Georgia Tech’s Haynes King named Player of the Week

THE FLATS –Georgia Tech quarterback Haynes King (Longview, Texas/Longview H.S.) was named the Maxwell Award Player of the Week on Tuesday, adding to his list of honors following his historic performance in last Saturday’s 41-16 win over Syracuse.

King accounted for 395 total yards (304 passing, 91 rushing) and five touchdowns (three passing, two rushing) in the romp over Syracuse, which moved the Yellow Jackets to 8-0 overall and 5-0 in Atlantic Coast Conference play.

The senior signal-caller completed 25-of-31 passes (80.6%), which is the highest completion percentage in Georgia Tech history for a passer with at least 30 attempts in a game. He also became the first player in Georgia Tech history with three touchdown passes and two touchdown runs in a game, as well as one of only five NCAA Division I FBS players since 1995 with 300 passing yards, 90 rushing yards, three TD passes, two TD runs and an .800 completion percentage in a game, joining an elite list that includes LSU’s Jayden Daniels (2023 vs. Georgia State) and Oklahoma’s Jalen Hurts (2019 vs. Houston).

The Maxwell Award Player of the Week is King’s second of the season, as he was also named the nation’s top player after the first week of the season, when he accounted for 299 yards and rushed for three touchdowns in the Yellow Jackets’ opening win at Colorado.

Earlier this week, King was named to the Davey O’Brien Award Great 8 and Manning Award Stars of the Week, which both recognize college football’s top quarterbacks of the week, and the ACC Quarterback of the Week, marking the third, third and fourth times in seven games this season that King has received each honor.

King and the No. 8/7-ranked Yellow Jackets put their unblemished record on the line on Saturday when they travel to NC State for a pivotal ACC matchup. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. in Raleigh, N.C. and the game will be televised nationally on ESPN2.