Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2025Penn State
King Mack
S • 5'10" • 187 lbs • Miami, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
King Mack shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
23
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Penn State • Alabama
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Player Story
King Mack built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a safety from Miami, FL wearing No. 16, spending time with Alabama and Penn State. The clearest part of King Mack's career was his defensive production: 75...
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- Committed To
- Penn State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
King Mack, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Penn State. King Mack shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 75
- TFL
- 1
- Sacks
- 0.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
King Mack quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Penn State · S
- Career Tackles
- 75
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Penn State
- Top game
- Indiana
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · St. Thomas Aquinas · Penn State
- High school pipeline
- St. Thomas Aquinas · 173 FBS recruits · 20 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 16 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 58 tackles · S 83rd (top 15%) · Big Ten 61st (top 8%) · National 441st (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Penn State | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 26.2 |
| 2024 Postseason | Alabama | 9 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.6 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Alabama | 9 | 12 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.6 |
| 2025 Postseason | Penn State | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.6 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Penn State | 13 | 56 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 42.6 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Penn State to NC State | P4 to P4 | 77.3 | Jan 8, 2026 |
| 2025 | Alabama to Penn State | P4 to P4 | 78 | Jan 12, 2025 |
| 2024 | Penn State to Alabama | P4 to P4 | 83.8 | May 2, 2024 |
King Mack played S for Penn State and Alabama. Across 3 tracked seasons, King Mack recorded 75 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Penn State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Penn State paired 6.5 primary output with 23.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 23.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Penn State, Alabama.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Penn State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
23.6
Usage
4.4
Consistency
10.3
Best Game by takeover score
Indiana
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Clemson: 0. Nevada: 0. Florida International: 1. Villanova: 0. Oregon: 0. UCLA: 1. Northwestern: 0. Iowa: 0. Ohio State: 0. Indiana: 3. Michigan State: 1.5. Nebraska: 0. Rutgers: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Clemson: 2 by 8.3. Nevada: 2 by 8.3. Florida International: 7 by 39.2. Villanova: 4 by 16.7. Oregon: 2 by 8.3. UCLA: 7 by 39.2. Northwestern: 2 by 8.3. Iowa: 3 by 12.5. Ohio State: 4 by 16.7. Indiana: 3 by 42.5. Michigan State: 6 by 40. Nebraska: 7 by 29.2. Rutgers: 9 by 37.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.4 · Games = 7 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 6 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Indiana
Best efficiency game
42.5 vs Indiana
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/27 | @ Clemson | W 22-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Rutgers | W 40-36 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | vs Nebraska | W 37-10 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Michigan State | W 28-10 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | vs IndianaSplash game | L 24-27 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Ohio State | L 14-38 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Iowa | L 24-25 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Northwestern | L 21-22 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ UCLA | L 37-42 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Oregon | L 24-30 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Villanova | W 52-6 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Florida International | W 34-0 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Nevada | W 46-11 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
King Mack story
King Mack built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a safety from Miami, FL wearing No. 16, spending time with Alabama and Penn State. The clearest part of King Mack's career was his defensive production: 75 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 24 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Penn State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but King Mack's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 140 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 24 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Alabama and Penn State.
The arc is straightforward: King Mack 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.
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Penn State
2023-2025
Opening stop
- 2
Alabama
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20232024202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Penn State | 1 | 11.3 | 3.4 | — |
| 2024 Postseason | Alabama | 0 | 6.5 | 1.1 | -1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Alabama | 0 | 6.5 | 1.1 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Penn State | 6.5 | 23.6 | 4.4 | 6.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Penn State | 6.5 | 23.6 | 4.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 1 Indiana
Week 11 · L 24-27 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
71.1 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 71.1 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 82 Michigan State
Week 12 · W 28-10 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
58.3 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 58.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Delaware
Week 2 · W 63-7
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Havoc Plays
56.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.1 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 107 Florida International
Week 2 · W 34-0
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Havoc Plays
37.8 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 37.8 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 98 UCLA
Week 6 · L 37-42 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
36.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Penn State
6.5 primary output · 23.6 efficiency · 4.4 usage
42.6
#2
2025 Regular Season · Penn State
42.6
6.5 primary · 23.6 efficiency · 4.4 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · Alabama
38.6
0 primary · 6.5 efficiency · 1.1 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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