Desmond King

Experience: 7 years

Height: 5-10

Age: 28

Weight: 200 lbs

College: Iowa

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SEASON	TEAM	G	GS	TKL	AST	COMBINED	SOLO	SCK	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TDS	FF	OPP FR
2017	Los Angeles Chargers	16	4	66	10	76	46	4	5	1	90	90	90	1	0
2018	Los Angeles Chargers	16	8	47	15	62	41	0	10	3	75	25	42	1	1	1
2019	Los Angeles Chargers	15	8	40	11	51	38	2.5	2						1	1
2020	Los Angeles Chargers	6	3	19	5	24	15	1	0						0
2020	Tennessee Titans	9	5	21	10	31	20	1	2						0	1
2021	Houston Texans	16	12	68	25	93	63	0	6	3	25	8.3	25	0	1
2022	Houston Texans	17	13	59	30	89	49	0	8	2	30	15	29	0	0	2
TOTAL		95	53	320	106	426	272	8.5	33	9	220	24.4	90	2	3	5

Desmond King II is entering his seventh NFL season in the NFL, spending the last two with the Houston Texans.

CAREER

as has played in 95 games (53 starts) in his seven-year NFL career
Has registered 410 tackles (306 solo), 27 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, 16 quarterback hits, nine interceptions, 33 passes defensed, two fumble recoveries, two interception returns for TD and one forced fumble
One-of-six defensive backs (Harrison Smith, Jordan Poyer, Kenny Moore, Mike Hilton and Tyrann Mathieu) with at least 8.0 sacks and nine interceptions since 2017Has played in 80 games (61 starts) over his seven-year NFL career (Atlanta 2016-20; Dallas 2021; Tampa Bay 2022)
Became just the sixth player in NFL history and second defensive back (Roy Williams, 2002-03) ever to post multiple pick-sixes and at least four sacks over the first two seasons of his career
Was one of five players in 2017 (Carlos Dunlap, Cameron Jordan, Ryan Kerrigan and John Simon) to post an interception returned for a touchdown and at least 3.0 sacks
Made NFL debut in Week 1 of 2017 (at Denver)
Made NFL starting debut in Week 2 of 2017 (vs. Miami)
AP First Team All-Pro - Defensive Back (2018)
AP Second Team All-Pro - Punt Returner (2018)
AFC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 9, 2018)
AFC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 13, 2018)

2022 (TEXANS)

Appeared in 17 games (13 starts) totaling 87 tackles (59 solo), 10 tackles for loss, two quarterback hits, two interceptions, eight passes defensed and two fumble recoveries this season
Notched six total tackles (five) and two passes defensed vs. Indianapolis (9/11), marking the seventh game of his career with two or more passes defensed
Caught a punt returned it 31 yards at Chicago (9/25), the longest punt return for the Texans so far this season
Had a career-high three passes defensed and his eighth career interception, returning it for 29 yards to seal the Texans first victory of the season at Jacksonville (10/9)
Tied his career-high with 10 tackles vs. Washington (11/20)
Posted the fourth fumble recovery of his career and returned it for 15 yards vs. Cleveland (12/4)
Recorded his second fumble recovery in the last three games after it was forced by DL Mario Addison vs. Kansas City (12/18)
Posted his second interception of the season (ninth of his career), picking off Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence again vs. Jacksonville (1/1/23)

2021 (TEXANS)

Played in 16 games (12 starts) in his first season as a Texan, totaling a career-high 86 defensive tackles (62 solo) as well as one tackle for loss, three interceptions (tied his career high), six passes defensed, one forced fumble and a career-high seven special teams tackles (six solo)
Led the team with eight tackles (five) in his first game as a Texan in the season opener vs. Jacksonville (9/12)
Started his first game as a Texan at Buffalo (10/3), leading the team with nine tackles (eight), one tackle for loss and his third career forced fumble
Tallied eight tackles (five) and tied his career high with two special teams tackles vs. New England (10/10)
Recorded eight tackles (seven), two passes defensed and two interceptions (tied for a career high) at Tennessee (11/21)
Finished third on the team with five tackles (three) vs. Seattle (12/12)
Recorded seven tackles, tied for his second-highest total of the season vs. the L.A. Chargers (12/26)
Totaled seven tackles (five), one interception, two passes defensed and one special teams tackle at San Francisco (1/2/22)

2020 (CHARGERS/TITANS)

Played six games (three starts) for the Chargers before being traded to the Titans prior to Week 9
Totaled 54 tackles (39 solo), 2.0 sacks, two passes defensed, two tackles for loss, two quarterback hits and a fumble recovery with both the Chargers and Titans
Notched his first sack of the season for the Chargers vs. Jacksonville (10/25)
Logged 1.0 sack at Houston (1/3/21)

2019 (CHARGERS)

Appeared in 15 games (eight starts) and notched 50 total tackles (39 solo), 2.5 sacks, four tackles for loss, four quarterback hits, two passes defensed, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble. Also returned 21 punts for 118 yards (5.6 avg.) with one touchdown and 16 kickoffs for 331 yards (20.7 avg.)
Posted four total tackles (three) and a career-high 2.5 sacks with one forced fumble at Miami (9/29)
Returned a punt for a 68-yard touchdown vs. Denver (10/6), becoming the eighth player in Chargers history with multiple touchdowns on punt returns in their career

2018 (CHARGERS)

Earned AP First Team All-Pro honors as a defensive back and Second Team honors as a punt returner
Saw action in all 16 games (eight starts) and posted 61 total tackles (46 solo), three interceptions with one returned for a touchdown, 10 passes defensed, four tackles for loss, two quarterback hits, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble
Recorded 23 punt returns for 318 yards (13.8 avg.) with one touchdown and 22 kickoff returns for 522 yards (23.7 avg.)
Intercepted QB Baker Mayfield twice at Cleveland (10/14) and added three passes defensed in the contest
Named AFC Defensive Player of the Week after intercepting QB Russell Wilson and returning it 42 yards for the second pick-six of his career at Seattle (11/4)
Earned AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors when he returned a punt 73 yards for a touchdown at Pittsburgh (12/2). Also logged a season-high 10 total tackles (nine solo) and contributed two passes defensed in the game
Totaled five tackles (three), one tackle for loss, one pass defensed and one fumble recovery at Kansas City (12/13)
Amassed six total tackles (four), one tackle for loss, one quarterback hit and a forced fumble at Denver (12/30)
Recorded 1.0 sack, one special teams tackle and a 72-yard kickoff return in the Wild Card Round game at Baltimore (1/6/19)

2017 (CHARGERS)

Played in 16 games (four starts) and posted 71 total tackles (61 solo), 4.0 sacks, one interception returned for a touchdown, six tackles for loss, six quarterback hits and five passes defensed. Also contributed 17 kickoff returns for 353 yards (20.8 avg.)
Logged 1.0 sack in consecutive games in Weeks 8 and 10
Notched his first career interception when he picked off Cowboys QB Dak Prescott and returned it 90 yards for a touchdown at Dallas (11/23)
Tallied six tackles, 1.0 sack, three quarterback hits and two tackles for loss vs. Cleveland (12/3)
Made his fourth career start vs. Washington (12/10) and logged a season-high 10 total tackles (seven), 1.0 sack, one quarterback hit, one tackle for loss and one pass defensed

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