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Haynes King

QB · Georgia Tech · Sr · #10

sonnet prose (cached)

2,951 PASS YDS · 14 PASS TD · 953 RUSH YDS

2026 RETURNINGReturning to Georgia Tech for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to Georgia Tech for 2026

Updated May 27

2026 Depth chart

Returning starter

Quarterback · Georgia Tech · editorial

Returning around him

  • 81% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
  • 2 Georgia Tech players drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: -1 net (19 in / 20 out)

2026 Award watch

  • Davey O'Brien
  • Heisman Watch

Georgia Tech · Last season: 9-4 (AP #24) · Talent rank #39 · 2026 recruiting class #21

QB · GEORGIA TECH · ACC

Haynes King

  • 4
  • #10
  • 6-3 | 215 lb
  • Longview, TX

CFB Zeitgeist Score

76

All-Conference in the position cohort. Carried by completion % at the 95th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#904

<1% win probability

Fan Belief

Awaiting

Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.

Respect Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

Reality Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

ACCOLADE PROBABILITY

Heisman

<1%

TOP QB AWARD

Davey O'Brien

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 2 · Starter

R07 · Impact starter

Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Aura™ · Him Watch the full board →
Hype = tape +0aura tax
Fans rank this player in the 81st percentile of QBs; the tape says 81st — the discourse is fair.
Aura — fan perception81st pctl
Production — on-field81st pctl
n=29 mentions · cohort: QBs · 160 qualified · perception = conversation volume, production = wepa_passing

Career arc · Season-by-season Standing

4 seasons on the ladder

Peak: R09 All-Conference HM / 2nd team · 2025

2021

Texas A&M · QB

2022

Texas A&M · QB

2023

Georgia Tech · QB

2025

Georgia Tech · QB

R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team

Recognized

Development Trajectory · passing yards

2021–2025
3002021
1,2202022
2,8422023
2,9512025

+884%

Up 884% from first season to most-recent.

Career Arc

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

Identity & Role

The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.

PositionQB
Class4
Jersey10
Measurements6-3 | 215 lb
HometownLongview, TX
Primary teamGeorgia Tech

Recruiting Pedigree

How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.

Top pedigree 4-star No. 131 recruit
Composite rating 0.9397 HighSchool
Signed with Texas A&M 2020
Origin Longview Longview, TX, USA
Class Profile Context
2020 4-star | 0.9397 No. 131 recruit | HighSchool | Texas A&M

Transfer Arc

Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.

Portal moves 1 Programs changed on file
Latest destination Georgia Tech 2023
Transfer stars 3-star CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility Immediate Dec 2, 2022
Season Move Context
2023 Texas A&M -> Georgia Tech 3-star | 0.8500 | Immediate

Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final

Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.

HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16
Current nowcast#904Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#857Where the full season sim points
Win probability0.0%Chance to actually win the trophy
Finalist probability0.0%Chance to make the finalist tier
Ballot probability0.0%Chance to appear anywhere on a ballot
Best official finish--Best completed Heisman placement on file

Heisman Futures

Not yet listed on major futures markets.

Achievements

  • Volume King 1.3% Volume King 2,500+ passing yards, 1,200+ rushing yards, or 900+ receiving yards in a single season (position-appropriate threshold). Held by 1.3% of the 2025 pool. 2951 passing yards — clears the 2,500-QB volume bar.
  • Program Benchmark 5.5% Program Benchmark Season leader for the program at the player's position across the headline volume metric (passing yards / rushing yards / receiving yards). Held by 5.5% of the 2025 pool. Team leader in rushing yards (953).

Selector Grid · 2025

AP
FWAA
AFCA
WCFF
SN
SI

NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft

Market value, pedigree & pro outcome

Recruit stars

★★★★☆

to Texas A&M

Composite

0.9397

#131 national

Today’s Hot-Take

The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.

Anti-Take

PENDING

The contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.

The Room on Haynes King

Fan sentiment · Season 2025 conversation window

Belief Meter

50

Reading The Room

Sample 16 mentions
Confidence LOW

Top Take

Trajectory

Cohort divergence mapbearishbullishheatedcalmOwn fans: 16 mentions · belief +0 · "Florida State’s and Georgia Tech’s Super League futures spark debate—will they r"Own fansRivals: 4 mentions · belief +0 · "Yall have to look at some tape of Daniels. He is more twitchy than Haynes King. "RivalsNational: 20 mentions · belief +0 · "Haynes King has had a great three years at Georgia Tech, but wow is he ending hi"National
  • Own fans · n=16
  • Rivals · n=4
  • National · n=20

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about Haynes King

Obsession score 3
Rival mentions 4
Weeks on radar 3
Peak moment Week 0 · 2 mentions
Grudging respect 0% Neutral 100% Mockery 0%

2025 Signature · 2025 season

Combined WEPA per play (pass + rush)

+0.383

EPA

P4 + Notre Dame QBs, min 280 touches

National rank #22 of 57
Percentile vs P4 + Notre Dame QBs, min 280 touches 62nd

Why it matters

#22 of 57 P4 + Notre Dame QBs in combined passing + rushing weighted-EPA per play — +0.383 EPA on 555 touches.

