TJ King

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TJ King
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    205
  • Hometown:
    Knoxville, Tenn.
  • Position:
    RB
  • Year:
    Sophomore
  • High School:
    William Blount
  • Previous College:
    Tennessee Tech
  • gp
    10
  • tk
    2.0
  • sac
    -
  • int
    -
  • ffum
    -
Bio

2022: King was Carson-Newman's second-leading rusher in 2022, tallying 496 yards on 108 carries.  He tallied four touchdowns and averaged 49.6 yards per game. The sophomore had one, 100-yard game on the season, when he rushed for 100 yards on 17 carries against Erskine.  He tallied one of his four touchdowns on the year against the Flying Fleet. He also found the end zone against West Georgia (9/1), Limestone (9/17) and at Tusculum (10/8). King's long rush of 34 yards went for six against the Wolves.  He had five games where he rushed for at least 50 yards and four carries that covered at least 20 yards. 

HONORS:

  • All-SAC Second Team

2021: King appeared in nine games for Carson-Newman, primarily on special teams. He did have one carry that went for negative two yards.  He had five tackles as a member of Carson-Newman's special teams units.  

2020: Made one tackle on special teams against UVA Wise. 

HIGH SCHOOL: Played at William Blount 

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 2 2
Assists 0 0
Tackles 2.0 2.0
Tackles per game .2 .3
Sacks - -
Sack yards - -
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 0.0 0.0
Tackle for loss yards - -
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 12 82 6.8 34 1 - -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 14 60 4.3 28 0 - -
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 16 46 2.9 17 1 - -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 13 66 5.1 28 0 - -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 9 55 6.1 17 0 - -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 8 34 4.3 11 1 1 1
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 17 100 5.9 18 1 - -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 10 35 3.5 8 0 1 1
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 2 -1 -0.5 1 0 - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 7 19 2.7 6 0 - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 1 17 17.0 17 0 - -
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 1 6 6.0 6 0 - -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 - - - - - 1 1
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 - - - - - 1 1
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 - - - - - 0
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 - - - - - 0
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 - - - - - 0
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - - - - 0
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 1 82 - - - 82
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 1 60 17 - - 77
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 1 46 - - - 46
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 1 66 - - - 66
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 1 55 6 - - 61
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 1 34 - - - 34
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 1 100 - - - 100
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 1 35 - - - 35
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 1 -1 - - - -1
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 1 19 - - - 19
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 2 0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2020-21 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 23 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2020-21 1 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 9 1 -2 -0.2 -2.0 0 0 1 1
2022-23 10 108 496 49.6 4.6 4 34 2 2
2023-24 3 1 2 0.7 2.0 0 2 - -
Total 23 110 496 21.6 4.5 4 34 3 3
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2020-21 1 - - - - - - -
2021-22 9 - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 2 0.2 23 2.3 11.5 0 17
2023-24 3 - - - - - - -
Total 23 2 0.1 23 1.0 11.5 0 17
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2020-21 1 - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 9 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 3 - - - - - - - 0
Total 23 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2020-21 1 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 9 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 3 - - - - - - - -
Total 23 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 0 11 - 0 11 - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Total 0 11 - 0 11 - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2020-21 1 - - - - 0 .0
2021-22 9 -2 - - 11 9 1.0
2022-23 10 496 23 - - 519 51.9
2023-24 3 2 - - - 2 .7
Total 23 496 23 - 11 530 23.0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2020-21 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 0 0.0 0 - 0 - - - - - - 0
2022-23 24 2.4 4 0 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Total 24 1.0 4 0 0 - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2020-21 1 1 0 1.0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 9 3 2 5.0 .6 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 2 0 2.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 3 0 2 2.0 .7 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 23 6 4 10.0 .4 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 10 108 496 49.6 4.6 4 34 2 2
Conference 8 82 354 44.3 4.3 3 28 2 2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 63 280 56.0 4.4 2 28 - -
Away 5 45 216 43.2 4.8 2 34 2 2
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 5 49 233 46.6 4.8 1 28 - -
Losses 5 59 263 52.6 4.5 3 34 2 2
Month
September 4 55 254 63.5 4.6 2 34 - -
October 5 46 223 44.6 4.8 2 18 2 2
November 1 7 19 19.0 2.7 0 6 - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 10 2 0.2 23 2.3 11.5 0 17
Conference 8 1 0.1 6 0.8 6.0 0 6
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 2 0.4 23 4.6 11.5 0 17
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 5 2 0.4 23 4.6 11.5 0 17
Losses 5 - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 1 0.3 17 4.3 17.0 0 17
October 5 1 0.2 6 1.2 6.0 0 6
November 1 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 5 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 5 - - - - - - - 0
November 1 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 5 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 10 496 23 - - 519 51.9
Conference 8 354 6 - - 360 45.0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 5 280 23 - - 303 60.6
Away 5 216 - - - 216 43.2
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 5 233 23 - - 256 51.2
Losses 5 263 - - - 263 52.6
Month
September 4 254 17 - - 271 67.8
October 5 223 6 - - 229 45.8
November 1 19 - - - 19 19.0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 24 2.4 4 0 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 18 2.3 3 0 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 12 2.4 2 0 - - - - - - - 0
Away 12 2.4 2 - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 6 1.2 1 0 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 18 3.6 3 - - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 12 3.0 2 0 - - - - - - - 0
October 12 2.4 2 0 - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 10 2 0 2.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 2 0 2.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 2 0 2.0 .4 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 2 0 2.0 .4 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 2 0 2.0 .5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
News mentions
Lee named Defensive Freshman of the Year, 13 Eagles honored by SAC
  • Article
  • November 17, 2022
Lee named Defensive Freshman of the Year, 13 Eagles honored by SAC

