Johnny King (American football)

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Johnny King

Personal information

Born:

September 29, 1999 (age 25)
Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)

Weight:

209 lb (95 kg)

Career information

High school:

Boyd H. Anderson
(Lauderdale Lakes, Florida)

College:

Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (2019)
Southeast Missouri State (2020–2022)

Position:

Wide receiver

Undrafted:

2023

Career history

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Career highlights and awards

First-team All-OVC (2022)
Second-team All-OVC (2021)

Johnny King (born September 29, 1999) is an American professional football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M and Southeast Missouri State.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Bench press
6 ft 4+1⁄2 in (1.94 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	34+7⁄8 in (0.89 m)	10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m)	4.57 s	1.57 s	2.65 s	4.38 s	7.09 s	31.0 in (0.79 m)	10 ft 3 in (3.12 m)	4 reps
All values from Pro Day^[1]

Indianapolis Colts

On May 5, 2023, the Indianapolis Colts signed King to a three-year, $2.70 million contract as an undrafted free agent.^[2]^[3] On August 2, 2023, King was waived by the Colts.^[2]^[4]

Philadelphia Eagles

On August 8, 2023, the Philadelphia Eagles signed King to a one-year, $750,000 contract.^[3] He was waived on August 29, 2023.^[5]

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

King signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on January 23, 2024.^[6] He was released on May 28, 2024.^[7]

References

^ "Johnny King, Southeast Missouri, WR, 2023 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". DraftScout.com. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Colts sign WR Amari Rodgers, waive WR Johnny King". Colts.com. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Spotrac.com: Johnny King contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
^ "Spotrac.com: Johnny King transactions". Spotrac.com. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
^ Spadaro, Dave; McPherson, Chris (August 29, 2023). "Eagles announce initial 53-man roster". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
^ "Hamilton Tiger-Cats Transactions". footballdb.com. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
^ "Johnny King". Footballdb.com. Retrieved August 12, 2024.

External links

Career statistics from NFL.com · ESPN
Southeast Missouri State Redhawks bio
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Golden Norsemen bio

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