Vs cohort

This player +0.383 (62th)

HIGH · n=555 cohort 57

  • Also strong
  • WEPA per dropback#23 / 58
  • Total weighted-EPA passing#22 / 58
  • QB rushing weighted-EPA#8 / 46

Signature Moment

No signature moment on the ledger yet.

Returns once this player puts together a multi-game body of work — single-game flashes alone don't clear the bar.

A 3-act season arc returns once this player has six or more games on the ledger.

Season Pace · Projection

Where the passing totals stand

projecting to 13-game
Through 12g
2,951Pass yards
14Pass TDs
6INT
Per game
245.9Pass yards
1Pass TDs
0INT
Projected (13g)
3,197Pass yards
15Pass TDs
6INT

To hit 3,000-yard season (currently 2,951): needs 49/game over remaining 1.

To hit 4,000-yard season (currently 2,951): needs 1,049/game over remaining 1.

To hit 25 passing TDs (currently 14): needs 11/game over remaining 1.

To hit 30 passing TDs (currently 14): needs 16/game over remaining 1.

To hit 35 passing TDs (currently 14): needs 21/game over remaining 1.

Why this is a two-channel quarterback case

The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.

The unusual part of Haynes King's case is that the production comes in two channels, not one. For Georgia Tech, he has 2,951 passing yards and 14 touchdown passes, but he also adds 953 rushing yards and 15 rushing scores. That kind of dual-threat load tends to create a more resilient Heisman case because the offense can tilt the game in multiple ways.

Current place #904 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 61.6% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Blue-chip pedigree No. 131 recruit

2025 Season · Final

Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.

Last season

QB season snapshot

2025 season snapshot | final

2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Pass yards 2,951 14 TD | 6 INT | #40/382 (90th pct)
Completion rate 69.8% 252/361 completions | #67/383 (83rd pct)
Yards/attempt 8.2 Explosiveness through the air | #80/382 (79th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

High-volume passer | Efficient | Dual-threat against FBS QB peers. The quickest read is whether the profile wins on volume, efficiency, explosiveness, or rushing value.

High-volume passerEfficientDual-threat

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Passing Efficiency

CMP
252 92nd
ATT
361 88th
CMP%
69.8% 83rd
Y/A
8.2 79th

Passing Production

YDS
2,951 90th
TD
14 81st
INT
6 28th

Rushing

CAR
185 99th
YDS
953 99th
YPC
5.2 79th
TD
15 99th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppCMP/ATTYDSTDINTYPAQBRNote
Wk 1W 27-20@ Colorado13/20143017.289.1
Wk 3W 24-21vs Clemson20/28211007.569.1
Wk 4W 45-24vs Temple13/18161208.965.7
Wk 5W 30-29@ Wake Forest28/42243105.873.9
Wk 7W 35-20vs Virginia Tech20/24213108.992.8
Wk 8W 27-18@ Duke14/21205009.885.9
Wk 9W 41-16vs Syracuse25/31304309.893.23 TD passes
Wk 10L 36-48@ NC State25/354082111.784.2Season-high 408 yds
Wk 12W 36-34@ Boston College26/343711010.974.6
Wk 13L 28-42vs Pittsburgh27/41257226.333.9
Wk 14L 9-16vs Georgia19/27181016.763.2
BowlL 21-25@ BYU22/40254216.482.8
Total252/36129511468.375.7
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score

Traditional history

Traditional Stats

Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.

Season rows Career row

Season context · Team result + system

2021Texas A&M8-4HC: Jimbo Fisher · Balanced
2022Texas A&M5-7HC: Jimbo Fisher · Balanced
2023Georgia Tech7-6HC: Brent Key · Run-leaning
2025Georgia Tech9-4HC: Brent Key · Run-leaning
SeasonTeam
2025Georgia Tech25236169.8%2,9518.2146147.9----
2023Georgia Tech22636761.6%2,8427.72716142.2----
2022Texas A&M10418755.6%1,2206.576116.4----
2021Texas A&M223562.9%3008.623136.6----
Career4 loaded seasons60495063.6%7,3137.75031139.1----
SeasonTeam
2025Georgia Tech1859535.215--
2023Georgia Tech1207376.110--
2022Texas A&M29893.11--
2021Texas A&M6244.00--
Career4 loaded seasons3401,8035.326--
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Passing WEPA

Opponent-adjusted passing value. Positive numbers mean the quarterback is adding more value through the air than a neutral peer would in the same environment.

