Elijah King

WR · Texas State 2017 · #3

Last confirmed: Texas State, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′2″ · 190 lb · Ashland, KY · Santa Barbara City College

Elijah King: WR · Texas State · #3.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Tevaun SmithIowa · 2014 · 88% season match
JuJu Smith-SchusterUSC · 2014 · 88% season match
Chance AllenHouston · 2015 · 85% season match
Ricky JohnsonUtah · 2026 · 84% season match
Daniel HurdMemphis · 2016 · 84% season match

Elijah King

WR · Texas State · #3

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Second year in the Texas State receiving corps. One game to point at: 129 receiving yards and 11 receptions against New Mexico State — Week 10, 2017.

How he plays

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Texas State in the news

Former Texas State coach Dennis Franchione diesOct 6

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2017	Texas State	52	750	14.4	3
2016	Texas State	27	437	16.2	2
Career		79	1,187	15.0	5

Season	Team
2017	Texas State	1	6
2016	Texas State	--	--
Career		1	6

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 20-11vs Houston Christian	4	85	21.3	0	39
Wk 3	L 13-20vs App State	6	112	18.7	0	55
Wk 4	L 14-44vs UTSA	1	18	18.0	0	18
Wk 5	L 10-45@ Wyoming	2	11	5.5	1	6
Wk 6	L 27-45vs UL Monroe	3	39	13.0	0	18
Wk 7	L 7-24@ Louisiana	3	59	19.7	0	40
Wk 9	W 27-7@ Coastal Carolina	7	56	8.0	0	15
Wk 10	L 35-45vs New Mexico State	11	129	11.7	1	23	Season-high 129 yds
Wk 11	L 30-33vs Georgia State	7	103	14.7	1	34
Wk 12	L 12-30@ Arkansas State	2	29	14.5	0	19
Wk 13	L 9-62@ Troy	6	109	18.2	0	37
Total		52	750	14.4	3	55

Signature game

Week 10 · 2017

L 35-45

vs New Mexico State

11 rec · 129 yds · 1 TD

With M. Ripley — 46 yards per punt · 7 punts · 54 long · D. Williams — 321 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 42.6

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 3 · App State · 3rd and 15 · Q4 · EPA +4.62Damian Williams pass complete to Elijah King for 55 yds to the AppSt 21 for a
Week 1 · Houston Christian · 2nd and 18 · Q1 · EPA +3.25Damian Williams pass complete to Elijah King for 26 yds to the TexSt 49 for a
Week 1 · Houston Christian · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.07Damian Williams pass complete to Elijah King for 39 yds to the HstnB 36 for a
Week 10 · New Mexico State · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.96Damian Williams pass complete to Elijah King for 11 yds for a TD NEW MEXICO ST Penalty, Defensive offside ( Yards) declined, (Foster Hilborn KICK)
Week 7 · Louisiana · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.82Willie Jones III pass complete to Elijah King for 40 yds to the LaLaf 29 for a
Week 4 · UTSA · 2nd and 15 · Q1 · EPA +2.76Damian Williams pass complete to Elijah King for 18 yds to the TexSA 29 for a UT SAN ANTONIO Penalty, illegal use of hands (Eric Banks) to the TexSA 14 for a

4 more plays

Week 3 · App State · 3rd and 4 · Q4 · EPA +2.54Damian Williams pass complete to Elijah King for 15 yds to the TexSt 49 for a
Week 5 · Wyoming · 2nd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.44Damian Williams pass complete to Elijah King for 5 yds for a TD, (Foster Hilborn KICK)
Week 1 · Houston Christian · 3rd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.31Damian Williams pass complete to Elijah King for 9 yds to the HstnB 39 for a
Week 10 · New Mexico State · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.02Damian Williams pass complete to Elijah King for 15 yds to the TexSt 40 for a

Teams and coaches

2 seasons under Everett Withers — 4-20 over that span.

2016Texas State2-10HC: Everett Withers · Balanced

2017Texas State2-10HC: Everett Withers · Run-leaning

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rec yards (85th percentile). Strength: receptions (83rd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#144 / 709 · 80th pct

0.73

Yards / catch#202 / 709 · 72nd pct

14.4

Explosive rate#335 / 709 · 53rd pct

11.9%

Catch rate#358 / 709 · 50th pct

67.2%

TD rate#474 / 709 · 33rd pct

3.0%

Box-score rates (7)

Rec yards#82 / 539 · 85th pct

750

Receptions#94 / 539 · 83rd pct

Yards / catch#196 / 539 · 63rd pct

14.4

Long catch#205 / 539 · 61st pct

Rec TDs#204 / 539 · 55th pct

Rush TDs#54 / 283 · 41st pct

Rush yards#174 / 283 · 37th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

85th → 80th percentile

Explosive rate

96th → 53rd percentile

Catch rate

47th → 50th percentile

TD rate

28th → 33rd percentile

Yards / catch

83rd → 72nd percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	5.3	81.0	16.2	0.3
Road5g	4.0	52.8	13.2	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.2	54.0	16.0	0.2
Weeks 8+5g	6.6	85.2	13.4	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2017 season

Head Coach

Everett Withers

Pass share

44.2%

374 pass / 473 run

Plays / game

70.6

12 games

Team sack rate

10.3%

369 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

52 catches and 1 carry in 11 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Elijah King

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Texas State in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

52 catches and 1 carry in 11 games

Two seasons at Texas State

His moves

2016 9 games