Tre King Explained

Tre King
Current Team:Tulsa Oilers
Position:Running back
Birth Place:Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lbs:190
High School:Wichita (KS) Heights
College:Texas Tech
Undraftedyear:2019
Pastteams:
Status:Active
Statleague:ELF
Statseason:2022
Statlabel1:Rushing yards
Statlabel2:Yards per carry

Tre King is an American football running back for the Tulsa Oilers of the Indoor Football League (IFL). He played college football for the Texas Tech University.

Early life

King was born as one of five siblings in Wichita, Kansas and went to Wichita Heights High School. As a junior he immediately rushed for over 1,000 yards with 18 touchdowns and led his Flacons to the playoffs. This earned him the Topeka Capital-Journal’s All-Class honorable mention. The next season where he had a 8-3 season as a senior and an appearance in the Class 5A quarterfinals.[1]

College career

After his last high school year he committed to Hutchinson Community College and became a member of the Blue Devils. There he racked up 43 yards in 8 carries in his freshman season 2015. As a sophomore he carried 90 times for 352 yards and five touchdowns before his seasons was cut short due to his first major injury. After his 2016 season he transferred to Texas Tech University and the Texas Tech Red Raiders football program. In his first game 2017 he scored a touchdown against the Eastern Washington Eagles. He finished his junior season as he ran for 623 yards, five scores and appeared in all of the 13 regular season game. He finished his last college season with 160 yards on 40 carries but appeared only in 6 games to a knee injury.[2]

College statistics

Year Team Receiving Rushing
NJCAA Division I
2015 Hutch. Blue Dragons 8 2 14 7.0 0 10 43 4.3 0
2016 Hutch. Blue Dragons 6 1 4 4.0 0 90 368 4.1 5
FBS Division I
2017 Texas Red Raiders 13 17 104 6.1 0 131 623 4.8 5
2018 Texas Red Raiders 6 8 48 6.0 0 40 160 4.0 1
College total32 28 170 5.8 0 271 1,194 4.3 11
Source: footballdb.com[3]

Professional career

Cologne Centurions

The Cologne Centurions signed him for the 2022 season as last of their four American import roster spots.[4]

Tulsa Oilers

On October 5, 2022, King signed with the Tulsa Oilers of the Indoor Football League (IFL).[5]

Professional statistics

Year Team Receiving Rushing
2022 Cologne Centurions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ELF total0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: EuropeanLeague.Football

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tre King - Texas Tech University Athletics. texastech.com. May 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: Texas Tech NFL Draft Profile: Tre King. www.vivathematadors.com. May 20, 2022.
  3. Web site: Statistics: Tre King. thefootballdb.com. May 20, 2022.
  4. Web site: European League of Football: Cologne Centurions sign former Texas Tech RB Tre King. AmericanFootballInternational.com. Alex Malchow. May 20, 2022.
  5. News: 2022 IFL Transactions . goifl.com . October 5, 2022 . December 13, 2022.