Landen King
Landen King
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
4 coachesPlayed 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
Career stats
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.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Michael Kirch’s 2025 season.
Matches Michael on
Differs from Michael on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Geor'quarius Spivey’s path through TCU.
Pat Freiermuth
Tommy Tremble
Matches Geor'quarius on
Differs from Geor'quarius on
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Eli Wilson's graduate season at App State (2024).
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Differs from Eli on
Player DNA
Players who play like Landen King
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #608
Peaked at #608 this season.
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2021–2025+244%
Up 244% from first season to most-recent.