Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-50@ Texas A&M | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 2 | W 48-14vs Lindenwood | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | 11 | Season-high 19 yds |
| Total | 10 | 33 | 3.3 | 0 | 11 |
#10
King Davis
Freshman running back for Missouri State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′8″ · 185 lb · Miami, FL · Miami Northwestern High
Returning to Missouri State for 2026
The numbers
33
rushing yards · 2026
3.3 per carry
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 19 rush yds, vs Lindenwood
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 running back for Missouri State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Missouri State in 2025.
King Davis
King Davis has been at Missouri State through two head coaches in two seasons. The receipt on tape: 19 rush yds against Lindenwood, Week 2, 2026.
33 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 10 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Missouri State3-star out of Miami Central
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Missouri State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Nick Petrino
Missouri State
2026era →
Casey Woods
Missouri State
Coaching transition mid-career: Nick Petrino → Casey Woods. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Missouri State7-6HC: Nick Petrino · Balanced
2026Missouri State1-1HC: Casey Woods · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 16.5 YDS/g, 3.3 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Casey Woods
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Missouri State | 10 | 33 | 3.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Missouri State | 4 | 13 | 3.2 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 14 | 46 | 3.3 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 48–14
vs Lindenwood
19 rush yds (5 car)
Dominant 34-point win at home against Lindenwood.
With I. Myers — 24 rush yds (1 car) · 1 TD · S. Locklear — 258 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · 6 rush yds (4 car)
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Lindenwood · 3&1 · Q4 · EPA +1.89(10:44) Shotgun #10 K.Davis rush right for 11 yards gain to the LIN49 (#34 O.Thomas), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Texas A&M · 3&2 · Q2 · EPA -1.12No Huddle-Shotgun #10 K.Davis rush middle for 0 yards to the TAMU49 (#0 N.Mikhail; #21 R.Coney)
- Week 2 · Lindenwood · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -1.10(10:00) Shotgun #10 K.Davis rush right for 0 yards to the LIN49 (#30 C.Jacobmeier)
- Week 1 · Texas A&M · 2&7 · Q4 · EPA -0.64(03:19) Shotgun #10 K.Davis rush middle for 1 yard loss to the MSU27 (#55 S.Moala)
- Week 2 · Lindenwood · 3&5 · Q4 · EPA -0.61(05:19) Shotgun #10 K.Davis rush right for 1 yard loss to the LIN16 (#7 E.Thomas)
- Week 1 · Texas A&M · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.39(12:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 K.Davis rush right for 3 yards gain to the MSU36 (#88 D.Sanders; #54 J.Lockhart)
- Week 1 · Texas A&M · 2&7 · Q4 · EPA +0.34(12:21) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 K.Davis rush middle for 6 yards gain to the MSU42 (#88 D.Sanders; #11 B.Davis-Swain)
- Week 2 · Lindenwood · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.14(12:15) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 K.Davis rush left for 4 yards gain to the MSU35 (#31 M.Van Der Brink; #22 A.Knapke)
- Week 2 · Lindenwood · 2&6 · Q4 · EPA +0.10(11:28) Shotgun #10 K.Davis rush middle for 5 yards gain to the MSU40 (#31 M.Van Der Brink; #96 C.McIntosh)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Missouri State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Missouri State
Returning around him
- 31% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: +8 net (19 in / 11 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Missouri State · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #119 · 2026 recruiting class #131
Background
Missouri State 2025: Played in 4 games (25 snaps) as a true freshman during the club's inaugural FBS season to preserve his redshirt ... Carried 4 times for 13 yards on the season ... Made his collegiate debut in home win over UT Martin (9/20/25) with 3 carries for 9 yards and a long carry of 5 ....
The backfield · Missouri State
- #22Ramone Green Jr.278 rushing yards · 2025
- #3Iverson Young21 rushing yards · 2025
- #10King Davis13 rushing yards · 2025
- #1Jambres Dubar10 rushing yards · 2025
- #40Connor Lair9 rushing yards · 2025
3 more on the roster · Missouri State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology