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2023 Football Roster

Marvin Gentry

12 Ty King

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 175
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Wrens, Ga.
  • Previous School Jefferson County HS
  • Twitter _tyking12_
  • Instagram tyking11__

Biography

Senior (2022): Appeared in seven games, starting three for the Southern Conference Champions… Caught 20 passes for 249 yards and one touchdown… Returned seven kickoffs for 168 yards with a long of 40 against ETSU (10/22)… Hauled in a season-high five catches for 97 yards at Tennessee Tech (9/17)… Lone touchdown of the season came and recorded a tackle against Western Carolina (9/24).

2021 (Fall): Saw action in nine games, including eight starts at wide receiver . . . finished the season with 23 catches for 240 yards and one touchdown . . . caught five passes for 41 yards and a touchdown in the season-opening win over Tennessee Tech . . . had two catches for 47 yards at Western Carolina . . . hauled in two catches for 48 yards at VMI... 2021 Spring First Team All-SoCon

2021 (Spring): Started all seven games at wide receiver . . . named first team All-SoCon by both the coaches and media . . . finished second in the SoCon in both total receiving yards at 609 and in receiving yards per game at 87.0 . . . also ranked third in the league in receptions per game at 4.7 . . . ranked second in the SoCon in all-purpose yards per game at 148.6 . . . returned 19 kickoffs for an average of 22.7 yards per return, ranking second in the SoCon . . . tallied three 100-yard receiving games during the spring . . . caught four passes for 115 yards and a touchdown at Furman . . . hauled in seven passes for a career-high 178 yards and a touchdown against Wofford . . . had three catches for 135 yards and a score against VMI.

2019 (Freshman): Played in all 11 games . . . had six catches for 91 yards on the season . . . also rushed once for six yards, and returned one kickoff for 26 yards . . . had a catch for 41 yards at Wofford . . . caught two passes for 21 yards at Mercer. 

2018: Saw action in two games, playing against VMI and Wofford . . . caught one pass for six yards against Wofford.

High School: Was named the Region 4 AA Offensive Player of the Year at Jefferson County . . . was also named first team All-State and All-Area, and he was named the CSRA Offensive Player of the Year . . . was selected to play in the fifth-annual Border Bowl . . . as a senior,  had 61 catches for 1,305 yards and 25 touchdowns . . . also had two interceptions, two pass break-ups, two punt returns and one kickoff return . . . for his career, finished with 210 receptions for 2,007 yards and 33 touchdowns . . . won his school’s Golden Helmet Award.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2018Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    5'11" 157 lbs
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    2019Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    6'0" 167 lbs
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    2020-21Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    6'0" 167 lbs
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    2021Junior

    Wide Receiver
    6'0" 165 lbs
    12
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    2022Senior

    Wide Receiver
    6'0" 173 lbs
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    2023Graduate Student

    Wide Receiver
    6'0" 175 lbs
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