Started 31 of 38 games during career at Penn
State, including 26 at right cornerback…saw action on both sides of the ball,
serving as a cornerback on defense and as a wide receiver on offense…also saw
action on special teams as a returner and gunner…recorded 90 tackles (67 solo),
23 passes defensed and three interceptions…rushed 18 times for 227 yards and
caught 10 passes for 126 yards with two touchdowns…as a senior earned first-team
All-Big Ten honors after starting 13 games at right cornerback…ranked 12th in
the country and second in the Big Ten with 17 passes defensed...earned 3.0 GPA
and graduated with a degree from the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences at
Penn State.
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Born Justin Thomas King in Pittsburgh, Pa…played
football for his stepfather and former Penn State wide receiver Terry Smith at
Gateway High in Pittsburgh…as a senior, rated the nation’s top cornerback and
top player in Pennsylvania, playing in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl and being
named the 2004 Gatorade Pennsylvania Player of the Year…during career at
Gateway, rushed 544 times for 4,519 yards, the third-highest total in District 7
Class AAAA history, and scored 59 touchdowns.
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