Mason King

Height:
6-3
Weight:
216
Position:
P
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Louisville, Ky.
High School:
St. Xavier

Career Overview: Fifth-year performer ... punted 167 times for a 42.5 average ... ranks eighth in school history with 7,098 yards and ninth with 167 punts ... enters his final year as the school’s career leader in punting average (42.5).

2018: Averaged 40.6 yards per punt ... punted in all 12 games ... recorded five punts of 50 or more yards and placed 19 punts inside the opposition’s 20-yard line ... finished ninth in the ACC in punting ... totaled eight punts for a 43.2 yard per punt average against Alabama ... named the Ray Guy Award Punter of the week after averaging 46.5 yards a punt in a win over Indiana State ... pinned three punts inside the 20-yard line ... posted a career best 64-yard punt ... averaged 40.6 yards a punt against Western Kentucky, placing two punts inside the 20-yard line ... averaged 44.0 yards a punt, including a 52-yarder versus Virginia ... averaged 41.5 yards per punt, placing one inside the 20-yard line against Georgia Tech ... punted career high nine times against Boston College ... punted seven times for a 41.3 average against Syracuse ... closed the season with six punts for a 39.0 yard average against Kentucky.

2017: Punted in all 13 games, averaging 43.9 yards per punt ... his average would’ve finished fourth in the league, but didn’t have enough attempts to qualify ... punted 43 times ... recorded 10 punts of 50 or more yards ... placed 10 punts inside the 20-yard line ... posted four games with two 50+ yard punts ... averaged 44.0 yards in the season-opening win over Purdue ... booted a season-long 58-yard punt against North Carolina ... averaged 45.0 yards per punt in consecutive games versus Kent State and Murray State ... yielded a 47.7 yard average, including a 57-yarder against Boston College ... totaled a 49.7 average in a 31-28 victory at Florida State ... averaged a season-best 51.7 yards a punt against Syracuse.

2016: Set the school record for punting average in a season at 43.9 yards per punt ... recorded 16 punts that landed within the opposition’s 20-yard line ... nailed 14 punts of 50 or more yards ... more than half his punts were fair caught ... opened the season by punting twice for a 37.5 average against Charlotte ... averaged 43.0 yards per punt, including one that landed inside the 20-yard line versus Syracuse ... punted five times for a 48.0 yards per punt average against Clemson ... averaged 42.3 yards per punt against NC State ... averaged over 40 yards a punt for the fourth time in a win at Boston College ... punted four times for a 41.8 yard average versus Wake Forest ... booted a season-high seven punts for a season-best 50.6 yards per punt in a loss to Houston ... posted a 49.3 yard average against Kentucky ... punted a career-high eight times for a 50.5 average in the Citrus Bowl loss to LSU.

2015: Redshirted.

High School: Played for Thomas Bellingham (Fr.), Mike Glaser (Soph.) and Will Wolford (Jr.-Sr.) ... three-year starter on the varsity team at St. Xavier High School ... started as a freshman, sophomore and senior ... was the starting punter ... also played wide receiver ... earned all-district honors as a punter ... son of Larry and Paula King ... born 5/8/97 ... his grandfather Bob King (1938-41) played basketball for the Cardinals and is a member of the Hall of Fame ... communications major.