Player Career

King Doerue Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

King Doerue story

King Doerue built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a running back from Amarillo, TX wearing No. 23, spending time with California and Purdue. The clearest part of King Doerue's career was his backfield work: 1,148 rushing yards, 308 carries, 10 rushing touchdowns, and 381 receiving yards across 32 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Purdue. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 381 receiving yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 32 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across California and Purdue.

The arc is straightforward: King Doerue moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Purdue

    2019-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    California

    2023

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201920202021202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonPurdue59934.722.8
2020 Regular SeasonPurdue8738.67.8-512
2021 PostseasonPurdue6894320.2602
2021 Regular SeasonPurdue6894320.20
2022 Regular SeasonPurdue15435.813.4-535
2023 Regular SeasonCalifornia0-154

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2023Purdue to CaliforniaP4 to P418Jan 20, 2023

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Minnesota

Week 5 · L 31-38 · Conference game

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

126

Scrimmage Yards

83.8 takeover

126 scrimmage yards and 40 usage.

#2

vs Minnesota

Week 5 · L 13-20 · Conference game

134

Scrimmage Yards

83 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

134 scrimmage yards and 39.7 usage.

#3

vs Penn State

Week 1 · L 31-35 · Conference game

67

Scrimmage Yards

76.9 takeover

Loss with 67 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

67 scrimmage yards and 32.7 usage.

#4

vs Nebraska

Week 10 · W 31-27 · Conference game

102

Scrimmage Yards

72.4 takeover

Win with 102 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

102 scrimmage yards and 29.9 usage.

#5

vs Rutgers

Week 13 · L 30-37 · Conference game

47

Scrimmage Yards

71.3 takeover

Loss with 47 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

47 scrimmage yards and 11.3 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Postseason · Purdue

689 primary output · 43 efficiency · 20.2 usage

66.2

#2

2021 Regular Season · Purdue

66.2

689 primary · 43 efficiency · 20.2 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · Purdue

59.6

599 primary · 34.7 efficiency · 22.8 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

3

2+ TD games