Joe King

Height:
6-6
Weight:
309
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Oklahoma City, Okla.
High School:
Texas Tech
Prev School:
Texas Tech

Tulsa - A returning letterwinner . . . transferred to Tulsa prior to the 2010 season from Texas Tech . . . 2011 - Moved from the offensive line to defensive tackle in the final week of the 2011 preseason camp . . . played in all 13 games . . . had 10 tackles, one stop for -12 yards, one forced fumble and one pass break-up . . . his one tackle against SMU was for a 12-yard loss . . . totaled two tackles in his first career game on defense against #1 Oklahoma . . . 2010 -Sat out the season after transferring from Texas Tech . . . Overall - Has great height and size . . . a very coachable player . . . will be a valuable role player.

Previous College - Red-shirted at Texas Tech in 2008.

High School - Played at Putnam City North High School . . . started at tackle for a Panther offense that averaged 23 points per game and propelled North to an 8-3 record and a berth in the Class 6A state playoffs in 2007 was a second-team all-state selection by the Tulsa World as a senior . . . was a member of the 2007 OKPrepXtra.com Class 6A all-state first team . . . rated as a three-star prospect, the No. 2 offensive lineman and No. 15 overall player in the state on Rivals.com's Oklahoma Top 25 for 2008 . . . also listed as the No. 79 offensive tackle recruit in the nation by Rivals . . . ranked the No. 98 offensive tackle nationally by Scout.com . . . high school football coach was Bob Wilson.

Personal - Favorite movie is Top Gun . . . his favorite football movie is Any Given Sunday . . . favorite TV show is "Family Guy" . . . favorite book is The Lost Symbol . . . his favorite NFL team is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . . . the Los Angeles Lakers is his favorite professional sports team and Kobe Bryant is his favorite pro athlete . . . if he could play a role in any movie, it would be the starring role in Forrest Gump . . . favorite musician is Willie Nelson . . . his grandfather is Fro Football Hall of Famer Ollie Matson . . . has three older sisters . . . parents are Dr. Joseph King III and Barbara King . . . majoring in psychology . . . born July 29, 1990 in Americus, Georgia.