Demonte King: DB · Arizona State · #28.
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Demonte King
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches at Arizona State: Todd Graham and Herm Edwards. A game that shows it: 9 tackles against Washington — Week 4, 2018.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
39 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Arizona State | 39 | 30 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2017 | Arizona State | 38 | 22 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| Career | 77 | 52 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-7vs UTSA | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 16-13vs No. 15 Michigan State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-28@ San Diego State | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 20-27@ No. 10 Washington | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 52-24vs Oregon State | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-28@ No. 21 Colorado | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 13-20vs Stanford | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-35@ USC | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-20vs No. 16 Utah | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 31-28vs UCLA | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 20-31vs No. 19 Fresno State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 30 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
8%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
39tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFL39 tackles · 2 for loss · 3 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Herm Edwards
Pass share
44.9%
394 pass / 484 run
Plays / game
67.5
13 games
Team sack rate
3.9%
415 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Arizona State, 77 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Todd Graham → Herm Edwards. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
