SPARTAN PLAYER UPDATES
Macgarrett KINGS JR.
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WR | 5-10 | 186 | SO. | 1L FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. UNIVERSITY SCHOOL CAREER NOTES: Second-year player is the team’s starting flanker and punt returner . . . has 43 catches for 486 yards (11.3 avg.) in 21 career games.
TAIWAN JONES’ CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 10, vs. Iowa (10/13/12) Tackles for loss: 1.5, vs. Wisconsin (10/27/12) Sacks: 1.0, vs. Wisconsin (10/27/12) Pass Break-ups: 1, four times TAIWAN JONES’ STATISTICS G/GS UT AT 2011 14/0 3 15 2012 13/4 19 19 2013 13/12 32 27 Totals 40/16 54 61
TM 18 38 59 115
TFL 0.5-4 5.5-26 6-14 12-44
SACKS 0.5-4 1-8 0-0 1.5-12
TAIWAN JONES’ GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2013 DEFENSE UT AT TM TFL SACKS Western Michigan 1 5 6 0-0 0-0 South Florida 2 0 2 1-1 0-0 Youngstown State 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 Notre Dame 2 3 5 0-0 0-0 Iowa 5 1 6 0-0 0-0 Indiana 3 2 5 1-2 0-0 Purdue 2 3 5 1-6 0-0 Illinois 2 4 6 0-0 0-0 Michigan 2 0 2 1-2 0-0 Nebraska 3 2 5 1-1 0-0 Northwestern 5 0 5 0-0 0-0 Minnesota 2 4 6 1-2 0-0 Ohio State 3 2 5 0-0 0-0 Totals 32 27 59 6-14 0-0
INT 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
INT 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
PBU 1 3 0 4
PBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FR 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FF 0 0 0 0
FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 NOTES: Ranks tied for first on the team in receptions (39), third in receiving yards (461), and tied for third in touchdown receptions (3) . . . ranks tied for team lead in explosive plays of 20-plus yards with nine (six receptions, three punt return) . . . 22 of his 39 receptions (56 percent) have resulted in either a touchdown or first down . . . ranks third in the Big Ten in punt returns (185 yards on 17 returns; 10.9 avg.) . . . collected 83 all-purpose yards in the Big Ten Championship Game against second-ranked Ohio State (67 receiving, 16 punt return); tied his career high with five catches for 67 yards again the Buckeyes, including a career-long 48-yard reception in the fourth quarter . . . totaled 53 all-purpose yards against Minnesota (one catch for 24 yards; 29-yard punt return) . . . collected 62 all-purpose yards at Nebraska (three catches for 37 yards; 26-yard punt return) . . . had two catches for 14 yards and three punt returns for 21 yards against No. 23 Michigan . . . had five receptions for the third consecutive game for 28 yards vs. Indiana . . . tied his career high with five catches and had a careerhigh 94 receiving yards at Iowa, including a career-long 46-yard touchdown reception from Connor Cook . . . also compiled a career-high 147 all-purpose yards against the Hawkeyes, including 53 punt return yards; his 30-yard punt return in the third quarter set up MSU’s third field goal of the game and put the Spartans on top, 20-14, in the eventual 26-14 win . . . had five receptions for 37 yards, including a 12-yard TD catch, at No. 22 Notre Dame . . . led the Spartans with four catches for 61 yards, including a 24-yard touchdown reception, the first TD of his career, against Youngstown State . . . had three receptions for 24 yards vs. South Florida. KINGS’ CAREER HIGHS Catches: 5, four times (last vs. Ohio State, 12/7/13) Receiving Yards: 94, vs. Iowa (10/5/13) TD Catches: 1, three times (last vs. Iowa, 10/5/13) Punt Return Yards: 53, vs. Iowa (10/5/13) KINGS’ STATISTICS RECEIVING G/GS 2012 8/0 2013 13/3 Totals 21/3
NO. 4 39 43
YDS. 25 461 486
AVG. 6.2 11.8 11.3
TD 0 3 3
LG 10 46 46
PUNT RETURNS 2013
ATT 17
YDS. 185
AVG. 10.9
TD 0
LG 30
KINGS’ GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2013 RECEIVING NO. YDS TD Western Michigan 1 14 0 South Florida 3 24 0 Youngstown State 4 61 1 Notre Dame 5 37 1 Iowa 5 94 1 Indiana 5 28 0 Purdue 2 29 0 Illinois 1 16 0 Michigan 2 14 0 Nebraska 3 37 0 Northwestern 2 16 0 Minnesota 1 24 0 Ohio State 5 67 0 Totals 39 461 3
YPG 3.1 35.5 23.1
LG 14 13 24 12 46 11 25 16 10 17 14 24 48 48
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