarterback withdraws commitment to TCU". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. McClatchy. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
- Duarte, Joseph (August 19, 2016). "UH freshman D'Eriq King makes switch to receiver - for now". Houston Chronicle. Hearst Communications. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
- Duarte, Joseph (November 3, 2017). "Houston's D'Eriq King to make first career start at quarterback against East Carolina". Houston Chronicle. Hearst Communications. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
- Duarte, Joseph (July 24, 2018). "UH quarterback D'Eriq King ready to lead after patience rewarded last year". Houston Chronicle. Hearst Communications. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
- Duarte, Joseph (October 26, 2018). "One year later, D'Eriq King is in full quarterback mode at UH". Houston Chronicle. Hearst Communications. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
- Narducci, Marc (November 9, 2018). "Temple football faces major threat in Houston quarterback D'Eriq King". The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Philadelphia Inquirer, LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
- Weinstein, Arthur (November 16, 2018). "D'Eriq King injury update: Houston QB to miss rest of season with torn meniscus, report says". Sporting News. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
- Duarte, Joseph (September 5, 2019). "UH's D'Eriq King on hits he took against OU: 'It actually felt good'". Houston Chronicle. Hearst Communications. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
- Duarte, Joseph (September 23, 2019). "Houston QB D'Eriq King plans to sit out season, planning to transfer after". Houston Chronicle. Hearst Communications. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- West, Jenna (January 20, 2020). "Report: QB D'Eriq King Expected to Transfer to Miami". SI.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 20, 2020.