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Landen King

TE · Duke · Sr.

Returning to Duke for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Landen King

TE · Duke · Sr

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#592 national
CFB
College
3 teams
2021–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025

4 coaches
2022era →
2023
Trooper Taylor
Duke
era →
2024era →
2025

Played under 4 different head coaches: David Cutcliffe, Mike Elko, Trooper Taylor, and Manny Diaz. Multi-era developmental context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Auburn6-7HC: Bryan Harsin · Balanced
2022Auburn5-7HC: Cadillac Williams · Run-heavy
2023Utah8-5HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-heavy
2024Utah5-7HC: Kyle Whittingham · Balanced
2025Duke9-5HC: Manny Diaz · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Duke1520313.54--
2024Utah35418.01--
2023Utah1416611.93--
2022Auburn12424.00--
2021Auburn55911.81--
Career3850613.39--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 15 · 2025

W 27–20

at Virginia

2 rec · 21 yds

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.

How he plays

Play style

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Duke

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Tight end · Duke

Returning around him

  • 18% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • 3 Duke players drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: +2 net (19 in / 17 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Duke · Last season: 9-5 · Talent rank #58 · 2026 recruiting class #71

DNA match

Player DNA

Complete TE

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

TE

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Michael Kirch’s 2025 season.

Florida Atlantic · 2025

#2

Aubry Payne

Georgia State · 2021

59%
#3

Trey Knox

Arkansas · 2022

58%
#4

Ben Redding

SMU · 2022

57%
#5

Zach Rasmussen

UL Monroe · 2022

55%

Matches Michael on

Weight

Differs from Michael on

EPA / play (adj) (higher)
TD rate (higher)
Total EPA (college ability) (higher)

Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Geor'quarius Spivey’s path through TCU.

TCU · 2022

#2

Pat Freiermuth

Penn State · 2020

All-Big TenNFL Rd 2 · Pk 23
76%
#3

Tommy Tremble

Notre Dame · 2020

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 20
74%
#4

Javonte Vereen

UConn · 2025

70%
#5

Joey Beljan

Western Kentucky · 2022

71%

Matches Geor'quarius on

Height
Yards per reception
Recruiting rating

Differs from Geor'quarius on

Weight (lower)
20232025

As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Eli Wilson's graduate season at App State (2024).

Eli Wilson

60%match

App State · 2024

All-Sun Belt
#2

Kamari Morales

Boston College · 2024

57%
#3

Chase Curtis

TCU · 2025

57%
#4

Jerand Bradley

Kansas State · 2025

All-Big 12
53%
#5

Nicky Dalmolin

Duke · 2024

51%

Matches Eli on

Total EPA (college ability)
Weight

Differs from Eli on

Recruiting rating (higher)
TD rate (higher)
Height (higher)

Player DNA

Players who play like Landen King

#1
75%
#2

Joey Beljan

Western Kentucky · 2021

71%
#3

Javonte Vereen

UConn · 2025

70%

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #608

Final rank
#662
Avg #698.0
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #608 this season.

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2021–2025
59.02021
24.02022
1662023
54.02024
2032025

+244%

Up 244% from first season to most-recent.