Coen King: S · Virginia · #9.
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Coen King
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for two head coaches at Virginia: Bronco Mendenhall and Tony Elliott. On tape: 8 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Georgia Tech, Week 10, 2023.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
60 tackles. 5 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Daily Progress Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-49vs No. 12 Tennessee | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 35-36vs James Madison | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-42@ Maryland | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-24vs NC State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-27@ Boston College | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-13vs William & Mary | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-27@ No. 10 North Carolina | 8 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 26-29@ Miami | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-45vs Georgia Tech | 8 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 24-31@ No. 11 Louisville | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 60 | 47 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 5 |
Week 8 · 2023
W 31-27
8 tackles · 2 pass breakups · 8 solo tackles
A close one, won by 4 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
8%5 pass breakupsTackle volume
60tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFL60 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 5 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 5.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 6.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 7.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Elliott
Pass share
47.0%
396 pass / 447 run
Plays / game
70.2
12 games
Team sack rate
9.6%
449 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
60 tackles in 10 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons at Virginia, 175 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bronco Mendenhall → Tony Elliott. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
