Niles King is an edge rusher who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at San Diego State.
King turns pressure into sacks — pressures become finishes. A game that shows it: 3 tackles against Stony Brook — Week 1, 2025.
Play style
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
29 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 9.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | San Diego State | 29 | 13 | 9.5 | 6.5 |
| Career | 29 | 13 | 9.5 | 6.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-0vs Stony Brook | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-36@ Washington State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-0vs California | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 6-3@ Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-24vs Colorado State | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 7 | W 44-10@ Nevada | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 23-0@ Fresno State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-7vs Wyoming | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 17-7vs Boise State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 25-3vs San José State | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-23@ New Mexico | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
 Bowl | L 47-49vs No. 23 North Texas | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 13 | 9.5 | 6.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
22%6 sacksTFL rate
33%10 TFLHurry rate
7%2 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
76%6 of 8 pressures29 tackles · 9.5 for loss · 6.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sean Lewis
Pass share
35.3%
290 pass / 532 run
Plays / game
63.2
13 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
289 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #72 at the position.