Role share

How much of the offense runs through the quarterback once passing and rushing responsibility are blended together.

Peer percentile

Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.

Traditional first

The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.

Rush impact 953 15 rush TD | #7/408 (99th pct)
Usage 61.6% 90.1% pass share | 38.2% rush share | #11/428 (98th pct)
Passing WEPA +0.38 Opponent-adjusted passing value | #31/200 (85th pct)
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Passing Passing yards 2,951 #40/382 90th pct Volumevs FBS QB
Passing Pass TD 14 #77/407 81st pct Scoringvs FBS QB
Passing Completions 252 #32/383 92nd pct Volumevs FBS QB
Passing Completion % 69.8% #67/383 83rd pct Efficiencyvs FBS QB
Passing Yards / attempt 8.2 #80/382 79th pct Efficiencyvs FBS QB
Rushing Rushing yards 953 #7/408 99th pct Volumevs FBS QB
Value Passing WEPA +0.38 #31/200 85th pct Opponent-adjusted passing value | 365 weighted playsvs FBS QB
Usage Role share 61.6% #11/428 98th pct Share of team offensevs FBS QB
Passing Attempts 361 #48/407 88th pct Volumevs FBS QB
Passing Interceptions 6 #294/407 28th pct Turnoversvs FBS QB
Rushing Carries 185 #7/408 99th pct Volumevs FBS QB
Rushing Rushing LONG 45 #55/391 86th pct Metricvs FBS QB
Rushing Rush TD 15 #6/408 99th pct Scoringvs FBS QB
Rushing Yards / carry 5.2 #88/407 79th pct Efficiencyvs FBS QB
Usage Pass share 90.1% #58/428 87th pct Air-game usagevs FBS QB
Usage 3rd-down usage 79.5% #7/428 99th pct Money-down loadvs FBS QB
Usage Passing-down usage 76.2% #12/428 97th pct Known-passing sharevs FBS QB
Usage 2nd-down usage 63.0% #13/428 97th pct Middle-down loadvs FBS QB
Usage Standard-down usage 56.6% #8/428 98th pct Base-situation sharevs FBS QB
Usage 1st-down usage 53.2% #15/428 97th pct Early-down loadvs FBS QB
Usage Rush share 38.2% #4/428 99th pct Ground-game usagevs FBS QB
Value Rushing WEPA +0.39 #12/140 92nd pct Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 190 weighted playsvs FBS QB
Ball Security Fumbles lost 2 #163/258 37th pct Turnoversvs FBS QB

Player Standing

Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.

ALL-CONF HM

On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex

ALL-CONF HM · Rung 9 of 16

Why he’s here

All-Conference honorable mention / 2nd team — the recognition has started.

What moves him up

A best-at-position run lifts to 1st team.

What moves him down

A back-end conference finish drops out of the honor list.

Accolade streams

StatusAwaiting tracker

Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

YDS/gTD/gYPAINT/g
Home6g2211.38.00.5
Road6g2711.08.60.5

Win vs Loss

YDS/gTD/gYPAINT/g
Wins8g2311.08.60.1
Losses4g2751.57.81.2

First half vs Second half

YDS/gTD/gYPAINT/g
Weeks 1-76g2041.07.50.3
Weeks 8+6g2881.39.20.7

Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

76All-Conference
8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rush tds (96th). Strength: rush yards (96th).

Rush TDs#6 / 183 · 97th pct
15rush
Rush yards#7 / 183 · 96th pct
953rush
Completion %#10 / 183 · 95th pct
69.8%pass
Yards / att#32 / 183 · 83rd pct
8.2pass
Pass yards#40 / 183 · 78th pct
2951pass
Pass TDs#77 / 183 · 58th pct
14pass
Interceptions#70 / 183 · 56th pct
6pass
Fumbles lost#87 / 174 · 38th pct
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Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Pass Profile · Completion depth (PBP)

Where the throws are landing

101/146 (69.2%) · 4 TD · 0 INT

Short

0–9 yds
56%of completions
57 comp5.1 yds avg1 TD

Middle

10–19 yds
22%of completions
22 comp13.6 yds avg1 TD

Deep

20+ yds
22%of completions
22 comp28.1 yds avg2 TD

Overall 69.2% completion on 146 attempts · 22 deep completions averaging 28.1 yds.

Advanced Savant · QB · 2024

Percentile Card

Elite: EPA / dropback.

