Haynes King

HISTORY — From College Profile

2023 (Redshirt Sophomore):Put together a historic first season as a Yellow Jacket, throwing for 2,842 yards and 27 touchdowns and rushing for 737 yards and 10 touchdowns … Was one of only two Power Five players with at least 2,800 passing yards, 25 touchdown passes, 700 rushing yards and 10 touchdown runs in 2023, joining Heisman Trophy winner and No. 2 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, Jayden Daniels of LSU … Became only the fourth ACC player since 2000 with 2,800 passing yards, 25 touchdown passes, 700 rushing yards and 10 rushing touchdowns in a season, joining Clemson’s Deshaun Watson (2015), Virginia Tech’s Jerod Evans (2016) and Louisville’s Lamar Jackson (2016 and 2017) … Honorable-mention all-ACC … Voted as a permanent team captain by his teammates … Started all 13 games at quarterback … Led the ACC and ranked ninth nationally in points responsible for (224) … Led the ACC and ranked 12th nationally in touchdown passes (27) … Ranked second in the ACC and 29th nationally in total offense (275.3 ypg) … Ranked fourth in the ACC in passing yards (2,842) and yards per completion (12.58) … Ranked eighth in the ACC in rushing touchdowns (10) … Set a Georgia Tech single-season record with 37 touchdowns responsible for, breaking the previous record of 35 compiled by Joe Hamilton in 1999, when he finished second in voting for the Heisman Trophy … 27 touchdown passes were the second-most in Georgia Tech single-season history (behind only Hamilton’s 29 in ’99) … 3,729 yards of total offense were second-most in Georgia Tech single-season history (behind only Hamilton’s 3,794 in ’99) … 226 completions were the second-most in Tech single-season history (behind George Godsey’s 249 in 2001) … 2,842 passing yards ranked fourth in Georgia Tech single-season history, just 243 yards shy of Godsey’s record of 3,085 (2001) … After just one season as a Yellow Jacket, King ranks t-eighth, 13th and 16th in Tech history for career touchdown passes, passing yards and total offense, respectively … Threw four touchdown passes in a game three times (vs. South Carolina State – Sept. 9, Bowling Green – Sept. 30 and North Carolina – Oct. 28), which tied Hamilton (1999) for the most games with at least four touchdown passes in Tech’s single-season history … Threw for at least 300 yards three times (313 vs. Louisville – Sept. 1, 307 at No. 17 Ole Miss – Sept. 16 and 348 vs. Bowling Green – Sept. 30), which is the third-most 300-yard passing games in a season and a career in Georgia Tech history … Just 13 games into his Georgia Tech career, he owns 16% of the four-touchdown games (3-of-19) and 10% of the 300-yard games (3-of-31) by a passer in program history … Opened the season by throwing for 313 yards and three touchdowns – the most ever by a passer in his Georgia Tech debut – and running for 53 yards against Louisville (Sept. 1) … Completed 21-of-29 passes (72.4%) for 290 yards and four touchdowns in 48-13 win over South Carolina State (Sept. 9) … Completed 28 passes – tied for the fourth-most in Georgia Tech single-game history and the third-most without an interception – for 307 yards and two touchdowns, while also running for 42 yards and a score at Ole Miss … Had 275 yards of total offense (222 passing, 53 rushing) in 30-16 win at Wake Forest (Sept. 23) … Threw for 348 yards – the 10th-highest total in Georgia Tech single-game history – and four TDs against Bowling Green … Overcame one of his poorest statistical outings of the season to engineer one of the most memorable drives in Tech history in the Yellow Jackets’ 23-20 win at No. 17 Miami (Fla.) (Oct. 7) … Trailing 20-17, Georgia Tech recovered a fumble at its own 26 yard line with 26 seconds remaining in the game … After an incomplete pass, King completed a 30-yard pass to Malik Rutherford, got the team to the line of scrimmage to spike the ball and stop the clock, then hit Christian Leary for a 44-yard touchdown pass with one second left to give the Jackets the improbable victory … After throwing for 74 yards on the final drive, King finished with 151 passing yards to go along with 46 rushing yards and a touchdown in the win over Miami … King and Leary were honored as recipients of the Pop-Tarts “Crazy Good” Play of the Week award for their game-winning touchdown at Miami and received a large shipment of Pop-Tarts that they shared with their teammates … Highlighted by a career-high 150 rushing yards and a touchdown on just 10 carries, King amassed 354 yards of total offense (204 passing) and accounted for two scores (one passing) against Boston College (Oct. 21) … Turned in another memorable performance in Georgia Tech’s 46-42 win over No. 17 North Carolina with 287 passing yards, four touchdown passes and 90 rushing yards on just eight carries … Helped lead the Yellow Jackets back from four double-digit deficits in the win over UNC, including deficits of 35-24 and 42-32 in the fourth quarter … Fourth and final touchdown pass in the win over the Tar Heels was the 5-yard game-winner to TE Brett Seither with 4:28 to go in the game … Following his performance against UNC, King was named the Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week, the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback of the Week, the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Player of the Week, a Manning Award Star of the Week and the ACC Quarterback of the Week … Accounted for 291 yards of offense (208 passing, 83 rushing) and three touchdowns (one passing, two rushing) in the next week’s 45-17 win at Virginia (Nov. 4) … Completed 23-of-30 passes (.767) in both wins over North Carolina and Virginia, which are tied for the second-highest completion percentages by a passer with at least 30 attempts in Georgia Tech history … Threw for two touchdowns at Clemson (Nov. 11) … Completed 16-of-20 passes for an ultra-efficient 138 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 82 yards and another score in bowl-clinching 31-22 win over Syracuse (Nov. 18) … .800 completion percentage against Syracuse was the fourth-highest in school history for a passer with at least 20 attempts … Closed the regular season by throwing for 158 yards and running for 24 yards and two touchdowns in eight-point loss to No. 1 Georgia … Accounted for 176 yards (87 passing, 89 rushing) and two touchdowns (one passing, one rushing) in 30-17 win over UCF in Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl … Passing numbers in Gasparilla Bowl were muted by Georgia Tech calling 27-consecutive running plays to close the game and seal the victory.

