Tyquan King is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at UConn.
King carries tight ends down the field in coverage. The three seasons span three programs and three head coaches: Mike Houston, Everett Withers and Gordon Sammis. First career honor, 2024: All-AAC. A game that shows it: 8 tackles and 1 sack against Ball State — Week 4, 2025.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
41 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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 | UConn | 41 | 26 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2 |
| 2024 | Temple | 111 | 54 | 6.0 | 3.0 | -- |
| 2023 | East Carolina | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 153 | 80 | 9.5 | 6.0 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-13vs Central Connecticut | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-27@ Syracuse | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 41-44@ Delaware | 7 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 4 | W 31-25vs Ball State | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 20-17@ Buffalo | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 51-10vs Florida International | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 37-34vs Duke | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 16-41vs Army | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 26 | 3.5 | 3.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
41tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%4 TFLSack rate
7%3 sacksPD rate
5%2 pass breakups41 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 3 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 6.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gordon Sammis
Pass share
53.5%
451 pass / 392 run
Plays / game
64.8
13 games
Team sack rate
3.1%
452 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Played for four programs.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC · 1ST TEAM
All-AAC 1st team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Mike Houston, Stan Drayton and Jim Mora.
