Deon King

Finished his career with 372 total tackles, 52.5 tackles for loss, 22 sacks, five fumble recoveries, four forced fumbles and three interceptions …. Three-time All-MEAC pick (2013-15), including two straight first-team honors (2014-15) … Consensus first-team FCS All-American as a senior in 2015.

2015 (Senior)
Led all of Division I (FBS and FCS) in total tackles (163) and tackles per game (14.8) … NSU’s first-ever winner of the Buck Buchanan Award as the nation’s top FCS defensive player … Also NSU’s first-ever consensus FCS first-team All-American, earning accolades from STATS, the Associated Press, the Walter Camp Foundation and the American Football Coaches Association … Became NSU’s first AFCA All-American in the school’s Division I era … Also named to the HBCU All-America teams by Boxtorow and SBN Sports … Voted to the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) University Division all-state first team … Earned the third All-MEAC honor of his career, taking first-team accolades for the second straight year … Preseason STATS FCS second-team All-American … A finalist for the STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year award … Also a preseason All-MEAC first-team selection … A 3-time MEAC Defensive Player of the Week award winner … Had 10 double-digit tackle performances in NSU’s 11 games, including six of 15 or more … Opened the year with 12 tackles and a pass breakup at Rutgers … Had back-to-back 21-tackle games on the road at FBS schools Old Dominion and Marshall … Notched 10 tackles, half a tackle for loss and an interception in the win over Hampton … Won his first MEAC Defensive Player of the Week award for his effort in that game … Has two tackles for loss at Howard … Followed that up with 15 tackles and 1.5 TFL against North Carolina A&T … Also had 15 stops the following week at Bethune-Cookman … Made 14 tackles, nine solos, at N.C. Central … Posted 17 tackles, one for loss in the OT win over Savannah State … Had 18 tackles, including 12 solo stops, to go with 3.0 TFL and 2 sacks in the loss to S.C. State … Earned MEAC Defensive Player of the Week accolades after both the SSU and SCSU games … Capped his career with 14 tackles (career-high 13 solo) and two TFL in the win at Morgan State.

Led the nation in tackles (FCS & FBS) and has uncanny ability to make one play after the next. He has experience at both the inside and outside linebacker positions. He played three years at OLB and one year at ILB and was named three-time All-MEAC (2013-15). King’s motor runs the time the whistle sounds until it ends. Plays with great energy and has a bit an overachiever character about him. Shows good range and uses his hands well to work through traffic. Gives great effort and plays fast. Fantastic production and can get in his drops and make plays on the ball in front of him. Good eyes in coverage. Fills gaps fast and doesn’t stay blocked for long.