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Jersey Number 21
Tyler King
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Alief Taylor
2023 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Did not see any game action as a redshirt freshman โฆ scout team member โฆ elected to enter the NCAA transfer portal immediately following the season.
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2022 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
Redshirt season โฆ appeared in only one game, which came in the season opener against Murray State (9/3) โฆ caught one pass for six yards late in the win โฆ scout team member.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Alief Taylor High School in the Houston area โฆ dual-sport athlete, competing in both football and track and field โฆ known as easily among the fastest recruits in the state of Texas for the 2022 class โฆ named the District 23-6A Return Specialist of the Year as a senior after averaging 17.4 yards per kick return with one touchdown and 7.0 yards per punt return โฆ was a first team All-District pick after catching 4 passes for 780 yards and nine touchdowns โฆ previously an unanimous first team All-District 23-6A selection as a junior โฆ a star on the track as a two-time state medalist โฆ ran a wind-legal personal record 20.74 seconds in the 200 meters to place third as a junior at the UIL Class 6A state meet โฆ part of the third-place team that same year in the 4x100 relay following a school-record time of 40.50 โฆ set the school record in the 200 meters as a junior as well โฆ listed as a four-star recruit by ESPN and a three-star prospect by both 247Sports and Rivals โฆ listed as the No. 59 wide receiver in the 2022 class by ESPN and the No. 61 player in the state of Texas โฆ CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Buffalo, Colorado State, Houston, Indiana, Memphis, North Texas, Texas State and UTSA, among others.
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PERSONAL
Tyler King ... son of Kelvin King Jr. and Taria King ... has three siblings, Kelvin King III, Tayelor King, and Khloe King โฆ Kelvin played defensive end at the University of Houston from 2009-13 โฆ has not declared a major atย Texas Tech.
Did not see any game action as a redshirt freshman โฆ scout team member โฆ elected to enter the NCAA transfer portal immediately following the season.
ย
2022 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
Redshirt season โฆ appeared in only one game, which came in the season opener against Murray State (9/3) โฆ caught one pass for six yards late in the win โฆ scout team member.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Alief Taylor High School in the Houston area โฆ dual-sport athlete, competing in both football and track and field โฆ known as easily among the fastest recruits in the state of Texas for the 2022 class โฆ named the District 23-6A Return Specialist of the Year as a senior after averaging 17.4 yards per kick return with one touchdown and 7.0 yards per punt return โฆ was a first team All-District pick after catching 4 passes for 780 yards and nine touchdowns โฆ previously an unanimous first team All-District 23-6A selection as a junior โฆ a star on the track as a two-time state medalist โฆ ran a wind-legal personal record 20.74 seconds in the 200 meters to place third as a junior at the UIL Class 6A state meet โฆ part of the third-place team that same year in the 4x100 relay following a school-record time of 40.50 โฆ set the school record in the 200 meters as a junior as well โฆ listed as a four-star recruit by ESPN and a three-star prospect by both 247Sports and Rivals โฆ listed as the No. 59 wide receiver in the 2022 class by ESPN and the No. 61 player in the state of Texas โฆ CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Buffalo, Colorado State, Houston, Indiana, Memphis, North Texas, Texas State and UTSA, among others.
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PERSONAL
Tyler King ... son of Kelvin King Jr. and Taria King ... has three siblings, Kelvin King III, Tayelor King, and Khloe King โฆ Kelvin played defensive end at the University of Houston from 2009-13 โฆ has not declared a major atย Texas Tech.
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