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Desmond King

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Baltimore Ravens · DB

Desmond King recorded 106 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Baltimore Ravens, Houston Texans, Pittsburgh Steelers, Los Angeles Chargers, Tennessee Titans.

▶Best highlights

4.0

tackles/gm

5

playoff games

8

indexed seasons

106

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Desmond King's most significant indexed performances.

Divisional Round
2023
HOUSTONTEXANS
BALTIMORERAVENS
JAN 20, 2024

Houston Texans vs Baltimore Ravens

Divisional Round · Jan 20, 2024

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2018
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
BALTIMORERAVENS
JAN 6, 2019

Los Angeles Chargers vs Baltimore Ravens

Wild Card · Jan 6, 2019

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2019
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
SEP 29, 2019

Los Angeles Chargers vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Sep 29, 2019

4 tackles · 2.5 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2017
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
DALLASCOWBOYS
NOV 23, 2017

Los Angeles Chargers vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Nov 23, 2017

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Wild Card
2023
CLEVELANDBROWNS
HOUSTONTEXANS
JAN 13, 2024

Cleveland Browns vs Houston Texans

Wild Card · Jan 13, 2024

12 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Desmond King's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 12 total tackles

Wild Card
2023
CLEVELANDBROWNS
HOUSTONTEXANS
JAN 13, 2024

Cleveland Browns vs Houston Texans

Wild Card · Jan 13, 2024

12 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 interceptions

Regular Season
2021
HOUSTONTEXANS
TENNESSEETITANS
NOV 21, 2021

Houston Texans vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Nov 21, 2021

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career high: 3 passes defended

Regular Season
2022
HOUSTONTEXANS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
OCT 9, 2022

Houston Texans vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Oct 9, 2022

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2021
HOUSTONTEXANS
BUFFALOBILLS
OCT 3, 2021

Houston Texans vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Oct 3, 2021

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 90 interception return yards

Regular Season
2017
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
DALLASCOWBOYS
NOV 23, 2017

Los Angeles Chargers vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Nov 23, 2017

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Desmond King's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2017–present

01
LACKING—Desmond King
LACHERBERT10Justin Herbert
LACALLEN13Keenan Allen

Herbert's arm begins another reset

Los Angeles Chargers · Back in Los Angeles

The Chargers returned to Los Angeles and found Herbert, whose immediate production renewed the promise and pressure surrounding the franchise.

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Franchise era

2016–2021

02
TENKING—Desmond King
TENHENRY22Derrick Henry
TENTANNEHILL17Ryan Tannehill

A throwback runner controls modern playoff games

Tennessee Titans · Henry's power contender

Henry's rushing titles and Tannehill's revival carried Tennessee to the 2019 AFC Championship Game and consecutive division titles.

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Franchise era

2021–2022

03
HOUKING—Desmond King
HOUMILLS10Davis Mills
HOUCOOKS13Brandin Cooks

Accumulating picks and clearing the roster

Houston Texans · The full reset

The Texans accepted a ground-up rebuild, converted veteran value into draft capital and searched for the leadership structure to use it.

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Franchise era

2022–present

04
PITKING—Desmond King
PITWATT90T.J. Watt
PITHEYWARD97Cameron Heyward

The standard meets a quarterback transition

Pittsburgh Steelers · After Roethlisberger

Pittsburgh has leaned on Watt and its defensive identity while searching for the long-term offense to begin its next championship chapter.

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Franchise era

2023–present

05
HOUKING—Desmond King
HOUSTROUD7C.J. Stroud
HOUANDERSON51Will Anderson Jr.

A rookie quarterback accelerates everything

Houston Texans · Stroud and Ryans arrive together

Ryans restored defensive purpose while Stroud's record-setting rookie season delivered a division title and the franchise's first new foundation in years.

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Franchise era

2018–present

06
BALKING—Desmond King
BALJACKSON8Lamar Jackson
BALANDREWS89Mark Andrews

Option football and improvisation become an MVP offense

Baltimore Ravens · The Lamar Jackson era

Jackson transformed the Ravens immediately, won multiple MVP awards and kept Baltimore among the AFC's elite while the organization rebuilt its defense around him.

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Career accomplishments

First-team All-Pro · 20188 NFL seasons106 career games291 career solo tackles10 career sacksCollege: IowaDrafted by: LACDraft pick: 151Jersey: 355 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 11, 2017Most recent: Dec 21, 2024

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history