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Jersey Number 24
Tre King
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Wichita, Kan.
- High School:
- Heights
2018 SEASON (SENIOR)
Appeared in six games while making two starts during his final season as a Red Raider โฆ limited on the field due to a nagging injury that kept him sidelined for half of the year โฆ finished with 160 yards and a touchdown on the ground off 40 attempts โฆ was on the receiving end of eight passes for 48 yards as well โฆ received 10 or more carries in three games on the year โฆ SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: started off his year with 13 carries for 31 yards and four catches for 23 yards in the season opener against Ole Miss (9/1) in Houston โฆ his four receptions and 23 receiving yards both marked career highs โฆ ran twice for 16 yards at home against West Virginia (9/29) several weeks later โฆ had the most productive day of the year in a Thursday night road win at TCU (10/11), totaling 60 yards off 10 carries โฆ recorded 10 carries again the following week versus Kansas (10/20), resulting in 30 yards and a touchdown โฆ found the end zone via an 18-yard scamper early in the second quarter, marking his longest run of the season โฆ totaled 27 all-purpose yards on Senior Night against Texas (11/10), which included a 13-yard reception, the longest of his career โฆ carried one time for nine yards in his final appearance of the season at Kansas State (11/17).
2017 SEASON (JUNIOR)
Turned into one of Texas Techโs top rushing options despite joining the team just prior to preseason practices โฆ appeared in all 13 games while starting in five contests โฆ finished second on the team with 623 rushing yards and five touchdowns โฆ carried 131 times on the year, one shy of Justin Stockton for the team high โฆ averaged 4.8 yards per carry and 47.9 yards per game โฆ caught 17 passes out of the backfield for 104 yards โฆ wrapped the year with 727 all-purpose yards โฆ also saw time on kickoff duty with three special teams tackles โฆ IN Big 12 RANKINGS: ranked ninth for rush yards per carry (4.76), 11th for rushing yards, 12th in rushing yards per game and 13th for rushing touchdowns โฆ SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:ย made Red Raider debut with four rushing attempts for 17 yards and a touchdown against Eastern Washington (9/2) โฆ also caught two passes for 16 yards and recorded a tackle โฆ had a breakout game a few weeks later at Houston (9/23), carrying nine times for 98 yards โฆ performance included a 73-yard scamper, the second-longest rush by a Red Raider on the season โฆ received four carries for 12 yards in the Big 12 opener against Oklahoma State (9/30) โฆ had 10 carries the following week at Kansas (10/7), resulting in 40 yards โฆ picked up a tackle in win over Kansas (10/14) as well as the next week at West Virginia (10/21) โฆ averaged over six yards a carry versus the Mountaineers after eight carries for 67 yards and a touchdown โฆ became first Red Raider to rush 20 times in a game against Iowa State (10/28) โฆ gained 82 yards against the Cyclones and also caught two passes for nine yards โฆ recorded first career 100-yard performance at Oklahoma (10/28) with 113 yards on the ground off a season-high 24 carries โฆ outing also included season highs for both receptions (4) and receiving yards (22) โฆ was one of five 100-yard performances on the season by a Red Raider โฆ followed with 16 carries for 71 yards and a touchdown against Kansas State (11/4) โฆ added two catches for 13 yards in that game as well โฆ reached 20 carries for the third time against Baylor (11/11), which resulted in 67 yards and a touchdown โฆ matched season high with 22 receiving yards off three receptions โฆ carries dropped the next two weeks with the return of Stockton โฆ found the end zone against USF in the Birmingham Bowl (12/23) on a four-yard run midway through the third quarter โฆ touchdown was part of 10 carries for 35 yards as well as a reception for 15 yards.
HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Played two seasons at Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Kan. โฆ became the Blue Dragonโs primary running back his sophomore season โฆ carried 90 times for 352 yards and five touchdowns before his seasons was cut short due to injury โฆ recorded 399 all-purpose yards in just five games โฆ led the team in rushing yards at the time of his injury โฆ appeared in eight games as a freshman โฆ carried eight times for 43 yards during 2015 campaign.
ย
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Heights High School in Wichita, Kan. โฆ helped leads Heights to a state playoff appearance as both a junior and senior โฆ rushed for over 1,000 yards with 18 touchdowns as a junior โฆ member of the Topeka Capital-Journalโs All-Class honorable mention team that season โฆ helped lead Heights to an 8-3 season as a senior and an appearance in the Class 5A quarterfinals.
