Haynes King spent three seasons with the Texas A&M Aggies before transferring to the Georgia Tech Yellow
Jackets. He was the starting quarterback for the program during the 2021 and 2022 seasons, but injuries cut his 2021
season short and he officially lost the starting job in 2022. QB2 Conner Weigman took over as the Aggies’ starter for the rest of the season.
Texas A&M’s then-coach Jimbo Fisher’s playing style has also been attributed as one of the reasons King entered the
transfer portal. However, King is not bitter about the experience and all that happened as he discussed what he learned throughout those years.
“That year I actually learned a lot,” King said (per Sports Illustrated). “Growing up, I did not go through a lot of adversity,
it might be some small things, but it hurts when the whole thing turns on you, but you learn a lot
was a four-star recruit coming out of high school, but with the ability to start again after being benched once the
Aggies were upset by Appalachian State, he wanted to be back on the field. He
would return to start and play well against Alabama but ultimately made the decision to play for the Georgia Tech
Yellow Jackets.He has started his Yellow Jackets career on the right foot, as in 2023, he went 219 of 354 (61.9%) fo
