Quick Facts
Biography
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.
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. He committed to Texas A&M University to play college football.
Statistics
| 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 |
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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.
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. On the Monday following the game, head coach Jimbo Fisher stated that King had a fractured leg and would be out indefinitely.
2022
On December 2, 2022, King entered the transfer portal.
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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |
| Texas A&M Aggies | |||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0−0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 59 | 14.8 | 1 | 1 | 206.4 | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 2−0 | 22 | 35 | 62.9 | 300 | 8.6 | 2 | 3 | 136.6 | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6 | 5 | 1−4 | 104 | 187 | 55.6 | 1,220 | 6.5 | 7 | 6 | 116.4 | 29 | 83 | 2.9 | 1 |
| Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | |||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | 4-4 | 156 | 253 | 61.7 | 2,122 | 8.4 | 21 | 10 | 151.6 | 69 | 462 | 6.7 | 3 |
| Career | 18 | 15 | 7−8 | 284 | 479 | 59.3 | 3,701 | 7.7 | 31 | 20 | 137.2 | 110 | 612 | 5.6 | 4 |