ย
PERSONAL
Tre King โฆ son of Toma King and Martina Kinchion ... one of five siblings ... has two brothers, Tomaย King Jr. and Tahjier, and two sisters, Maresia and Zariah ... a university studies major at Texas Tech.ย
CAREER HIGHS
Touchdowns: 1, 4x, vs. USF (2017)*
Rush Attempts: 24, at Oklahoma (2017)
Rush Yards: 113, at Oklahoma (2017)
Rush TDs: 1, 5x, vs. Kansas (2018)*
Longest Rush: 73, at Houston (2017)
Receptions: 4, twice, vs. Ole Miss (2018)*
Receiving Yards: 23, vs. Ole Miss (2018)
Receiving Touchdowns: None
Long Reception: 17, at Baylor (2017)
All-Purpose Yards: 98, at Houston (2017)
* Indicates most recent high
Appeared in six games while making two starts during his final season as a Red Raider โฆ limited on the field due to a nagging injury that kept him sidelined for half of the year โฆ finished with 160 yards and a touchdown on the ground off 40 attempts โฆ was on the receiving end of eight passes for 48 yards as well โฆ received 10 or more carries in three games on the year โฆ SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: started off his year with 13 carries for 31 yards and four catches for 23 yards in the season opener against Ole Miss (9/1) in Houston โฆ his four receptions and 23 receiving yards both marked career highs โฆ ran twice for 16 yards at home against West Virginia (9/29) several weeks later โฆ had the most productive day of the year in a Thursday night road win at TCU (10/11), totaling 60 yards off 10 carries โฆ recorded 10 carries again the following week versus Kansas (10/20), resulting in 30 yards and a touchdown โฆ found the end zone via an 18-yard scamper early in the second quarter, marking his longest run of the season โฆ totaled 27 all-purpose yards on Senior Night against Texas (11/10), which included a 13-yard reception, the longest of his career โฆ carried one time for nine yards in his final appearance of the season at Kansas State (11/17).
2017 SEASON (JUNIOR)
Turned into one of Texas Techโs top rushing options despite joining the team just prior to preseason practices โฆ appeared in all 13 games while starting in five contests โฆ finished second on the team with 623 rushing yards and five touchdowns โฆ carried 131 times on the year, one shy of Justin Stockton for the team high โฆ averaged 4.8 yards per carry and 47.9 yards per game โฆ caught 17 passes out of the backfield for 104 yards โฆ wrapped the year with 727 all-purpose yards โฆ also saw time on kickoff duty with three special teams tackles โฆ IN Big 12 RANKINGS: ranked ninth for rush yards per carry (4.76), 11th for rushing yards, 12th in rushing yards per game and 13th for rushing touchdowns โฆ SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:ย made Red Raider debut with four rushing attempts for 17 yards and a touchdown against Eastern Washington (9/2) โฆ also caught two passes for 16 yards and recorded a tackle โฆ had a breakout game a few weeks later at Houston (9/23), carrying nine times for 98 yards โฆ performance included a 73-yard scamper, the second-longest rush by a Red Raider on the season โฆ received four carries for 12 yards in the Big 12 opener against Oklahoma State (9/30) โฆ had 10 carries the following week at Kansas (10/7), resulting in 40 yards โฆ picked up a tackle in win over Kansas (10/14) as well as the next week at West Virginia (10/21) โฆ averaged over six yards a carry versus the Mountaineers after eight carries for 67 yards and a touchdown โฆ became first Red Raider to rush 20 times in a game against Iowa State (10/28) โฆ gained 82 yards against the Cyclones and also caught two passes for nine yards โฆ recorded first career 100-yard performance at Oklahoma (10/28) with 113 yards on the ground off a season-high 24 carries โฆ outing also included season highs for both receptions (4) and receiving yards (22) โฆ was one of five 100-yard performances on the season by a Red Raider โฆ followed with 16 carries for 71 yards and a touchdown against Kansas State (11/4) โฆ added two catches for 13 yards in that game as well โฆ reached 20 carries for the third time against Baylor (11/11), which resulted in 67 yards and a touchdown โฆ matched season high with 22 receiving yards off three receptions โฆ carries dropped the next two weeks with the return of Stockton โฆ found the end zone against USF in the Birmingham Bowl (12/23) on a four-yard run midway through the third quarter โฆ touchdown was part of 10 carries for 35 yards as well as a reception for 15 yards.
The bus ticket from Tre King's 22-hour journey to Texas Tech still hangs in his locker.
โ Texas Tech Football (@TexasTechFB) June 21, 2018
It's just one of many ways he reminds himself how far he has come. #WreckEm pic.twitter.com/ONCHI7MOhA
HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Played two seasons at Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Kan. โฆ became the Blue Dragonโs primary running back his sophomore season โฆ carried 90 times for 352 yards and five touchdowns before his seasons was cut short due to injury โฆ recorded 399 all-purpose yards in just five games โฆ led the team in rushing yards at the time of his injury โฆ appeared in eight games as a freshman โฆ carried eight times for 43 yards during 2015 campaign.
ย
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Heights High School in Wichita, Kan. โฆ helped leads Heights to a state playoff appearance as both a junior and senior โฆ rushed for over 1,000 yards with 18 touchdowns as a junior โฆ member of the Topeka Capital-Journalโs All-Class honorable mention team that season โฆ helped lead Heights to an 8-3 season as a senior and an appearance in the Class 5A quarterfinals.
ย
PERSONAL
Tre King โฆ son of Toma King and Martina Kinchion ... one of five siblings ... has two brothers, Tomaย King Jr. and Tahjier, and two sisters, Maresia and Zariah ... a university studies major at Texas Tech.ย
CAREER HIGHS
Touchdowns: 1, 4x, vs. USF (2017)*
Rush Attempts: 24, at Oklahoma (2017)
Rush Yards: 113, at Oklahoma (2017)
Rush TDs: 1, 5x, vs. Kansas (2018)*
Longest Rush: 73, at Houston (2017)
Receptions: 4, twice, vs. Ole Miss (2018)*
Receiving Yards: 23, vs. Ole Miss (2018)
Receiving Touchdowns: None
Long Reception: 17, at Baylor (2017)
All-Purpose Yards: 98, at Houston (2017)
* Indicates most recent high
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