- INT
- 14
- PD
- 7
- TKL
- 58
Career totals · 3 seasons with stats
Scouting Report
King won the Jim Thorpe Award in 2015.
King was a consensus All-American in 2015, a first-team All-American on at least one selector's team in 2016 and a 2-time first-team all-conference pick (2015 and 2016).
In 2016, King recorded 58 tackles. From 2014 to 2016, King also had 14 interceptions.
King was the No. 151 overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft.
In 17-0 that career earns a 88 overall, the 3rd-highest cornerback rating at Iowa since 1990 and No. 6 among all cornerbacks of the 2015-2019 era.
Honors & Awards
- 2015
- Jim Thorpe Award
- Consensus All-American
- First-team all-conference
- 2016
- First-team All-American
- First-team all-conference
- 2017
- No. 151 overall pick, NFL Draft
Season by Season
| Season | Tkl | PD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | – | – | 3 |
| 2015 | – | – | 8 |
| 2016 | 58 | 7 | 3 |
| Total | 58 | 7 | 14 |
Seasons with tracked stats at Iowa. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).
Iowa Teammates
Top Cornerbacks of the 2015-2019 Era
Sources: Wikipedia (Desmond King (American football)) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.