Jarriel King
| No. 77, 61[1] | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Offensive tackle |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | February 27, 1987 North Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight: | 305 lb (138 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | South Carolina |
| Undrafted: | 2011 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Jarriel King (born February 27, 1987) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He previously played for the Seattle Seahawks. King played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks.
Early life
Jarriel King was born on February 27, 1987 in North Charleston, South Carolina.[2] He did not play football until his freshman year at North Charleston High School.[3] He was both an offensive and defensive lineman on the football team. King recorded 29 pancake blocks on offense and 86 tackles, four forced fumbles, and three blocked kicks on defense his senior year in 2004, earning first-team All-State honors.[3] He was one of 50 players named to the USA Today Old Spice Red Zone Team. In the class of 2005, he was rated the 11th-best player in South Carolina by the High School Sports Report and the 22nd-best player in the state by PrepStar.[3] King also participated in track and field in high school and was a regional champion in the shot put.[3]
College career
King originally signed with the South Carolina Gamecocks in 2005 but ended up not qualifying academically, and sat out the 2005 college football season.[3] He then played junior college football at Georgia Military College from 2006 to 2007.[1] He totaled 23.5 tackles and 2.5 sacks in 2006. King was rated the 40th-best junior college prospect by Rivals.com.[3]
He then transferred to play for the South Carolina Gamecocks and was converted to offensive tackle.[3] He was a three-year letterman for the Gamecocks from 2008 to 2010.[1] King started 11 games at left tackle in 2008.[3] In January 2009, he underwent a procedure to fix an irregular heartbeat.[4] He started eight games in 2009, six at left tackle and two at left guard.[3] In May 2010, King once again underwent an irregular heartbeat procedure.[4]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
317 lb (144 kg) |
5.09 s | 1.77 s | 2.94 s | 4.77 s | 7.60 s | 30 in (0.76 m) |
9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) |
23 reps | |||
| All values from NFL Combine[5] | ||||||||||||
He was cut from the Seahawks in March 2012 after the team learned of his arrest for criminal sexual conduct in South Carolina.[6] On July 31, 2014, he was acquitted of all charges.[7] In July 2014, he was found not guilty.[8]
References
- ^ a b c "Jarriel King". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
- ^ "Jarriel King". Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Jarriel King". gamecocksonline.com. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
- ^ a b Haney Travis (May 11, 2010). "USC lineman King has heart procedure". postandcourier.com. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
- ^ NFL Draft Scout. Retrieved September 30, 2011.
- ^ Seahawks' Jarriel King dropped by team after arrest for criminal sexual conduct. Seattle Times, retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ^ Phillips, Patrick (July 31, 2014). "Former USC football player acquitted on sex charges". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
- ^ Elmore, Christina (July 30, 2014). "Charleston County jury: Jarriel King, friend, not guilty of criminal sexual conduct". postandcourier.com. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
External links
- Toronto Argonauts bio
- [1] Archived October 16, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- [2]
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