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Courtesy: Duke Photography
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Brandon King
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Previous Affiliations
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Central Bucks West
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Previous Experience
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Doylestown, Pa.
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King Media
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Duke Football Play of the Week: Oct 3, 2009
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Duke Football Feature - Brandon King, Nov. 12, 2007
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Courtesy: Duke Sports Information
Release: 06/28/2006
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2009: Returns to the field after missing the entire 2008 campaign due to injury ... charted as the second string tight end behind returning starter Brett Huffman ... owns good experience and provides quality depth to the position ... listed as the No. 11 fullback in the country by Phil Steele’s College Football Preview ... with four career touchdown receptions, is a proven option in the passing game and scoring threat in the red zone.
2008: Did not see game action after suffering a season-ending injury prior to the season.
2007: Played in all 12 games with four starts ... third on the team with four touchdown receptions ... completed the season with 10 receptions for 76 yards ... four touchdowns on just 10 catches marked the third-highest touchdown per catch average (.400) in the country ... caught a six-yard touchdown pass in the season-opener against Connecticut ... scored on a seven-yard touchdown reception at Northwestern ... posted longest catch of the year against Virginia Tech, a 19-yard touchdown grab to finish with two receptions for 25 yards ... fourth touchdown of the year came on a three-yard pass at Florida State ... tallied three games with two receptions ... on the field for 320 total snaps with 283 on offense and 37 on special teams ... played 30 or more snaps in five contests with a season-high 38 at North Carolina.
2006: Played in 10 games, missing the Miami and Vanderbilt contests ... caught seven passes for 54 yards for a 7.7 yards per reception average ... posted season-highs with four receptions for 25 yards versus North Carolina ... on the field for 164 total snaps.
Prior to Duke: Three-year letterman at C.B. West High School under coaches Randy Cuthbert (2003-04) and Chris Felton (2005) ... All-America selection by PrepStar magazine ... listed as the second-best fullback in the nation by Rivals.com and the 36th-top overall running back by Scout.com ... also tabbed as the 16th-best overall prospect in Pennsylvania by Rivals.com ... charted as the third-top fullback in the nation by ESPN.com ... as a senior, rushed 113 times for 621 yards and seven touchdowns and earned all-league honors ... in junior season, rushed for 651 yards and nine touchdowns on 90 attempts as team went 9-2 and advanced to the state playoffs ... rushed 126 times for 625 yards and three TDs as a sophomore ... finished career with 1,897 yards and 19 touchdowns ... also participated in basketball ... Cuthbert, a C.B. West graduate, was a standout running back at Duke from 1988-92, earning All-ACC honors in 1989 as the Blue Devils won the ACC championship and he currently ranks third on Duke’s all-time rushing list with 2,771 career yards.
Personal: Son of Charles and Linda King ... born June 23, 1987.
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