Tavarres King
| No. 15 New York Giants | |||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Date of birth: | July 14, 1990 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Mount Airy, Georgia | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Mount Airy (GA) Habersham Central | ||||||||
| College: | Georgia | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2013 / Round: 5 / Pick: 161 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 9, 2016 | |||||||||
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Tavarres King (born July 14, 1990) is an American football wide receiver for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia.
High School
King attended Habersham Central High School in Mount Airy, Georgia. He was the RISE Gatorade Georgia Football Player of the Year after finishing his senior season in 2007 with a state-record 1,632 receiving yards and 17 TDs on 99 receptions (16.5 average). He also set a then-school record with 42 catches for 700 yards and 10 TDs, and returned a kickoff and a punt for a score as a junior. He finished his career with 207 catches for 3,726 yards and 37 TDs. His father, Anthony King, once held all the rushing records at Habersham Central and later played at Clemson.
Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, he was rated the No.15 wide receiver prospect in the nation. He accepted a scholarship from Georgia over offers from Clemson, Florida and Georgia Tech.[1]
College career
During his tenure, he caught 135 passes for 2,602 receiving yards and 20 touchdowns.
Professional career
| Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||
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| 6 ft 0 in | 189 lb | 33 in | 9 1/2 in | 4.47 s | 1.57 s | 2.53 s | 4.33 s | 6.91 s | 36.5 in | 10 ft 3 in | 11 reps | ||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[2][3] | |||||||||||||||||||
Denver Broncos
King was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the fifth round, 161st overall in the 2013 NFL Draft.[4]
Carolina Panthers
King was claimed by the Carolina Panthers on October 21, 2013 after being waived by the Denver Broncos. He was cut August 30, 2014 for final roster cuts before the start of the 2014 season. He was signed to the team's practice squad the next day.[5]
Jacksonville Jaguars
On September 16, 2014, the Jacksonville Jaguars signed King off the Carolina Panthers practice squad to the club’s 53-man roster.[6] He was waived on October 25, 2014.[7]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
On October 28, 2014, days after being released by Jacksonville when they promoted Peyton Thompson to their active roster, Tampa Bay worked out several wide receivers and signed King to their practice squad. [8] On September 4, 2015, King was released by the Bucs on the final cuts toward the 53 man roster.[9]
New York Giants
On September 30, 2015, King was added to the practice squad of the New York Giants.[10] On January 4, 2016, King signed a reserve/future contract with the Giants.[11]
References
- ↑ https://sports.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/football/recruiting/player-Tavarres-King-56179
- ↑ http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/tavarres-king?id=2539235 King NFL Combine
- ↑ http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=83360&draftyear=2013&genpos=WR
- ↑ http://www.brandonsun.com/sports/football/denver-broncos-select-georgia-wide-receiver-tavarres-king-in-fifth-round-of-draft-205014691.html?thx=y
- ↑ Strickland, Bryan (August 31, 2014). "Panthers sign 10 to practice squad". Panthers.com. Retrieved 2014-09-02.
- ↑ "Jaguars make several roster moves". Jacksonville Jaguars. September 16, 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
- ↑ White, R.J. "Jaguars waive Tavarres King, sign Peyton Thompson". CBS Sports. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ↑ "Buccaneers worked out some big wide outs; Sign Tavarres King to P/S". yardbarker.com. October 28, 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
- ↑ "Bucs cut former starting guard Patrick Omameh". nbcsports.com. September 5, 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-11.
- ↑ Eisen, Michael (September 30, 2015). "Giants add WR Tavarres King, QB G.J. Kinne to practice squad". Giants.com. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
- ↑ Raanan, Jordan (January 4, 2016). "Giants sign 6 players to reserve/future contracts". NJ.com. Retrieved January 11, 2016.