Temple University Athletics
2021 Football Roster
Roster
Travon King
- Position:
- Defensive End
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Camden, N.J.
- High School:
- Woodrow Wilson
2021 (Redshirt Sophomore): Did not yet see game action.
2020 (Redshirt Sophomore): Opted out for the season due to COVID concerns ... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.
2019 (Redshirt Freshman): Made the transition from linebacker to defensive end ... sees action on special teams ... recorded first career tackle vs. Bucknell in the season opener ... Special Teams Player of the Game (UConn) ... lettered.
2018 (Freshman): Was part of the 2018 recruiting class ... did not see game action ... redshirted.
High School: Played wide receiver and linebacker for head coach Preston Brown at Woodrow Wilson High in Camden, N.J. … ranked as the 33rd best player in New Jersey … earned first-team All-South Jersey honors as a senior after recording 21.5 sacks, 38 tackles-for-loss and 70 total tackles … also had 46 catches for 700 yards and eight touchdowns … as a junior totaled 390 receiving yards on 25 receptions along with six receiving touchdowns and added 44 tackles for loss.
Personal: Born Travon W. King in Camden, N.J. … parents are Pippa Blanton and Charles King … father served in the military … advertising major.
