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Jersey Number 74
Daniel King
- Position:
- OL
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-5 / 340
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Cairo, Ga.
- High School:
- Cairo HS
- Prev School:
- Georgia Military College
2024 All-Sun Belt Second Team
2023 All-Sun Belt Second Team
Senior (2024): Named to the All-Sun Belt Second Team … Finished Troy career with 2,642 snaps played, allowed nine sacks in 1,396 career pass blocking snaps … Named permanent team captain and to the Leadership Council ... Split time across two positions, playing 429 snaps at right tackle and 360 at right guard … Allowed just two sacks all season in 408 pass blocking situations and was the fourth-rated run blocker in the league … Key blocker for a 1,000-yard rusher and 1,000-yard receiver, just the third duo in program history to reach those thresholds in the same season … Troy allowed just four sacks in November, the fewest in the Sun Belt
2023 (Junior): Named to the All-Sun Belt Second Team … Played 963 offensive snaps, third most on the team … Troy’s top-rated pass blocker and run blocker per PFF … Allowed just five sacks, four hits and six hurries in 520 pass blocking situations at right guard … Posted seven games with a perfect PFF 100 efficiency rating … Called for just three penalties all year … Blocked for Kimani Vidal, who was named the Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year and AP All-American after setting school records for single-game, single-season and career rushing yards … Blocked for just the third 3,000-yard passer and 1,000-yard rushing combo in program history … Did not allow a hit on the quarterback in 11-of-13 games
2022 (Sophomore): Started all 14 games at right guard … Troy's top-rated pass blocker per Pro Football Focus … Allowed just two sacks, one QB hit, 10 hurries and 13 pressures in 467 passing situations … Called for just four penalties … Played 888 offensive snaps … Did not allow a sack in the final six games of the season … Ranked third among Sun Belt guards (min. 600 snaps) per PFF in pass blocking … Leader on an offensive line that paved the way for Kimani Vidal to hit the 1,000-yard rushing mark for the first time in his career and the 11th in Troy history … The Trojan offense was one of the most explosive in the country, ranking fourth with nine passes of 50-plus yards and five passes of 60-plus yards
Georgia Military College: Helped the Bulldogs race out to a 6-2 start with a pair of three-game winning streaks … Georgia Military averaged 178.9 rushing yards per game to rank 16th nationally
High School: Helped lead the Syrupmakers to a combined 30-8 record his final three seasons following a 4-6 record his freshman year … Recorded 25 pancake blocks as a senior … Two-time all-region selection and named all-state as a senior … Helped lead Cairo High School to the third round of the Georgia AAAA Playoffs his senior campaign … The Syrupmakers won the regional championship in 2017 and 2018 … Finished fourth in the Georgia 4A in wrestling
Personal: Full name is Edric Daniel King … Son of Victoria Heady … Born June 23, 2001... Majoring in criminal justice
2023 All-Sun Belt Second Team
Senior (2024): Named to the All-Sun Belt Second Team … Finished Troy career with 2,642 snaps played, allowed nine sacks in 1,396 career pass blocking snaps … Named permanent team captain and to the Leadership Council ... Split time across two positions, playing 429 snaps at right tackle and 360 at right guard … Allowed just two sacks all season in 408 pass blocking situations and was the fourth-rated run blocker in the league … Key blocker for a 1,000-yard rusher and 1,000-yard receiver, just the third duo in program history to reach those thresholds in the same season … Troy allowed just four sacks in November, the fewest in the Sun Belt
2023 (Junior): Named to the All-Sun Belt Second Team … Played 963 offensive snaps, third most on the team … Troy’s top-rated pass blocker and run blocker per PFF … Allowed just five sacks, four hits and six hurries in 520 pass blocking situations at right guard … Posted seven games with a perfect PFF 100 efficiency rating … Called for just three penalties all year … Blocked for Kimani Vidal, who was named the Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year and AP All-American after setting school records for single-game, single-season and career rushing yards … Blocked for just the third 3,000-yard passer and 1,000-yard rushing combo in program history … Did not allow a hit on the quarterback in 11-of-13 games
2022 (Sophomore): Started all 14 games at right guard … Troy's top-rated pass blocker per Pro Football Focus … Allowed just two sacks, one QB hit, 10 hurries and 13 pressures in 467 passing situations … Called for just four penalties … Played 888 offensive snaps … Did not allow a sack in the final six games of the season … Ranked third among Sun Belt guards (min. 600 snaps) per PFF in pass blocking … Leader on an offensive line that paved the way for Kimani Vidal to hit the 1,000-yard rushing mark for the first time in his career and the 11th in Troy history … The Trojan offense was one of the most explosive in the country, ranking fourth with nine passes of 50-plus yards and five passes of 60-plus yards
Georgia Military College: Helped the Bulldogs race out to a 6-2 start with a pair of three-game winning streaks … Georgia Military averaged 178.9 rushing yards per game to rank 16th nationally
High School: Helped lead the Syrupmakers to a combined 30-8 record his final three seasons following a 4-6 record his freshman year … Recorded 25 pancake blocks as a senior … Two-time all-region selection and named all-state as a senior … Helped lead Cairo High School to the third round of the Georgia AAAA Playoffs his senior campaign … The Syrupmakers won the regional championship in 2017 and 2018 … Finished fourth in the Georgia 4A in wrestling
Personal: Full name is Edric Daniel King … Son of Victoria Heady … Born June 23, 2001... Majoring in criminal justice
Troy vs. UAB (Full Highlights)
Monday, December 15
Players Postgame Press Conference (UAB)
Sunday, December 14
Scott Cross Postgame Press Conference (UAB)
Sunday, December 14
Troy vs. Oakwood (Full Highlights)
Wednesday, December 10
