19 Jonathan King
19 - Jonathan King
Height: 6-3
Weight: 180
Year: So.
Hometown: Knoxville, Tenn.
High School: Farragut HS
Position: P
Previous School: Farragut HS
avg 40.8
in 20 21

An All-OVC performer in his rookie season, Jonathan continues the tradition of top-notch punters in the Golden Eagle program, leading the league and earning all-OVC honors in his debut season...came into the Golden Eagle program as an outstanding prep kicker, and has continued to develop his talents under the Tech coaching staff...has really benefitted from his time in the weight room...has gotten stronger and shows more and more confidence...adds another dimension to the Golden Eagle gameplan with his accuracy, deep kicks, and proven ability to back up opponents...combines leg strength with excellent technical ability...a solid athlete who played quarterback in high school...handles holding duties, as well...Freshman All-America third-team selection by TonySoftli.com.

AT TECH (IN 2014): Burst onto the scene as a redshirt freshman by leading the OVC and ranking 21st in the nation (FCS) with a 41.5 average per punt...kicked 79 times (second in school history, just two short of the school record) for 3,279 yards (third-most in Tech record book)...had a long kick of 63 yards...downed 28 of his kicks inside the opponent 20-yard line, and forced foes to call for fair catch 15 times...only pushed four of his kicks into the end zone...named second-team all-OVC and grabbed a spot on the OVC all-newcomer squad...earned national recognition twice...received USA Football Network FCS Rookie of the Week Honorable Mention after the UNI game after averaging 43.6 yards on 12 kicks...his 12 punts was one short of the school record, and his 523 yards is also the second-highest game in school history...a week later he earned CFPA National Punter of the Week Honorable Mention after averaging 47.3 yards on six kicks against Murray State...three of his six kicks were inside the 20.

(IN 2013): Was on the roster in 2013...spent the year as a member of the scout team.

HIGH SCHOOL: Named the National High School Player of the Year and an All-American by Ray Guy ProKicker.com...combination kicker from Farragut High School who averaged 46.9 yards per punt and made six of nine field goal tries as a senior...for his career he was 27-for-43 on field goal tries and made 55-for-56 PATs...named the 2012 Tennessee Mr. Football Kicker of the Year. 

PERSONAL: The son of Russ and Marcia King... full name is Jonathan Russell King... born Nov. 29, 1994, in Knoxville, Tenn... majoring in basic business.