2020-22 (Texas A&M): Has three seasons of eligibility after coming to Georgia Tech as a graduate transfer from Texas A&M … Played at Texas A&M for three seasons from 2020-22 … Started in the season-opening win over Sam Houston as a sophomore in 2022, finished with three touchdowns on 20-of-31 passing for 364 yards, the most by an Aggie in a season opener since 2009 … Threw for 253 yards on 25-of-46 passing and two scores at Alabama … Completed 17-of-32 passing attempts for 178 yards and one touchdown, while adding 19 yards on the ground at South Carolina … Recipient of A&M’s Offensive Attitude Award, Toughness Award, Aggie Strength & Conditioning Top Conditioned Athlete Award and Sophomore Academic Award in 2022 … Started the first two games of his freshman season in 2021 before suffering a season-ending injury … Made his first career start and threw for 292 yards and two touchdowns on 21-of-33 passing in the 41-10 season-opening win over Kent State … Started the game at Colorado and exited in the first quarter due to injury … Earned the Offensive Aggie Award for strength & conditioning at the annual team banquet … Played in two games his first year at Texas A&M (retaining his year of eligibility – “Covid Year”) … Made his collegiate debut at No. 2 Alabama, throwing a 17-yard pass and leading the team with 43 rushing yards on five attempts late in the game … Connected with Max Wright on a 45-yard crossing route for his first career touchdown in the win at South Carolina … Teammates at Texas A&M with current Georgia Tech teammates Chase Lane and Andre White.

HIGH SCHOOL

Attended Longview High School, where he was named an Under Armour All-American … Totaled 30 touchdowns on the season, 20 thru the air and 10 on the ground … Was 123-for-213 for 1,926 yards as a senior, rushed 55 times for 506 yards … Was a unanimous four-star recruit and a top-15 recruit from the state of Texas.

PERSONAL

Earned a bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M in business management with a sports management minor in December 2022 … Majoring in history, techology and society at Georgia Tech.