Coen King

Senior safety on Virginia's 2023 roster.

S · Virginia · Sr. · #9

6′0″ · 194 lb · Culpeper, VA

CFB Index 58 · #194 of 538 safetiesMedium confidenceVirginia 2023 alumnus

The story

4 safety on Virginia's roster.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Virginia, 175 tackles — his college career is complete.

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Virginia

2019–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2019–2023

2 coaches

2019–2021

Bronco Mendenhall

Virginia

2022–2023

Tony Elliott

Virginia

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Bronco Mendenhall → Tony Elliott. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019Virginia9-5HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Balanced

2020Virginia5-5HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Balanced

2021Virginia6-6HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Pass-heavy

2022Virginia3-7HC: Tony Elliott · Balanced

2023Virginia3-9HC: Tony Elliott · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

58Quality starter #194 of 538?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (96th percentile). Strength: passes defended (89th percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Solo tackles#109 / 2842 · 96th pct

Passes defended#254 / 2842 · 89th pct

Tackles#355 / 2842 · 87th pct

QB hurries#902 / 2842 · 58th pct

Tackles for loss#1231 / 2842 · 54th pct

2.5

Sacks#1503 / 2842 · 24th pct

0.0

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home4g	5.5	0.6	0.0	0.5
Road6g	6.3	0.0	0.0	0.5

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	5.2	0.2	0.0	0.3
Weeks 8+4g	7.2	0.2	0.0	0.8

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Tony Elliott

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Starter

Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

58 · #194 of 538 safeties

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Virginia	60	47	2.5	5	--	--
2022	Virginia	44	27	0.0	1	1	--
2021	Virginia	40	28	0.5	3	--	--
2020	Virginia	30	20	0.5	--	--	--
2019	Virginia	1	1	0.0	--	--	--
Career		175	123	3.5	9	1	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 13-49@ Tennessee	4	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	L 35-36vs James Madison	6	3	0.5	—	2
Wk 3	L 14-42@ Maryland	7	6	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	L 21-24vs NC State	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 24-27@ Boston College	6	4	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	W 27-13vs William & Mary	7	4	1.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 31-27@ North Carolina	8	8	0.0	—	2	Season-high 8 tackles
Wk 9	L 26-29@ Miami	6	3	0.0	—	1
Wk 10	L 17-45vs Georgia Tech	8	8	1.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 24-31@ Louisville	7	7	0.0	—	0
Total		60	47	2.5	—	5

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Coen King

2023 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Starter

Career stats

Game log

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