Player Dossier

2016-2021

Georgia Southern

J.D. King

RB • 5'11" • 215 lbs • Fitzgerald, GA, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

J.D. King leans balanced backfield option traits and 35.8 efficiency.

Usage / Role

10%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

36

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

39

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

41

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Georgia Southern

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
6
Program Path
Oklahoma State • Georgia Southern
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UL Monroe

Player Story

J.D. King built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a running back from Fitzgerald, GA wearing No. 1, spending time with Georgia Southern and Oklahoma State. The clearest part of J.D. King's career was his...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2019 · Rating 0.78

Cairo · Cairo, GA

Committed To
Georgia Southern
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

J.D. King, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Georgia Southern. J.D. King leans balanced backfield option traits and 35.8 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
2,350
Rushing yards
2,163
Receiving yards
187
Touchdowns
22

Quick Answers

J.D. King quick answers

Latest team and position
Georgia Southern · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
2,350
Tracked sample
6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 43 games
Best season
2019 Postseason · Georgia Southern
Top game
UL Monroe
Recruit profile
2-star · Cairo · Georgia Southern
High school pipeline
Cairo · 7 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 1 · Senior
2021 Scrimmage yards rank
129 scrimmage yards · RB 412th (top 61%) · Sun Belt 97th (top 49%) · National 1,262nd (top 50%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2016 Regular SeasonOklahoma State00000-
2017 PostseasonOklahoma State12330047.8
2017 Regular SeasonOklahoma State1251646650547.8
2018 Regular SeasonOklahoma State824515392238.5
2019 PostseasonGeorgia Southern1228280072.3
2019 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern1279077614872.3
2020 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern763962514570.6
2021 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern412911217232.8

Related Context

J.D. King played RB for Oklahoma State and Georgia Southern. Across 6 tracked seasons, J.D. King recorded 2,163 rushing yards, 187 receiving yards, and 22 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Georgia Southern.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason

Georgia Southern paired 818 primary output with 44.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 35.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Oklahoma State, Georgia Southern.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas State

Win with 79 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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Season Explorer

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2021 Regular Season · Georgia Southern

Games

4

Scrimmage Yards / G

32.3

Efficiency

35.8

Usage

12.9

Consistency

42.7

Best Game by takeover score

Arkansas State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Louisiana: 40. Arkansas State: 79. Troy: 7. South Alabama: 3

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisiana: 8 by 44.8. Arkansas State: 11 by 74.8. Troy: 4 by 18.2. South Alabama: 6 by 5.2

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins79 · Games = 1 · +62.3 vs Losses
Losses16.7 · Games = 3 · -62.3 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

4 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Arkansas State

Best efficiency game

74.8 vs Arkansas State

Result
Thu 10/14@ South AlabamaL 14-41630.5010.5
Sat 10/9@ TroyL 24-27471.8001.8
Sat 10/2vs Arkansas StateW 59-3311797.2017.2
Sat 9/25vs LouisianaL 20-286233.8002175

Player Story

J.D. King story

J.D. King built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a running back from Fitzgerald, GA wearing No. 1, spending time with Georgia Southern and Oklahoma State. The clearest part of J.D. King's career was his backfield work: 2,163 rushing yards, 470 carries, 19 rushing touchdowns, and 187 receiving yards across 43 career games in the available record. His career also includes 187 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives J.D. King's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Oklahoma State

    2016-2018

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Georgia Southern

    2019-2021

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20162017201720182019201920202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonOklahoma State0
2017 PostseasonOklahoma State51951.813.3519
2017 Regular SeasonOklahoma State51951.813.30
2018 Regular SeasonOklahoma State24537.510.1-274
2019 PostseasonGeorgia Southern81844.627.1573
2019 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern81844.627.10
2020 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern63954.330.4-179
2021 Regular SeasonGeorgia Southern12935.812.9-510

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ UL Monroe

Week 5 · W 35-30 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

196

Scrimmage Yards

96.3 takeover

196 scrimmage yards and 37.5 usage.

#2

vs New Mexico State

Week 9 · W 41-7

143

Scrimmage Yards

90.7 takeover

Win with 143 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

143 scrimmage yards and 32.8 usage.

#3

@ West Virginia

Week 9 · W 50-39 · Conference game

171

Scrimmage Yards

80.7 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

171 scrimmage yards and 53.9 usage.

#4

vs Georgia State

Week 14 · W 38-10 · Conference game

111

Scrimmage Yards

79.4 takeover

Win with 111 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

111 scrimmage yards and 32.1 usage.

#5

vs Arkansas State

Week 5 · W 59-33 · Conference game

79

Scrimmage Yards

78.1 takeover

Win with 79 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

79 scrimmage yards and 20.8 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Postseason · Georgia Southern

818 primary output · 44.6 efficiency · 27.1 usage

72.3

#2

2019 Regular Season · Georgia Southern

72.3

818 primary · 44.6 efficiency · 27.1 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Georgia Southern

70.6

639 primary · 54.3 efficiency · 30.4 usage

Milestones

6

100+ rush yards

2

150+ scrimmage yards

3

2+ TD games