P4G5All FBS
EPA / dropback0.380
72th pct
CPOE
awaiting
Success rate
awaiting
Explosive rate (20+)
awaiting
aDOT
awaiting
Deep-ball accuracy
awaiting
Pressure-to-sack
awaiting
3rd-down EPA
awaiting
Red-zone TD rate
awaiting
Play-action EPA
awaiting
Scramble EPA
awaiting
Turnover-worthy play rate
awaiting

Advanced Savant

Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.

wepa_passing0.38Mid (p50–p75) (n=94)
wepa_rushing0.39High (p75–p90) (n=72)

Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match

Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile

3 peers · 8 metrics
Haynes KingGeorgia TechBrad JacksonTexas State· 90% simBrendon LewisMemphis· 88% simBear BachmeierBYU· 86% sim
Rush TDs
97
King
99
Jackson
86
Lewis
93
Bachmeier
Rush yards
96
King
93
Jackson
91
Lewis
83
Bachmeier
Completion %
95
King
97
Jackson
91
Lewis
69
Bachmeier
Yards / att
83
King
95
Jackson
57
Lewis
73
Bachmeier
Pass yards
78
King
87
Jackson
70
Lewis
81
Bachmeier
Pass TDs
58
King
78
Jackson
64
Lewis
60
Bachmeier
Interceptions
56
King
44
Jackson
44
Lewis
44
Bachmeier
Fumbles lost
38
King
38
Jackson
38
Lewis
18
Bachmeier

Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.

Player DNA

The Dual Threat

Dangerous with both arm and legs — defenses can't just pin the ears back.

QB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jayden Daniels’s 2022 season.

Jayden Daniels

66%match

LSU · 2022

NFL Rd 1 · Pk 2
#2

Bear Bachmeier

BYU · 2025

62%
#3

Brady Cook

Missouri · 2023

62%
#4

Dustin Crum

Kent State · 2021

All-MAC
61%
#5

Riley Leonard

Duke · 2022

NFL Rd 6
60%

Matches Jayden on

Total pass EPA (college ability)
Height

Differs from Jayden on

Yards / attempt (higher)
INT rate (higher)
Weight (higher)

Through 5 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Ethan Garbers’s path through UCLA.

Ethan Garbers

91%match

UCLA · 2024

All-Big Ten
#2

Brady Cook

Missouri · 2024

87%
#3

Kenny Pickett

Pittsburgh · 2021

Unitas Golden Arm1st-team All-AmericanNFL Rd 1 · Pk 20
86%
#4

Luke Altmyer

Illinois · 2025

All-Big Ten
83%
#5

Joey Labas

Central Michigan · 2025

82%

Matches Ethan on

Height
Yards per attempt
Completion %

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Brent Key

Pass share

46.1%

391 pass / 457 run

Plays / game

65.2

13 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

5.0%

221 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025

2 coaches
2021
Geoff Collins
Georgia Tech
2022
Brent Key
Georgia Tech
era →
2023
Brent Key
Georgia Tech
2025
Brent Key
Georgia Tech

Coaching transition mid-career: Geoff Collins → Brent Key. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.

HometownLongview, TX
Height6'3"
Weight215 lb
Class4
PositionQB
Jersey10

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

3 entries
🥈

ALL-CONFERENCE · 1ST TEAM

All-Conf 1st team (2025)

All-ACC

Trophy Case · Detail

Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.

All-Conference

3 all-conference honors

Conference-level recognition helps anchor whether a player is merely statistically loud or actually viewed as elite within his competitive lane.

Honors Timeline

Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.

Season Honor Scope Team / Selector Context
2025 All-ACC all_conference Georgia Tech | ACC QB
2025 All-ACC all_conference Georgia Tech | ACC --
2024 All-ACC all_conference Georgia Tech | ACC --

Heisman By Year

Modeled rank and official finish by season.

Season Team Role Latest Model Forecast Win Finalist Official Finish Points Context
2024 Georgia Tech QB4 #904 #857 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | ACC
2023 Georgia Tech QB4 #35 #71 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | ACC
2022 Texas A&M QB4 #430 #524 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | SEC
2021 Texas A&M QB4 #225 #160 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | SEC

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Georgia Tech ACC QB 4 No. 10 | 6-3 | 215 lb | Longview, TX
2024 Georgia Tech ACC QB 4 No. 10 | 6-3 | 215 lb | Longview, TX
2023 Georgia Tech ACC QB 4 No. 10 | 6-3 | 215 lb | Longview, TX
2022 Texas A&M SEC QB 4 No. 10 | 6-3 | 215 lb | Longview, TX
2021 Texas A&M SEC QB 4 No. 10 | 6-3 | 215 lb | Longview, TX