{"id":12716,"date":"2017-02-28T09:00:26","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T14:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=12716"},"modified":"2021-03-20T13:29:36","modified_gmt":"2021-03-20T17:29:36","slug":"desmond-king-2017-draft-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2017\/02\/28\/desmond-king-2017-draft-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Desmond King 2017 NFL Draft Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview
\n<\/strong>Position: <\/strong>Cornerback\/Safety
\nHeight:<\/strong> 5\u201911\u201d
\nWeight: <\/strong>206 pounds
\nSchool<\/strong>: Iowa Hawkeyes<\/p>\n

Combine Performance Data
\n<\/strong>Bench press<\/strong>: 14 reps
\nVertical jump<\/strong>: 34 inches
\nBroad jump<\/strong>: 9 feet, 9 inches<\/p>\n

Desmond King 2017 NFL Draft Profile<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Desmond King<\/a><\/strong> is coming off a stellar career while at the University of Iowa. During King\u2019s career as a Hawkeye, he registered 14 interceptions. Besides being the Hawkeyes top cover corner his last two seasons, he also was their primary kickoff and punt returner. In his final two seasons, King averaged 26.0 yards a kickoff return and 11.2 yards per punt return.<\/p>\n

King wasn\u2019t just an athlete playing the cornerback position. He became one of, if not, the top cover cornerback in the Big Ten. King\u2019s best season in college\u00a0was as a junior. That season, King registered eight interceptions, returning one for a touchdown. He also registered 46 solo tackles in that season. His production was enough to win the Jim Thorpe<\/a> Award in 2015, given out to the nation\u2019s top defensive back.<\/p>\n

However, even with his standout junior campaign, King saw his numbers drop his senior season. King\u2019s interception total dropped to three, but with opposing offenses avoiding to throw to his side of the field, that number wasn’t too bad an output.<\/p>\n

King might have been one of the best cover corners in the Big Ten, but that doesn\u2019t guarantee it will translate to the next level. In fact, Daniel Parlegreco<\/strong> of DTPDraftScout<\/a> believes that King\u2019s skills better translates to a safety at the next level. Parlegreco feels that because of his lack of speed and fluidity in man-to-man coverage, his ball hawking skills would be best used at the safety position. Still, if an NFL team utilizes \u201ccover 2\u201d or zone defenses, King still could be able to play cornerback at the next level.<\/p>\n

Strengths<\/h3>\n