2018 Football Roster
Roster
King, Tre

Jersey Number 24
Tre King
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Wichita, Kan.
- High School:
- Heights
Bio
2018 SEASON (SENIOR)
Appeared in six games while making two starts during his final season as a Red Raider … limited on the field due to a nagging injury that kept him sidelined for half of the year … finished with 160 yards and a touchdown on the ground off 40 attempts … was on the receiving end of eight passes for 48 yards as well … received 10 or more carries in three games on the year … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: started off his year with 13 carries for 31 yards and four catches for 23 yards in the season opener against Ole Miss (9/1) in Houston … his four receptions and 23 receiving yards both marked career highs … ran twice for 16 yards at home against West Virginia (9/29) several weeks later … had the most productive day of the year in a Thursday night road win at TCU (10/11), totaling 60 yards off 10 carries … recorded 10 carries again the following week versus Kansas (10/20), resulting in 30 yards and a touchdown … found the end zone via an 18-yard scamper early in the second quarter, marking his longest run of the season … totaled 27 all-purpose yards on Senior Night against Texas (11/10), which included a 13-yard reception, the longest of his career … carried one time for nine yards in his final appearance of the season at Kansas State (11/17).
2017 SEASON (JUNIOR)
Turned into one of Texas Tech’s top rushing options despite joining the team just prior to preseason practices … appeared in all 13 games while starting in five contests … finished second on the team with 623 rushing yards and five touchdowns … carried 131 times on the year, one shy of Justin Stockton for the team high … averaged 4.8 yards per carry and 47.9 yards per game … caught 17 passes out of the backfield for 104 yards … wrapped the year with 727 all-purpose yards … also saw time on kickoff duty with three special teams tackles … IN Big 12 RANKINGS: ranked ninth for rush yards per carry (4.76), 11th for rushing yards, 12th in rushing yards per game and 13th for rushing touchdowns … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: made Red Raider debut with four rushing attempts for 17 yards and a touchdown against Eastern Washington (9/2) … also caught two passes for 16 yards and recorded a tackle … had a breakout game a few weeks later at Houston (9/23), carrying nine times for 98 yards … performance included a 73-yard scamper, the second-longest rush by a Red Raider on the season … received four carries for 12 yards in the Big 12 opener against Oklahoma State (9/30) … had 10 carries the following week at Kansas (10/7), resulting in 40 yards … picked up a tackle in win over Kansas (10/14) as well as the next week at West Virginia (10/21) … averaged over six yards a carry versus the Mountaineers after eight carries for 67 yards and a touchdown … became first Red Raider to rush 20 times in a game against Iowa State (10/28) … gained 82 yards against the Cyclones and also caught two passes for nine yards … recorded first career 100-yard performance at Oklahoma (10/28) with 113 yards on the ground off a season-high 24 carries … outing also included season highs for both receptions (4) and receiving yards (22) … was one of five 100-yard performances on the season by a Red Raider … followed with 16 carries for 71 yards and a touchdown against Kansas State (11/4) … added two catches for 13 yards in that game as well … reached 20 carries for the third time against Baylor (11/11), which resulted in 67 yards and a touchdown … matched season high with 22 receiving yards off three receptions … carries dropped the next two weeks with the return of Stockton … found the end zone against USF in the Birmingham Bowl (12/23) on a four-yard run midway through the third quarter … touchdown was part of 10 carries for 35 yards as well as a reception for 15 yards.
HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Played two seasons at Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Kan. … became the Blue Dragon’s primary running back his sophomore season … carried 90 times for 352 yards and five touchdowns before his seasons was cut short due to injury … recorded 399 all-purpose yards in just five games … led the team in rushing yards at the time of his injury … appeared in eight games as a freshman … carried eight times for 43 yards during 2015 campaign.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Heights High School in Wichita, Kan. … helped leads Heights to a state playoff appearance as both a junior and senior … rushed for over 1,000 yards with 18 touchdowns as a junior … member of the Topeka Capital-Journal’s All-Class honorable mention team that season … helped lead Heights to an 8-3 season as a senior and an appearance in the Class 5A quarterfinals.
PERSONAL
Tre King … son of Toma King and Martina Kinchion ... one of five siblings ... has two brothers, Toma King Jr. and Tahjier, and two sisters, Maresia and Zariah ... a university studies major at Texas Tech.
