Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/20Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 20 inside-the-5 carries (5.0%).
J.D. King
J.D. King: RB · Georgia Southern · #1.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
J.D. King
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for three head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Mike Gundy, Chad Lunsford and Kevin Whitley. That makes two straight seasons on the honors list: All-Sun Belt again in 2024. On tape: 79 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Arkansas State, Week 5, 2021.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Georgia Southern | 27 | 112 | 4.1 | 2 | 34 |
| 2020 | Georgia Southern | 116 | 625 | 5.4 | 5 | 62 |
| 2019 | Georgia Southern | 185 | 804 | 4.3 | 8 | 31 |
| 2018 | Oklahoma State | 43 | 153 | 3.6 | 0 | 21 |
| 2017 | Oklahoma State | 99 | 469 | 4.7 | 4 | 71 |
| Career | 470 | 2,163 | 4.6 | 19 | 71 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 13 |
| 2020 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 10 |
| 2019 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2018 | Oklahoma State | 6 | 92 | 15.3 | 2 | 25 |
| 2017 | Oklahoma State | 8 | 50 | 6.2 | 1 | 8 |
| Career | 21 | 187 | 8.9 | 3 | 25 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | L 20-28vs Louisiana | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 5 | W 59-33vs Arkansas State | 11 | 79 | 7.2 | 1 | 34 | Season-high 79 yds |
| Wk 6 | L 24-27@ Troy | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-41@ South Alabama | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | 8 | |
| Total | 27 | 112 | 4.1 | 2 | 34 |
Signature game
Week 5 · 2021
W 59-33
79 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 26-point win at home against Arkansas State.
With A. Beck II — 42.8 yards per punt · 5 punts · 3 inside the 20 · L. Wright — 214 rush yds (10 car) · 2 TD
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 7 · South Alabama · 2nd and 2 · Q3 · EPA −2.96J.D. King run for a loss of 9 yards to the GeoSo 38 J.D. King fumbled, forced by Brock Higdon, recovered by GeoSo Aaron Dowdell
- Week 7 · South Alabama · 3rd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +2.54J.D. King 2 Yd Run (Justin Tomlin Pass to Amare Jones for Two-Point Conversion)
- Week 6 · Troy · 4th and 1 · Q4 · EPA +1.85J.D. King run for 5 yds to the Troy 33 for a
- Week 7 · South Alabama · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.02J.D. King run for 8 yds to the GeoSo 47
- Week 6 · Troy · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −0.93J.D. King run for a loss of 2 yards to the GeoSo 24
- Week 7 · South Alabama · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −0.57J.D. King run for a loss of 2 yards to the GeoSo 14
4 more plays
- Week 6 · Troy · 3rd and 12 · Q4 · EPA −0.48J.D. King run for 2 yds to the Troy 21
- Week 7 · South Alabama · 2nd and 6 · Q1 · EPA −0.45J.D. King run for no gain to the GeoSo 21
- Week 6 · Troy · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −0.34J.D. King run for 2 yds to the Troy 31
- Week 7 · South Alabama · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −0.07J.D. King run for 4 yds to the GeoSo 21
Teams and coaches
2017Oklahoma State10-3HC: Mike Gundy · Balanced, fast tempo
2018Oklahoma State7-6HC: Mike Gundy · Balanced, fast tempo
2019Georgia Southern7-6HC: Chad Lunsford · Run-heavy
2020Georgia Southern8-5HC: Chad Lunsford · Run-heavy
2021Georgia Southern3-9HC: Chad Lunsford and Kevin Whitley · Run-heavy
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 51.0 | 5.5 | 0.5 |
| Road2g | 5.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 28.0 | 3.3 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kevin Whitley
Pass share
35.4%
267 pass / 488 run
Plays / game
62.9
12 games
Team sack rate
8.4%
299 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
27 carries and 2 catches in 4 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Six seasons, two schools
- Jan 2025 Entered the transfer portalHudson Valley to North Carolina
- 2021 Georgia Southern LunsfordYear 6 · 4 games
- 2020 Georgia Southern LunsfordYear 5 · 7 games
- 2019 Georgia Southern LunsfordYear 4 · 12 games
- 2018 Oklahoma State GundyYear 3 · 8 games
- 2017 Oklahoma State GundyYear 2 · 12 games
- 2016 Oklahoma State GundyYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
Moves
- Signed with Georgia Southern in the 2019 class, a 2-star recruit.
- Transferred from Hudson Valley to North Carolina, Jan 18, 2025.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Oklahoma State and Georgia Southern, 2,163 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
2023
- All-Sun Beltsecond
2024
- All-Sun Beltsecond
2025
- Transferred to North Carolinafrom Hudson Valley
Coaching lineage · 2016–2021
3 coaches2016–2018
Oklahoma State
Played for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Mike Gundy, Chad Lunsford and Kevin Whitley.