Temple University Athletics
2024 Football Roster
Roster
Tyquan King
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- West Haven, Conn.
- High School:
- Dillon
2024 (Redshirt Junior): Made Temple debut at Oklahoma recording a sack and six tackles, including a TFL ... picked up five tackles at Navy ... recorded a sack in first Temple start against Utah State and named Temple defensive player of the week ... led the team in tackles vs. Army for the second consecutive game which included a career-high nine solo stops ... earned AAC Honor Roll after leading the team in tackles (15) at UConn for the third consecutive game and adding a forced fumble that led to a FG ... had a sack in overtime to push FAU out of FG range and tied a career high with 2.0 TFLs ... led the team in tackles in eight of nine games since being inserted into the starting lineup ... ranked second in the American Athletic Conference (19th in FBS) in total tackles (9.3 per game) ... named scholar-athlete of the week (Army) ... lettered.
College: Played two seasons at North Carolina A&T (2021-22) before transferring to East Carolina in 2023.
2023 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in one game (at eventual National Champion Michigan) and made one tackle.
2022 (Sophomore): Played one game and had a career-high 10 tackles (6 solo) and 1.0 TFL.
2021 (Freshman): Played in nine games with one start ... made 33 tackles as a true freshman with 3.5 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, one interception, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble ... had his breakout game at Charleston Southern earned ing Big South freshman of the week when he posted 15 tackles, 2.0 TFL and 2.0 sacks (the Aggies had a single-game school-record 11 sacks in the game) ... made an immediate impact in the season opener at Furman when he made seven tackles and one interception.
High School: Played linebacker and running back at Dillon High under head coach Jackie Hayes ... as a junior, rushed for 602 yards and 15 touchdowns on 67 carries and earned first-team all-conference ..
Personal: Born Tyquan King in West Haven, Conn. ... list of favorites include: Beo Wolf (book), Major Payne (movie), Patrick Queen and the Baltimore Ravens (pro athlete and team) ... kinesiology major.
