Marquette King
- January 5, 2024
- Football Player
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Marquette King |
| Occupation | Football Player |
| Date Of Birth | Oct 26, 1988(1988-10-26) |
| Age | 36 |
| Birthplace | Macon |
| Country | United States |
| Birth City | Georgia |
| Horoscope | Libra |
Marquette King Biography
| Name | Marquette King |
| Birthday | Oct 26 |
| Birth Year | 1988 |
| Place Of Birth | Macon |
| Home Town | Georgia |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Libra |
| Parents | Marquette King Sr., Audrey King |
| Siblings | Jasmine King |
Marquette King is one of the most popular and richest Football Player who was born on October 26, 1988 in Macon, Georgia, United States. The Oakland Raider’s punter, who had an average of 48.9 per cent average for 2013 was the sole African American punter to play in the NFL during that time.
He followed the path that of Reggie Roby to become one of the very few black punters from NFL history.
King attended Fort Valley State University where he was originally recruited as a wide receiver. However, he could not find playing time at the position. During his junior year, when his new head coach learned that King practiced punting in his spare time, he threatened to revoke King’s scholarship unless he focused on becoming a full-time punter. King recounted this, and said “When [the coach] threatened to take my scholarship away from me to focus on being a punter I was like, ‘All right, well, if you want to take my scholarship away from me, well, I’m [going to] find a way to make this position look fun.'” In his senior year, King was an All-First Team Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference member and the 2011 FVSU Wildcats Most Valuable Player. During the 2011 season, King punted 80 yards against Bethune-Cookman University. During the 2011 season, King led the SIAC Conference in punting with a 43 yards per punt average, with 21 punts landing inside his opponents’ 20-yard-line. Sixteen of his punts yielded 50 yards or more. King competed in the first annual NFLPA Collegiate Bowl in 2012.
After going undrafted in the 2012 NFL Draft, the Oakland Raiders had King try out for the team. On April 29, 2012, the Oakland Raiders signed King to a three-year, $1.36 million contract. In training camp, King took most of the punting snaps due to an earlier injury to veteran Shane Lechler. King impressed the coaches enough to be kept on the roster but was placed on injured reserve for the entire 2012 NFL season.
His parents were his mom Audrey and has a younger sister named Jasmine.
Marquette King Net Worth
| Net Worth | $16 Million |
| Source Of Income | Football Player |
| House | Living in own house. |
Marquette King is one of the richest Football Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Marquette King 's net worth $16 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
It was Fort Valley State’s top player, with more than 16 punts with 50 yards or more in the 2011 season.
He made his NFL debut as a replacement for the long-time Raiders punter Shane Lechler was hampered by an injury that ended in his debut season.
Marquette King Jr. (born October 26, 1988) is an American football punter who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Fort Valley State and was signed by the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2012. King led the NFL in punting yards in 2014.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 6 ft 0 in |
Marquette King height 6 ft 0 in Marquette weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Marquette King Dating?
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On February 29, 2016, the Raiders signed King to a five-year, $16.50 million extension with $12.50 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $250,000. On September 23, 2016, King was fined $18,231 for a touchdown saving horse collar tackle on Eric Weems during a Week 2 game against the Atlanta Falcons. During the 2016 season, King was named the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week in Week 7.
Facts & Trivia
Marquette Ranked on the list of most popular Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Marquette King celebrates birthday on October 26 of every year.
King was selected by the St. Louis Battlehawks in the 2020 XFL Supplemental Draft on November 22, 2019.