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Desmond King

DB

#25

Experience: 7 years

Height: 5-10

Age: 28

Weight: 200 lbs

College: Iowa

2022 SEASON

Solo
49
SCK
0
FF
0
INT
2

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HIGHLIGHT vs. Jaguars | Desmond King II picks off Trevor Lawrence

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HIGHLIGHT vs. Cowboys | Defense makes a huge fourth-and-goal stop

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DB Desmond King II | Press Conference ahead of Texans vs. Cowboys (12-6-2022)

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HIGHLIGHT | Desmond King makes a big 4th-down stop

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CAN'T MISS | Desmond King II SNAGS the INT

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DB Desmond King II | Press Conference (8-7-2022)

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HIGHLIGHT | Second FOURTH DOWN STOP for the Texans D

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CAN'T MISS | Desmond King II PICKS OFF Trey Lance

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DB Desmond King II | Press Conference (12-29-2021)

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CAN'T MISS | Desmond King II INTERCEPTS the Titans late in the game

DB Desmond King II comes up with his second interception of the day in the fourth quarter.

CAN'T MISS | Desmond King II snags the INT from Tannehill

DB Desmond King II pulls down a huge fourth quarter interception as the Titans were driving.

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Recent Games

WK	OPP	RESULT	TKL	AST	COMBINED	SOLO	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TDS	FF	OPP FR
1	Colts	T 20 - 20	5	1	6	4	0	0	2						0
2	@Broncos	L 9 - 16	1	1	2	1	0	0	1						0
3	@Bears	L 20 - 23	7	0	7	6	0	0	1						0
4	Chargers	L 24 - 34	3	0	3	2	0	0	0						0
5	@Jaguars	W 13 - 6	4	2	6	4	0	0	3	1	29	29	29	0	0
7	@Raiders	L 20 - 38	5	0	5	5	0	0	0						0
8	Titans	L 10 - 17	1	3	4	0	0	0	0						0
9	Eagles	L 17 - 29	4	0	4	3	0	0	0						0
10	@Giants	L 16 - 24	1	1	2	1	0	0	0						0
11	Commanders	L 10 - 23	6	4	10	6	0	0	0						0
12	@Dolphins	L 15 - 30	4	2	6	2	0	0	0						0
13	Browns	L 14 - 27	2	3	5	2	0	0	0						0	1
14	@Cowboys	L 23 - 27	3	4	7	2	0	0	0						0
15	Chiefs	L 24 - 30	2	2	4	2	0	0	0						0	1
16	@Titans	W 19 - 14	1	3	4	1	0	0	0						0
17	Jaguars	L 3 - 31	6	2	8	5	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0
18	@Colts	W 32 - 31	4	2	6	3	0	0	0						0

Career Stats

Defense Career

SEASON	TEAM	G	GS	TKL	AST	COMBINED	SOLO	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TDS	FF	OPP FR
2017	Los Angeles Chargers	16	4	66	10	76	46	4	0	5	1	90	90	90	1	0
2018	Los Angeles Chargers	16	8	47	15	62	41	0	0	10	3	75	25	42	1	1	1
2019	Los Angeles Chargers	15	8	40	11	51	38	2.5	0	2						1	1
2020	Los Angeles Chargers	6	3	19	5	24	15	1	0	0						0
2020	Tennessee Titans	9	5	21	10	31	20	1	0	2						0	1
2021	Houston Texans	16	12	68	25	93	63	0	0	6	3	25	8.3	25	0	1
2022	Houston Texans	17	13	59	30	89	49	0	0	8	2	30	15	29	0	0	2
TOTAL		95	53	320	106	426	272	8.5	0	33	9	220	24.4	90	2	3	5

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