Tavarres King

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Tavarres King
No. 15 New York Giants
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: (1990-07-14) July 14, 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth: Mount Airy, Georgia
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Career information
High school: Mount Airy (GA) Habersham Central
College: Georgia
NFL draft: 2013 / Round: 5 / Pick: 161
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Reserve/Future
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

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

2013 NFL Combine

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
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

  1. ↑ https://sports.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/football/recruiting/player-Tavarres-King-56179
  2. ↑ http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/tavarres-king?id=2539235 King NFL Combine
  3. ↑ http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=83360&draftyear=2013&genpos=WR
  4. ↑ http://www.brandonsun.com/sports/football/denver-broncos-select-georgia-wide-receiver-tavarres-king-in-fifth-round-of-draft-205014691.html?thx=y
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