Florida International · L 3-22
No catches.
Jacksonville State · L 0-24
No catches.
King has catches in 6 of New Mexico State’s 8 games: none against Florida International and Jacksonville State.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Share of the team's total this season.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed. Of his catches with a spot in the play text: left 1, middle 4, right 11.
Tyler King
Tyler King takes over from Donovan Faupel at New Mexico State.
TEAM RECEIVING YARDS LEADER
307
Team leader in receiving yards (307).
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Mexico State | 23 | 307 | 13.3 | 3 | 46 |
| 2025 | New Mexico State | 41 | 588 | 14.3 | 3 | 64 |
| 2024 | Wyoming | 17 | 236 | 13.9 | 0 | 36 |
| 2023 | Texas Tech | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 81 | 1,131 | 14.0 | 6 | 64 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Mexico State | 3 | −12 | 122 | 8 |
| 2025 | New Mexico State | 8 | 18 | 195 | 60 |
| 2024 | Wyoming | 13 | 100 | 422 | −1 |
| 2023 | Texas Tech | 1 | 4 | -- | -- |
| Career | 25 | 110 | 739 | 67 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-34@ Florida State | 7 | 78 | 11.1 | 1 | 34 | |
| Wk 1 | W 51-14vs Mercyhurst | 3 | 94 | 31.3 | 0 | 46 | |
| Wk 2 | L 19-29@ Hawai'i | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 1 | 33 | |
| Wk 4 | L 18-42vs New Mexico | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-13vs Western Kentucky | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 6 | L 3-22@ Florida International | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 8 | W 30-24@ Sam Houston | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Total | 23 | 307 | 13.3 | 3 | 46 |
3 catches for 21 yards. New Mexico State threw to him on 3 of its 29 passes. All of it came before halftime of a 30-24 win.
3-yard catch on 3rd and 16. First quarter, tied 0-0.
13-yard catch. First quarter, down 7-0.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
2 catches for 21 yards and a touchdown. New Mexico State threw to him on 6 of its 26 passes.
Incomplete on 3rd and 8. First quarter, tied 3-3.
15-yard touchdown. Third quarter, made it 27-6.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
4 catches for 26 yards.
Not drawn: the play-by-play has 4 catches for 32 yards, the box score 4 for 26, so no play is placed until they agree.
4 catches for 67 yards and a touchdown. New Mexico State threw to him on 7 of its 36 passes.
33-yard touchdown. Second quarter, cut it to 16-13.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
3 catches for 94 yards, his most this season. New Mexico State threw to him on 5 of its 23 passes. All of it came before halftime of a 51-14 win.
46-yard catch. First quarter, tied 7-7.
42-yard catch on 3rd and 9. Second quarter, down 14-13. Converted.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
7 catches for 78 yards and a touchdown. New Mexico State threw to him on 14 of its 43 passes. New Mexico State’s last three throws to him, down 34-17 in the fourth quarter, fell incomplete, the last on 4th and 3.
11-yard catch on 3rd and 10. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
Incomplete on 3rd and 6. Second quarter, down 10-7.
34-yard touchdown on 3rd and 2. Fourth quarter, cut it to 27-17.
Incomplete on 4th and 3. Fourth quarter, down 34-17. Turnover on downs. Broken up by Florida State’s D. Diggs.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 1 · 2026
L 17-34
7 rec · 78 yds · 1 TD
With T. Hedden — 272 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 82.5 · B. Richter — 40.3 yards per punt · 4 punts · 1 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
246th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -18 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
5022% of team targetsCatch rate
46%23 of 50 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
46% catch rate on 50 targets · 22% of the team's targets · 18% catch rate on 17 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.0 | 47.0 | 16.1 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 3.5 | 41.5 | 11.6 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.3 | 47.7 | 15.2 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 3.0 | 21.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Sanchez
Pass share
48.3%
243 pass / 260 run
Plays / game
62.9
8 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
267 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #233 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #13 of 52 Conference USA WRs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 26 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 1ST TEAM
All-Mountain West 1st team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Joey McGuire, Jay Sawvel and Tony Sanchez.
