Desmond King

Desmond King II

Position: FS

5-10, 200lb (178cm, 90kg)

Team: Houston Texans

Born: December 14, 1994 in Detroit, MI

College: Iowa (College Stats)

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 27 (4291st overall since 1960)

High School: East English Village (MI)

Draft: Los Angeles Chargers in the 5th round (151st overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.

1x All-Pro

SUMMARY

2023

Career

105

Ret

109

Yds

101

1019

Defense & Fumbles

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Playoffs

Defense & Fumbles Table
					Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles						Tackles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty	AV	Awards
2017	23	LAC	DB		16	4	1	90	1	90	5	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	76	66	10	6	6		3
2018+	24	LAC	DB		16	8	3	75	1	42	10	1	1	2	0	0	0.0	62	47	15	4	2		9	AP1
2019	25	LAC	DB	20	15	8	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	2	13	0	2.5	51	40	11	4	4		4
2020	26	2TM	DB-RCB		15	8	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	63	1	2.0	55	40	15	2	2		3
		TEN	RCB	33	9	5	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	63	1	1.0	31	21	10	2	1		2
		LAC	DB	20	6	3			0			0	0	0	0	0	1.0	24	19	5	0	1		1
2021	27	HOU	LCB	25	16	12	3	25	0	25	6	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	93	68	25	1	0		4
2022	28	HOU	DB/LCB	25	17	13	2	30	0	29	8	0	1	2	20	0	0.0	89	59	30	10	2		6
2023	29	2TM	CB-DB		10	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	47	22	25	5	2		1
		HOU	CB	25	7	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	47	22	25	5	2		1
		PIT	CB	25	3	0			0			0	0	0	0	0	0.0							0
Career					105	56	9	220	2	90	35	3	7	7	96	1	9.5	473	342	131	32	18		30
4 yrs		LAC			53	23	4	165	2	90	17	2	5	4	13	0	7.5	189	153	41	14	13		17
3 yrs		HOU			40	28	5	55	0	29	16	1	2	2	20	0	1.0	182	127	80	16	4		11
1 yr		PIT			3	0			0							0	0.0							0
1 yr		TEN			9	5	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	63	1	1.0			10	2	1		2

Defense & Fumbles Table
				Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles						Tackles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
2018+	24	LAC	DB	2	2			0			0	1	0	0	0	1.0	12	8	4	1	2
2020	26	TEN	CB	1	0			0			0	0	0	0	0	0.0	6	5	1	0	0
2023	29	HOU	CB	2	2			0			0	0	0	0	0	1.0	17	12	5	2	1
Career				5	4			0			0	1	0	0	0	2.0	35	25	10	3	3
1 yr		HOU		2	2			0							0	1.0	17	12	5	2	1
1 yr		LAC		2	2			0			0	1	0	0	0	1.0	12	8	4	1	2
1 yr		TEN		1	0			0							0	0.0	6	5	1	0	0

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Kick & Punt Returns Table
					Games		Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
2017	23	LAC	DB		16	4	1	2	0	2	2.0	17	353	0	44	20.8	445
2018+	24	LAC	DB		16	8	23	318	1	73	13.8	22	522	0	40	23.7	915
2019	25	LAC	DB	20	15	8	21	118	1	68	5.6	16	331	0	43	20.7	462
2020	26	2TM	DB-RCB		15	8	6	17	0	7	2.8			0			80
		LAC	DB	20	6	3	6	17	0	7	2.8			0			17
2021	27	HOU	LCB	25	16	12	17	154	0	20	9.1	1	27	0	27	27.0	206
2022	28	HOU	DB/LCB	25	17	13	33	309	0	31	9.4	1	50	0	50	50.0	409
2023	29	2TM	CB-DB		10	3	8	101	0	22	12.6	5	111	0	27	22.2	212
		HOU	CB	25	7	3	8	101	0	22	12.6	1	23	0	23	23.0	124
		PIT	CB	25	3	0			0			4	88	0	27	22.0	88
Career					105	56	109	1019	2	73	9.3	62	1394	0	50	22.5	2729
4 yrs		LAC			53	23	51	455	2	73	8.9	55	1206	0	44	21.9	1839
3 yrs		HOU			40	28	58	564	0	31	9.7	3	100	0	50	33.3	739
1 yr		PIT			3	0			0			4	88	0	27	22.0	88
1 yr		TEN			9	5			0					0			63

Kick & Punt Returns Table
				Games		Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
2018+	24	LAC	DB	2	2	5	46	0	33	9.2	6	179	0	72	29.8	225
2023	29	HOU	CB	2	2	1	8	0	8	8.0			0			8
Career				5	4	6	54	0	33	9.0	6	179	0	72	29.8	233
1 yr		HOU		2	2	1	8	0	8	8.0			0			8
1 yr		LAC		2	2	5	46	0	33	9.2	6	179	0	72	29.8	225
1 yr		TEN		1	0			0					0			0

Scoring Summary

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Regular Season

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	PR TD	FblTD	IntTD	AllTD	D2P	Pts	Pts/G
2017	23	LAC	DB		16	4			1	1		6	0.4
2018+	24	LAC	DB		16	8	1		1	2		12	0.8
2019	25	LAC	DB	20	15	8	1			1		6	0.4
2020	26	2TM	DB-RCB		15	8		1		1	0	6	0.4
		TEN	RCB	33	9	5		1		1		6	0.7
Career					105	56	2	1	2	5	0	30	.3
4 yrs		LAC			53	23	2		2	4	0	24	.5
3 yrs		HOU			40	28					0	0	0.0
1 yr		PIT			3	0					0	0	0.0
1 yr		TEN			9	5		1		1	0	6	.7

Snap Counts

Since 2012

Regular Season

Snap Counts Table
					Games		Off.		Def.		ST
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Num	Pct	Num	Pct	Num	Pct
2017	23	LAC	DB		16	4	0	0%	716	68%	190	44%
2018+	24	LAC	DB		16	8	0	0%	800	77%	147	34%
2019	25	LAC	DB	20	15	8	0	0%	582	64%	200	52%
2020	26	2TM	DB-RCB		15	8	0		708		94
		TEN	RCB	33	9	5	0	0%	448	72%	28	11%
		LAC	DB	20	6	3	0	0%	260	63%	66	36%
2021	27	HOU	LCB	25	16	12	0	0%	927	86%	76	18%
2022	28	HOU	DB/LCB	25	17	13	0	0%	918	78%	103	22%
2023	29	2TM	CB-DB		10	3	0		312		68
		HOU	CB	25	7	3	0	0%	311	66%	53	27%
		PIT	CB	25	3	0	0	0%	1	1%	15	19%
Career							0		4963		878
4 yrs		LAC			53	23	0		2358		603
3 yrs		HOU			40	28	0		2156		232
1 yr		PIT			3	0	0		1		15
1 yr		TEN			9	5	0		448		28

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PFR HOF Monitor: 13.40 (663rd among DB, average HOF DB is 98.02)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Desmond King?

Desmond King is 29 years old.

When was Desmond King born?

Desmond King was born on December 14, 1994.

Where was Desmond King born?

Desmond King was born in Detroit, MI.

How tall is Desmond King?

Desmond King is 5-10 (178 cm) tall.

How much does Desmond King weigh?

Desmond King weighs 200 lbs (90 kg).

How many games does Desmond King play?

Desmond King played 10 games last season and 105 games over his career.

How many Super Bowls has Desmond King won?

Desmond King has never won a Super Bowl.

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