#23

King Doerue

RB · California · Jr. · #23

Purdue 2022 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

King Doerue

RB · California · Jr · #23

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
—
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Purdue
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Purdue9-4HC: Jeff Brohm · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2022Purdue8-6HC: Jeff Brohm · Pass-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022Purdue27973.63--
2021Purdue1355333.92--
Career1626303.95--
SeasonTeam
2022Purdue6579.50--
2021Purdue201567.80--
Career262138.20--

How he plays

Play style

Does a little of everything without one standout trait.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Back

Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.

RB

His 2021 production profile sits closest to Nathan Carter’s 2021 season.

Nathan Carter

88%match

UConn · 2021

#2

A'Jon Vivens

Colorado State · 2021

74%
#3

Andrew Henry

UL Monroe · 2021

73%
#4

Carlos Davis

South Alabama · 2020

71%
#5

D.J. Jones

North Carolina · 2021

NFL Rd 6
70%

Matches Nathan on

Yards / carry
Weight
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Based on 9 features · 2 seasons in pool · Opponent-adjusted weighted z-score distance

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Juma Otoviano’s path through Rice.

Juma Otoviano

96%match

Rice · 2023

#2

Kevin Daniels

Eastern Illinois · 2023

92%
#3

Micah Kelly

Samford · 2024

92%
#4

TK Wilkerson

Tulsa · 2020

92%
#5

Destin Coates

Georgia State · 2021

All-Sun Belt
91%

Matches Juma on

Height
Yards per carry
Weight
202020212022
Career-aggregate opponent-adjusted stats · physical traits

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Kaelon Black's sophomore season at James Madison (2023).

Kaelon Black

80%match

James Madison · 2023

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 26
#2

A'Jon Vivens

Colorado State · 2021

78%
#3

Chavon Mceachern

Charlotte · 2021

76%
#4

Ivory Kelly-Martin

Iowa · 2021

76%
#5

Kirby Vorhees

Washington State · 2025

76%

Matches Kaelon on

Receiving share
Weight
EPA / carry (adj)

Differs from Kaelon on

Class year (lower)
Opponent-adjusted stats · sophomore cohort across all seasons

Player DNA

Players who play like King Doerue

#1

Juma Otoviano

Rice · 2022

96%
#2

Micah Kelly

Toledo · 2021

92%
#3

Destin Coates

Georgia State · 2021

91%
#4

Aaron Young

Rutgers · 2021

91%
#5

Brandon Campbell

Houston · 2022

90%

Development

Development Trajectory · rushing yards

2021–2022
5332021
97.02022

-82%

Sharp dropoff (-82%) — career inflection point.