Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Kevin Charles King was born May 5, 1995, in Oakland, California. He is a cornerback in the NFL.

He played college football at Washington, where he was a four-year starter for the team as a safety and a cornerback. He was selected by the Packers in the second round of the 2017 NFL Draft.

During his time with Washington, King often played as both a safety and a cornerback where he was a multiple-time All-Pac-12 honorable mention his last two years with the team.

The Green Bay Packers selected King in the second round (33rd overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft. King was the sixth cornerback drafted in 2017. Packers director of football operations Eliot Wolf commented that he was excited to add someone with King's size to the team and that he was expected to come in and compete for a starting job right away.