Desmond King (American football)
Desmond King II is an American football cornerback for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. He previously played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes. King attended East English Village Preparatory Academy in Detroit, Michigan. He set a Michigan high school record with 29 interceptions.
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Desmond King II is an American football cornerback for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. He previously played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes. King attended East English Village Preparatory Academy in Detroit, Michigan. He set a Michigan high school record with 29 interceptions. King was rated by Rivals. com a three-star recruit and committed to the University of Iowa to play college football. The Los Angeles Chargers selected King in the fifth round with the 151st overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft. He was named a consensus first-team All-American and won the 2015 Jim Thorpe Award, which is given to the best defensive back in all of college football, for the second season in a row. King made his professional regular season debut in the Chargers’ season-opener at the Denver Broncos and made one pass deflection during their 24–21 loss.
On November 23, 2017, King recorded five solo tackles, a pass break up, and returned his first career interception off Dak Prescott for a 90-yard touchdown during a 28–6 victory at the Dallas Cowboys. He made his fourth career start and made a season-high ten combined tackles and sacked Washington Redskins’ quarterback Kirk Cousins during the Chargers’ 30–13 victory. King finished his rookie season in 2017 with 76 combined tackles, five pass deflections, and an interception in 12 games and four starts. He also returned 17 kickoffs for 353 yards. He received an overall grade of 86. 5 from Pro Football Focus in 2017, which ranked as the 14th highest grade among all qualifying cornerbacks.
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