Tre King is an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...

running back A running back (RB) is a member of the offensive backfield in gridiron football. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback to rush the ball, to line up as a receiver to catch the ball, and block. Ther ...

for the

Tulsa Oilers The Tulsa Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and play in the ECHL. The Oilers played their home games at the Tulsa Convention Center until 2008 when they moved into the new BOK Center. For many years, the Tuls ...

of the

Indoor Football League The Indoor Football League (IFL) is a professional indoor American football league created in 2008 out of the merger between the Intense Football League and United Indoor Football. It has one of the largest number of currently active teams am ...

(IFL). He played college football for the

Texas Tech University Texas Tech University (Texas Tech, Tech, or TTU) is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas. Established on , and called Texas Technological College until 1969, it is the main institution of the five-institution Texas Tech University Sy ...

Early life

King was born as one of five siblings in

Wichita, Kansas Wichita ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Sedgwick County. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 397,532. The Wichita metro area had a population of 647,610 in 2020. It is located in ...

and went to

Wichita Heights High School Wichita Heights High School, known locally as Heights, is a public secondary school in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is operated by Wichita USD 259 school district and serves students in grades 9 to 12. The school principal is Eric Filippi. ...

. As a junior he immediately rushed for over 1,000 yards with 18 touchdowns and led his Flacons to the playoffs. This earned him the Topeka Capital-Journal’s All-Class honorable mention. The next season where he had a 8-3 season as a senior and an appearance in the Class 5A quarterfinals.

College career

After his last high school year he committed to

Hutchinson Community College Hutchinson Community College (HutchCC or HCC) is a public community college in Hutchinson, Kansas, United States. It serves nearly 5,000 credit students every semester. History The college was established in the spring of 1928 as Hutchinson Ju ...

and became a member of the Blue Devils. There he racked up 43 yards in 8 carries in his freshman season 2015. As a sophomore he carried 90 times for 352 yards and five touchdowns before his seasons was cut short due to his first major injury. After his 2016 season he transferred to

and the

Texas Tech Red Raiders football The Texas Tech Red Raiders football program is a college football team that represents Texas Tech University (variously "Texas Tech" or "TTU"). The team competes as a member of the Big 12 Conference, which is a Division I Football Bowl Subdivis ...

program. In his first game 2017 he scored a touchdown against the

Eastern Washington Eagles The Eastern Washington Eagles are the intercollegiate varsity athletic teams that represent Eastern Washington University, located in Cheney, southwest of Spokane. A member of the Big Sky Conference, EWU's athletic program comprises five men's ...

. He finished his junior season as he ran for 623 yards, five scores and appeared in all of the 13 regular season game. He finished his last college season with 160 yards on 40 carries but appeared only in 6 games to a knee injury.

College statistics

Professional career

Cologne Centurions

The Cologne Centurions signed him for the 2022 season as last of their four American import roster spots.

Tulsa Oilers

On October 5, 2022, King signed with the

of the

(IFL).

Professional statistics

References

External links

ESPN statisticsTexas Tech Red Raiders bioELF bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:King, Tre Living people American football running backs Players of American football from Kansas Cologne Centurions (ELF) players Year of birth missing (living people) Texas Tech Red Raiders football players Hutchinson Blue Dragons football players Tulsa Oilers (IFL) players Sportspeople from Wichita, Kansas