Deon King
| Free agent | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
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| Born: |
July 2, 1993 Reston, Virginia |
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| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | South Lakes High School | ||||||||||
| College: | Norfolk State | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2016 | ||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 7, 2017 | |||||||||||
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| Total tackles: | 3 |
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| Sacks: | 0.0 |
| Interceptions: | 0 |
| Forced fumbles: | 0 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Deon King (born July 2, 1993) is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Norfolk State.
King attended South Lakes High School in Reston, Virginia, where he was a member of both the football and track & field teams.
In 2012, King transferred from Fork Union Military Academy to Norfolk State. Joining the Spartans as a true freshman, he played in all 11 games that season as an outside linebacker and special teams. In his debut game against in-state rival Virginia State, King put up a season high 5 tackles, with 3 of them being for loss and 2 sacks. Of those 2 sacks, one was on the final play of the game giving Norfolk State their first shutout since 2001. In the 2012 season finale against conference member Morgan State, King earned 2 tackles and his career first interception, which he returned for 15 yards for a touchdown. His performance during the game earned him MEAC Rookie of the Week honors and topped off his freshman season with 19 tackles, with 12 of them being solo efforts.
In the 2013 season opener against Maine, King had five tackles, one of them a quarterback sack. The following week against Rutgers he earned 9.5 sacks against the scarlet knights. For the next 5 games, King would make at least 8 tackles. During the annual meeting between rival Hampton, King would make a season high 13 tackles, with 10 of them being solo efforts. King ended the season earning All-MEAC second team honors and spots on both Norfolk’s Athletics Director’s Honor Roll and the MEAC Commissioner’s All-Academic Team. He also ranked second in the conference for both tackles for loss and sacks, with 18.5 tackles and 9.5 sacks. King’s performance also gained national recognition by ranking 8th in FCS in tackles for loss per game with an average of 1.5 and 16th in sacks with an average of 0.79 per game. Kings sacking average would tie him for the third-most in a single season since the program’s transition to Division-I in 1997.
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