CAREER HIGHS
Touchdowns: 1, 4x, vs. USF (2017)*
Rush Attempts: 24, at Oklahoma (2017)
Rush Yards: 113, at Oklahoma (2017)
Rush TDs: 1, 5x, vs. Kansas (2018)*
Longest Rush: 73, at Houston (2017)
Receptions: 4, twice, vs. Ole Miss (2018)*
Receiving Yards: 23, vs. Ole Miss (2018)
Receiving Touchdowns: None
Long Reception: 17, at Baylor (2017)
All-Purpose Yards: 98, at Houston (2017)
* Indicates most recent high
Appeared in six games while making two starts during his final season as a Red Raider … limited on the field due to a nagging injury that kept him sidelined for half of the year … finished with 160 yards and a touchdown on the ground off 40 attempts … was on the receiving end of eight passes for 48 yards as well … received 10 or more carries in three games on the year … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: started off his year with 13 carries for 31 yards and four catches for 23 yards in the season opener against Ole Miss (9/1) in Houston … his four receptions and 23 receiving yards both marked career highs … ran twice for 16 yards at home against West Virginia (9/29) several weeks later … had the most productive day of the year in a Thursday night road win at TCU (10/11), totaling 60 yards off 10 carries … recorded 10 carries again the following week versus Kansas (10/20), resulting in 30 yards and a touchdown … found the end zone via an 18-yard scamper early in the second quarter, marking his longest run of the season … totaled 27 all-purpose yards on Senior Night against Texas (11/10), which included a 13-yard reception, the longest of his career … carried one time for nine yards in his final appearance of the season at Kansas State (11/17).
2017 SEASON (JUNIOR)
Turned into one of Texas Tech’s top rushing options despite joining the team just prior to preseason practices … appeared in all 13 games while starting in five contests … finished second on the team with 623 rushing yards and five touchdowns … carried 131 times on the year, one shy of Justin Stockton for the team high … averaged 4.8 yards per carry and 47.9 yards per game … caught 17 passes out of the backfield for 104 yards … wrapped the year with 727 all-purpose yards … also saw time on kickoff duty with three special teams tackles … IN Big 12 RANKINGS: ranked ninth for rush yards per carry (4.76), 11th for rushing yards, 12th in rushing yards per game and 13th for rushing touchdowns … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: made Red Raider debut with four rushing attempts for 17 yards and a touchdown against Eastern Washington (9/2) … also caught two passes for 16 yards and recorded a tackle … had a breakout game a few weeks later at Houston (9/23), carrying nine times for 98 yards … performance included a 73-yard scamper, the second-longest rush by a Red Raider on the season … received four carries for 12 yards in the Big 12 opener against Oklahoma State (9/30) … had 10 carries the following week at Kansas (10/7), resulting in 40 yards … picked up a tackle in win over Kansas (10/14) as well as the next week at West Virginia (10/21) … averaged over six yards a carry versus the Mountaineers after eight carries for 67 yards and a touchdown … became first Red Raider to rush 20 times in a game against Iowa State (10/28) … gained 82 yards against the Cyclones and also caught two passes for nine yards … recorded first career 100-yard performance at Oklahoma (10/28) with 113 yards on the ground off a season-high 24 carries … outing also included season highs for both receptions (4) and receiving yards (22) … was one of five 100-yard performances on the season by a Red Raider … followed with 16 carries for 71 yards and a touchdown against Kansas State (11/4) … added two catches for 13 yards in that game as well … reached 20 carries for the third time against Baylor (11/11), which resulted in 67 yards and a touchdown … matched season high with 22 receiving yards off three receptions … carries dropped the next two weeks with the return of Stockton … found the end zone against USF in the Birmingham Bowl (12/23) on a four-yard run midway through the third quarter … touchdown was part of 10 carries for 35 yards as well as a reception for 15 yards.
The bus ticket from Tre King's 22-hour journey to Texas Tech still hangs in his locker.
— Texas Tech Football (@TexasTechFB) June 21, 2018
It's just one of many ways he reminds himself how far he has come. #WreckEm pic.twitter.com/ONCHI7MOhA
HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Played two seasons at Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Kan. … became the Blue Dragon’s primary running back his sophomore season … carried 90 times for 352 yards and five touchdowns before his seasons was cut short due to injury … recorded 399 all-purpose yards in just five games … led the team in rushing yards at the time of his injury … appeared in eight games as a freshman … carried eight times for 43 yards during 2015 campaign.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Heights High School in Wichita, Kan. … helped leads Heights to a state playoff appearance as both a junior and senior … rushed for over 1,000 yards with 18 touchdowns as a junior … member of the Topeka Capital-Journal’s All-Class honorable mention team that season … helped lead Heights to an 8-3 season as a senior and an appearance in the Class 5A quarterfinals.
PERSONAL
Tre King … son of Toma King and Martina Kinchion ... one of five siblings ... has two brothers, Toma King Jr. and Tahjier, and two sisters, Maresia and Zariah ... a university studies major at Texas Tech.
CAREER HIGHS
Touchdowns: 1, 4x, vs. USF (2017)*
Rush Attempts: 24, at Oklahoma (2017)
Rush Yards: 113, at Oklahoma (2017)
Rush TDs: 1, 5x, vs. Kansas (2018)*
Longest Rush: 73, at Houston (2017)
Receptions: 4, twice, vs. Ole Miss (2018)*
Receiving Yards: 23, vs. Ole Miss (2018)
Receiving Touchdowns: None
Long Reception: 17, at Baylor (2017)
All-Purpose Yards: 98, at Houston (2017)
* Indicates most recent high
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