ROCK HILL, S.C. – Carson-Newman freshman FOX end Frank Lee (Orangeburg, S.C.) was named the South Atlantic Conference’s Mountain Division Defensive Freshman of the Year and 13 Eagles brought home All-Mountain Division honors, the SAC released Thursday morning. 

  • November 17, 2022
C-N starts slow, Mars Hill rolls 44-13
  • Article
  • October 22, 2022
C-N starts slow, Mars Hill rolls 44-13

MARS HILL, N.C. -  Carson-Newman (3-5, 2-4 South Atlantic Conference) was called for a delay of game and a false start before running an offensive play in a harbinger of what was to come. 

  • October 22, 2022
Carson-Newman Football Mars Hill Pre-Game Press Release Transcripts
  • Article
  • October 18, 2022
Carson-Newman Football Mars Hill Pre-Game Press Release Transcripts
  • October 18, 2022
Fleet grounded, C-N shuts out Erskine
  • Article
  • October 15, 2022
Fleet grounded, C-N shuts out Erskine

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (3-4, 2-3 South Atlantic Conference) celebrated its first Saturday night game at Burke-Tarr Stadium in the month of October in 38 years by donning black jerseys and blanking Erskine (2-5, 0-5 SAC) 37-0. 

  • October 15, 2022
Turnovers, red-zone issues undo Eagles at Tusculum
  • Article
  • October 08, 2022
Turnovers, red-zone issues undo Eagles at Tusculum

GREENEVILLE, Tenn.  – Carson-Newman (2-4, 1-3 South Atlantic Conference) entered Saturday’s contest with Tusculum (5-1, 3-1 SAC) with just five giveaways on the season and the 21st fewest fumbles lost in the country. 

  • October 08, 2022
Defense de-fangs Wolves, C-N rallies past No. 7 Newberry for program win 650
  • Article
  • October 01, 2022
Defense de-fangs Wolves, C-N rallies past No. 7 Newberry for program win 650

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – With a little more than five minutes left in the second quarter, Seventh-ranked Newberry (4-1, 2-1 South Atlantic Conference)  quarterback Pete Elmore scrambled seven yards for a first down.

  • October 01, 2022
Defense shines, but No. 18 Bears best Eagles 34-13
  • Article
  • September 24, 2022
Defense shines, but No. 18 Bears best Eagles 34-13

HICKORY, N.C.  – Carson-Newman (1-3, 0-2 South Atlantic Conference) harassed 18th-ranked Lenoir-Rhyne’s offense into seven tackles for loss and 3.8 yards per rush, but the Bears used a 17-point second quarter to create separation in a 34-13 win over C-N Saturday night at Moretz Stadium. 

  • September 24, 2022
Eagles drop 2OT heartbreaker to Limestone
  • Article
  • September 17, 2022
Eagles drop 2OT heartbreaker to Limestone

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (1-2, 0-1 South Atlantic Conference) outgained Limestone (2-1, 1-0 SAC) 473-424, but the Saints took advantage of miscues in C-N’s kicking game to collect a 40-37, two-overtime win Saturday at Burke-Tarr Stadium.

  • September 17, 2022
No. 10 West Georgia uses strong second quarter to roll past C-N 38-7
  • Article
  • September 01, 2022
No. 10 West Georgia uses strong second quarter to roll past C-N 38-7

CARROLLTON, Ga.- No. 10 West Georgia (1-0) scored five times in six drives at the start of  the second quarter to create separation and stiff-arm Carson-Newman (0-1) to a 38-7 season-opening win Thursday evening at University Stadium.

  • September 01, 2022
Carson-Newman Football Position Previews: The Running Backs
  • Article
  • August 21, 2022
Carson-Newman Football Position Previews: The Running Backs

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – This is the sixth part in an eight-part series chronicling Carson-Newman football's positions for the 2022 season. This feature breaks down the Eagle ball carriers with the assistance of running backs coach Leonard Weaver.

  • August 21, 2022