Usage / Role
35%
Rotational offensive role
Player Dossier
2019-2023California
RB • 5'10" • 205 lbs • Amarillo, TX, USA
King Doerue leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.
Usage / Role
35%
Rotational offensive role
Impact Production
25
Developing production for a back
Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
Star Power
28
Limited ceiling signals so far
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Purdue
Snapshot
Player 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...
Read the storyKing Doerue, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Purdue. King Doerue leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.
Stat Footprint
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Season Ledger
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Purdue | 12 | 599 | 451 | 148 | 7 | 59.6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Purdue | 4 | 87 | 67 | 20 | 1 | 32 |
| 2021 Postseason | Purdue | 12 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 66.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Purdue | 12 | 644 | 488 | 156 | 2 | 66.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Purdue | 4 | 154 | 97 | 57 | 3 | 38.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | California | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Related Context
Transfer Portal History
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Purdue to California | P4 to P4 | 18 | Jan 20, 2023 |
King Doerue played RB for Purdue and California. Across 5 tracked seasons, King Doerue recorded 1,148 rushing yards, 381 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Purdue.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Purdue paired 689 primary output with 43 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 43 efficiency.
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Career value cooled off
2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Purdue, California.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
57.4
Efficiency
43
Usage
20.2
Consistency
64.1
Best Game by takeover score
Minnesota
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Tennessee: 45. Oregon State: 7. UConn: 74. Notre Dame: 84. Minnesota: 134. Iowa: 51. Wisconsin: 20. Nebraska: 70. Michigan State: 92. Ohio State: 37. Northwestern: 18. Indiana: 57
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tennessee: 10 by 46.9. Oregon State: 5 by 14.6. UConn: 12 by 64.2. Notre Dame: 16 by 50. Minnesota: 27 by 49. Iowa: 19 by 27.9. Wisconsin: 9 by 23.1. Nebraska: 18 by 43.4. Michigan State: 16 by 39.3. Ohio State: 12 by 29.1. Northwestern: 6 by 31.3. Indiana: 5 by 97.5
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12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Minnesota
Best efficiency game
97.5 vs Indiana
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/30 | vs Tennessee | W 48-45 | 10 | 45 | 4.50 | 0 | — | — | 4.5 |
| Sat 11/27 | vs Indiana | W 44-7 | 4 | 49 | 12.30 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11.4 |
| Sat 11/20 | @ Northwestern | W 32-14 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| Sat 11/13 | @ Ohio State | L 31-59 | 10 | 26 | 2.60 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 3.1 |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Michigan State | W 40-29 | 13 | 32 | 2.50 | 1 | 3 | 60 | 5.8 |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Nebraska | W 28-23 | 17 | 74 | 4.40 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 3.9 |
| Sat 10/23 | vs Wisconsin | L 13-30 | 9 | 20 | 2.20 | 0 | — | — | 2.2 |
| Sat 10/16 | @ Iowa | W 24-7 | 18 | 48 | 2.70 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2.7 |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Minnesota | L 13-20 | 21 | 95 | 4.50 | 0 | 6 | 39 | 5.0 |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Notre Dame | L 13-27 | 10 | 45 | 4.50 | 0 | 6 | 39 | 5.3 |
| Sat 9/11 | @ UConn | W 49-0 | 12 | 74 | 6.20 | 1 | — | — | 6.2 |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Oregon State | W 30-21 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 0 | — | — | 1.4 |
Player 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.
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Purdue
2019-2022
Opening stop
California
2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Purdue | 599 | 34.7 | 22.8 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Purdue | 87 | 38.6 | 7.8 | -512 |
| 2021 Postseason | Purdue | 689 | 43 | 20.2 | 602 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Purdue | 689 | 43 | 20.2 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Purdue | 154 | 35.8 | 13.4 | -535 |
| 2023 Regular Season | California | 0 | — | — | -154 |
#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.
#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
0
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
3
2+ TD games
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