Desmond King

Quick Facts

Full Name	Desmond King
Occupation	Football Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 14, 1994(1994-12-14)
Age	30
Birthplace	Detroit
Country	United States
Birth City	Michigan
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Desmond King Biography

Desmond King is one of the most popular and richest Football Player who was born on December 14, 1994 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Cornerback selected by the Fifth Round of 2017’s NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Chargers. He was a national star due to his college career with the Iowa Hawkeyes, with whom were named as a member of the All-Big Ten first team in the years 2015 and the year 2016.

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King attended Iowa under head coach Kirk Ferentz. As a true freshman at the University of Iowa in 2013, King appeared in all 13 games and made 12 starts. He was the first true freshman to start at defensive back for Iowa since 2002. He started all 13 games his sophomore year in 2014 and had 64 tackles and three interceptions. King returned as a starter his junior year in 2015. He also became Iowa’s punt and kick returner. After a terrific junior season in which he had 43 tackles, and a Big-Ten high 8 interceptions, King was named a consensus first-team All-American and won the 2015 Jim Thorpe Award, which is given to the best defensive back in all of college football. Despite being projected as an early-round pick in the 2016 NFL Draft, King announced that he would return to Iowa for his senior season. On November 29, 2016, King was name First Team All-Big Ten for the second season in a row. He was also named a 2016 AP Second-Team All-American.

He made his professional regular season debut in the Los Angeles Chargers’ season-opener at the Denver Broncos and made one pass deflection during their 24–21 loss. Starting cornerback Jason Verrett suffered a torn ACL during the game and was placed on injured reserve for the rest of the season. King was promoted to the third cornerback on the depth chart behind Casey Hayward and Trevor Williams in his absence. The following week, King earned his first career start as the starting nickelback and collected six combined tackles in a 19–17 loss to the Miami Dolphins. In Week 8, King recorded four solo tackles and made his first career sack on Tom Brady during a 21–13 loss at the New England Patriots. On November 23, 2017, King recorded five solo tackles, a pass break up, and returned his first career interception off Dak Prescott for a 90-yard touchdown during a 28–6 victory at the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving. On December 10, 2017, King made his fourth career start and made a season-high ten combined tackles, a pass deflection, and sacked Washington Redskins’ quarterback Kirk Cousins during the Chargers’ 30–13 victory. King finished his rookie season in 2017 with 76 combined tackles (66 solo), five pass deflections, and an interception in 12 games and four starts. He also returned 17 kickoffs for 353 yards. He received an overall grade of 86.5 from Pro Football Focus in 2017, which ranked as the 14th highest grade among all qualifying cornerbacks. His grade was also the third highest among all rookie cornerbacks in 2017.

The name of his mother is Yvette.

Desmond King Net Worth

Desmond King is one of the richest Football Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Desmond King 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was identified as a recruit with three stars in his senior year of high school. He made a commitment to Iowa Hawkeyes. Iowa Hawkeyes following his senior season.

After his junior season in 2015 at Iowa the team was the consensus All- American. He also received the Jim Thorpe Award, given to the top defensive backs in the country.

Desmond King II (born December 14, 1994) is an American football cornerback for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He earned All-Pro honors in 2018 as both a defensive back and a punt returner. He previously played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

Desmond Ranked on the list of most popular Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Desmond King celebrates birthday on December 14 of every year.

Did the Texans resign Desmond King?

The Houston Texans were able to keep another one of their free agents, agreeing to terms with defensive back Desmond King on a two-year contract (per ESPN’s Adam Schefter).

How tall is Desmond King?

5′ 10″

Where did Desmond King go to college?

The University of Iowa

How old is Desmond King?

27 years (December 14, 1994)

What did Cleveland give up for Watson?

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