Oklahoma State University Athletics
2017 Football Roster
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King, J.D.
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Jersey Number 27
J.D. King
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Fitzgerald, GA
- High School:
- Fitzgerald
Bio
Powerful runner who gained important experience as a true freshman.
2017 (Freshman): OSU’s second-leading rusher with 469 yards on 99 carries ... Ranked among the top freshmen rushers in the Big 12 ... Scored five touchdowns - four rushing and one receiving ... Set an OSU freshman record for carries in a single game with 36 at West Virginia, breaking the previous record of 34 set by Thurman Thomas against Kansas State in 1984 ... That total also marked the most for any Cowboy in a game all season ... Finished with 142 rushing yards and a touchdown in that game to set season highs, as well as adding five catches for 29 yards and another score, touching the ball 41 times for 171 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns ... His 142 rushing yards against WVU marked the 11th-best single game rushing total by a freshman in OSU history, and he was named the OSU offensive player of the game for his performance ... Rushed for a 71-yard touchdown on his second career carry in the season opener vs. Tulsa, finishing that game with 95 yards on six carries ... Rushed for at least 35 yards in six games during the season ... Also scored a rushing touchdown against Baylor and another one in OSU’s overtime win at Texas that marked the Cowboys’ only touchdown of the game ... Had five carries of at least 20 yards and carried the ball at least once in 11 games ... Added 8 catches for 50 yards during the season.
High School: Played for coach Jason Strickland at Fitzgerald …. Finished his high school career with nearly 6,000 rushing yards … Led his team to a 13-2 finish and a state championship appearance as a senior, rushing for 1,798 yards and 21 touchdowns and adding 549 receiving yards and nine touchdown catches … Named class AA first-team All-State in 2016 by the Atlanta Journal Constitution … Was the state’s leading rusher in 2015, totaling 2,432 yards and 33 touchdowns on 341 carries for a state runner-up team … Named the 2015 AJC Class AA Offensive Player of the Year and to the AJC “Super 11” … Also named first team all-state … Ran for a career-high 335 yards on 44 carries and scored three touchdowns in a playoff victory in 2015 … Had 214 carries for 1,559 yards and 15 touchdowns as a sophomore in 2014 … Also competed in track and field … Chose Oklahoma State over offers from Virginia Tech, N.C. State, Minnesota, Western Kentucky, Cincinnati, South Alabama, Florida Atlantic, Marshall, Troy, Tulane, UCF and others.
Personal: JD King was born Nov. 8, 1998 in Fitzgerald, Ga. … Son of Juan and Sophie King … His relatives David King (Tennessee State) and LaDamien Coney (Lamar) played college football … Plans to study criminal justice.
2017 (Freshman): OSU’s second-leading rusher with 469 yards on 99 carries ... Ranked among the top freshmen rushers in the Big 12 ... Scored five touchdowns - four rushing and one receiving ... Set an OSU freshman record for carries in a single game with 36 at West Virginia, breaking the previous record of 34 set by Thurman Thomas against Kansas State in 1984 ... That total also marked the most for any Cowboy in a game all season ... Finished with 142 rushing yards and a touchdown in that game to set season highs, as well as adding five catches for 29 yards and another score, touching the ball 41 times for 171 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns ... His 142 rushing yards against WVU marked the 11th-best single game rushing total by a freshman in OSU history, and he was named the OSU offensive player of the game for his performance ... Rushed for a 71-yard touchdown on his second career carry in the season opener vs. Tulsa, finishing that game with 95 yards on six carries ... Rushed for at least 35 yards in six games during the season ... Also scored a rushing touchdown against Baylor and another one in OSU’s overtime win at Texas that marked the Cowboys’ only touchdown of the game ... Had five carries of at least 20 yards and carried the ball at least once in 11 games ... Added 8 catches for 50 yards during the season.
High School: Played for coach Jason Strickland at Fitzgerald …. Finished his high school career with nearly 6,000 rushing yards … Led his team to a 13-2 finish and a state championship appearance as a senior, rushing for 1,798 yards and 21 touchdowns and adding 549 receiving yards and nine touchdown catches … Named class AA first-team All-State in 2016 by the Atlanta Journal Constitution … Was the state’s leading rusher in 2015, totaling 2,432 yards and 33 touchdowns on 341 carries for a state runner-up team … Named the 2015 AJC Class AA Offensive Player of the Year and to the AJC “Super 11” … Also named first team all-state … Ran for a career-high 335 yards on 44 carries and scored three touchdowns in a playoff victory in 2015 … Had 214 carries for 1,559 yards and 15 touchdowns as a sophomore in 2014 … Also competed in track and field … Chose Oklahoma State over offers from Virginia Tech, N.C. State, Minnesota, Western Kentucky, Cincinnati, South Alabama, Florida Atlantic, Marshall, Troy, Tulane, UCF and others.
Personal: JD King was born Nov. 8, 1998 in Fitzgerald, Ga. … Son of Juan and Sophie King … His relatives David King (Tennessee State) and LaDamien Coney (Lamar) played college football … Plans to study criminal justice.
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