Recent Games
Oct 8 at Eastern Kentucky L, 48-17
Oct 17 Jacksonville State L, 42-13
Oct 24 at Eastern Illinois L, 51-20
Oct 31 at Southeast Missouri L, 38-17
Nov 14 Austin Peay W, 42-24
Nov 21 Tennessee State W, 30-24
Statistics category Overall Conf
Punts 75 56
Yards 3063 2244
Average 40.8 40.1
Long 58 57
Inside 20 21 14
Fair caught 21 11
Touch backs 3 3
Blocked 0 0
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 5 at Houston L, 52-24 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 at Wofford L, 34-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Mercer W, 29-22 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Murray State W, 31-29 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 UT Martin L, 31-17 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Eastern Kentucky L, 48-17 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Jacksonville State L, 42-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Eastern Illinois L, 51-20 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Southeast Missouri L, 38-17 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Austin Peay W, 42-24 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 21 Tennessee State W, 30-24 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 5 at Houston L, 52-24 - - - - - - -
Sep 12 at Wofford L, 34-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Mercer W, 29-22 - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Murray State W, 31-29 - - - - - - -
Oct 3 UT Martin L, 31-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Eastern Kentucky L, 48-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Jacksonville State L, 42-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Eastern Illinois L, 51-20 - - - - - 1 0
Oct 31 at Southeast Missouri L, 38-17 - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Austin Peay W, 42-24 - - - - - - -
Nov 21 Tennessee State W, 30-24 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 5 at Houston L, 52-24 - - - - - - -
Sep 12 at Wofford L, 34-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Mercer W, 29-22 - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Murray State W, 31-29 - - - - - - -
Oct 3 UT Martin L, 31-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Eastern Kentucky L, 48-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Jacksonville State L, 42-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Eastern Illinois L, 51-20 - - - - - 1 0
Oct 31 at Southeast Missouri L, 38-17 - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Austin Peay W, 42-24 - - - - - - -
Nov 21 Tennessee State W, 30-24 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 5 at Houston L, 52-24 - - - - - 0
Sep 12 at Wofford L, 34-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 19 Mercer W, 29-22 - - - - - 0
Sep 26 at Murray State W, 31-29 - - - - - 0
Oct 3 UT Martin L, 31-17 - - - - - 0
Oct 8 at Eastern Kentucky L, 48-17 - - - - - 0
Oct 17 Jacksonville State L, 42-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 24 at Eastern Illinois L, 51-20 - - - - - 0
Oct 31 at Southeast Missouri L, 38-17 - - - - - 0
Nov 14 Austin Peay W, 42-24 - - - - - 0
Nov 21 Tennessee State W, 30-24 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 5 at Houston L, 52-24 9 419 46.6 58 3 3 0 0
Sep 12 at Wofford L, 34-14 4 162 40.5 50 2 2 0 0
Sep 19 Mercer W, 29-22 6 238 39.7 47 2 5 0 0
Sep 26 at Murray State W, 31-29 8 362 45.3 54 1 1 1 0
Oct 3 UT Martin L, 31-17 10 350 35.0 45 2 2 1 0
Oct 8 at Eastern Kentucky L, 48-17 8 322 40.3 54 1 0 1 0
Oct 17 Jacksonville State L, 42-13 7 286 40.9 49 0 5 0 0
Oct 24 at Eastern Illinois L, 51-20 4 166 41.5 49 1 2 0 0
Oct 31 at Southeast Missouri L, 38-17 5 200 40.0 57 2 0 0 0
Nov 14 Austin Peay W, 42-24 8 336 42.0 52 4 1 0 0
Nov 21 Tennessee State W, 30-24 6 222 37.0 53 3 0 0 0
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 5 at Houston L, 52-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 at Wofford L, 34-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Mercer W, 29-22 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Murray State W, 31-29 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 UT Martin L, 31-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Eastern Kentucky L, 48-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Jacksonville State L, 42-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Eastern Illinois L, 51-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Southeast Missouri L, 38-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Austin Peay W, 42-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 21 Tennessee State W, 30-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 5 at Houston L, 52-24 1 - - - - 0
Sep 12 at Wofford L, 34-14 1 - - - - 0
Sep 19 Mercer W, 29-22 1 - - - - 0
Sep 26 at Murray State W, 31-29 1 - - - - 0
Oct 3 UT Martin L, 31-17 1 - - - - 0
Oct 8 at Eastern Kentucky L, 48-17 1 - - - - 0
Oct 17 Jacksonville State L, 42-13 1 - - - - 0
Oct 24 at Eastern Illinois L, 51-20 1 - - - - 0
Oct 31 at Southeast Missouri L, 38-17 1 - - - - 0
Nov 14 Austin Peay W, 42-24 1 - - - - 0
Nov 21 Tennessee State W, 30-24 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 5 at Houston L, 52-24 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 12 at Wofford L, 34-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 19 Mercer W, 29-22 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 26 at Murray State W, 31-29 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 3 UT Martin L, 31-17 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 8 at Eastern Kentucky L, 48-17 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 17 Jacksonville State L, 42-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 24 at Eastern Illinois L, 51-20 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 31 at Southeast Missouri L, 38-17 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 14 Austin Peay W, 42-24 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 21 Tennessee State W, 30-24 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 5 at Houston L, 52-24 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 at Wofford L, 34-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Mercer W, 29-22 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Murray State W, 31-29 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 UT Martin L, 31-17 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Eastern Kentucky L, 48-17 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Jacksonville State L, 42-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Eastern Illinois L, 51-20 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Southeast Missouri L, 38-17 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Austin Peay W, 42-24 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 21 Tennessee State W, 30-24 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2013-14 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2014-15 12 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2015-16 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 23 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2013-14 - - - - - - - - -
2014-15 12 - - - - - - - -
2015-16 11 - - - - - - 1 0
Total 23 - - - - - - 1 0
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2013-14 - - - - - - - -
2014-15 12 - - - - - - -
2015-16 11 - - - - - - -
Total 23 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2013-14 - - - - - - - - 0
2014-15 12 - - - - - - - 0
2015-16 11 - - - - - - - 0
Total 23 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2013-14 - - - - - - - - -
2014-15 12 79 3279 41.5 63 28 15 4 0
2015-16 11 75 3063 40.8 58 21 21 3 0
Total 23 154 6342 41.2 63 49 36 7 0
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2013-14 - - - - - - - - - -
2014-15 - - - - - - - - - -
2015-16 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2013-14 - - - - - 0 -
2014-15 12 - - - - 0 .0
2015-16 11 - - - - 0 .0
Total 23 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2013-14 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2014-15 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2015-16 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2013-14 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2014-15 12 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2015-16 11 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 23 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Total 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Wins 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total 11 - - - - - - 1 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - 1 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - 1 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - 1 0
-
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - 1 0
November 2 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Total 11 - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 4 - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - -
-
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 4 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - 0
-
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 5 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total 11 75 3063 40.8 58 21 21 3 0
Conference 8 56 2244 40.1 57 14 11 3 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 37 1432 38.7 53 11 13 1 0
Away 6 38 1631 42.9 58 10 8 2 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 4 28 1158 41.4 54 10 7 1 0
Losses 7 47 1905 40.5 58 11 14 2 0
-
September 4 27 1181 43.7 58 8 11 1 0
October 5 34 1324 38.9 57 6 9 2 0
November 2 14 558 39.9 53 7 1 0 0
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
-
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Total 11 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 8 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
-
Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 6 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
-
Wins 4 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 7 - - - - 0 .0
-
September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 5 - - - - 0 .0
November 2 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
-
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Total 11 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
September 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -