60 In 60: No. 36 Utah’s Landen King (Tight End)
Jul 11, 2024, 1:47 PM | Updated: 3:31 pm
TUCSON, ARIZONA - NOVEMBER 18: Tight end Landen King #82 of the Utah Utes makes a catch over safety Isaiah Taylor #4 of the Arizona Wildcats during the second half at Arizona Stadium on November 18, 2023 in Tucson, Arizona. (Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images)
(Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY – The countdown is on for Hans & Scotty’s 60 in 60 for the 2024 college football season. Landing at No. 36 is Utah tight end Landen King.
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King is the 12th Ute to crack our list through 25 picks. The most recent selections from Utah are No. 37 Nate Ritchie (S), No. 38 Keanu Tanuvasa (DT), No. 39 Johnny Maea (OL), and No. 40 Tao Johnson (DB).
Hans & Scotty’s 2024 60 in 60 List
Throughout the summer, KSL Sports Zone’s Hans Olsen & Scott Garrard are counting down the top 60 college football players in the state of Utah as voted on by the media (and a fan ballot).
Utah’s Landen King
Listed at 6’5 and 222 pounds, King will be a junior in 2024 as he enters his second season as a Ute.
A two-sport star at Atascocita H.S. in Beaumont, Texas, King was rated the No. 9 tight end prospect by ESPN and considered a top-50 player in the state of Texas. He was all-district as a junior, making 53 catches for 853 yards and nine touchdowns. As a senior, King found the end zone ten times while piling up 975 yards on 65 grabs.
King played for the Auburn Tigers as a true freshman in 2021, making five catches for 59 yards and one score. He redshirted during the 2022 season.
august 29th. pic.twitter.com/RF3hn9Q0Wb
— Landen King (@Landen_King3) June 15, 2024
King transferred to Utah ahead of the 2023 season and earned playing time in all 13 games, making four starts. The communication major ended the season with 14 catches for 166 yards and three touchdowns. He set a career-high with 63 yards receiving and matched his career high with four catches against then-No. 17 Arizona.
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