Former Georgia Tech quarterback Haynes King has been making the rounds ahead of the 2026 NFL Draft. King wants to make sure that he’s on the radar of some NFL teams that might be looking for another quarterback at that time.
For King, he’s been focusing on three specific NFL teams.
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On Friday, Kelly Quinlan, a publisher and writer for Rivals and On3 covering Georgia Tech recruiting, football, and basketball, posted an update about King and his NFL pursuits.
“Haynes King said he has talked the most with the Bills, Cowboys and Patriots,” Quinlan wrote. “All talks have been about the QB position.”
Should King get drafted by either the Buffalo Bills, Dallas Cowboys, or New England Patriots, he’d be sitting behind three of the better starting quarterbacks in the NFL. At Buffalo, of course, is Josh Allen, while Dallas has Dak Prescott, and New England has Drake Maye.
Haynes King said he has talked the most with the Bills, Cowboys and Patriots. All talks have been about the QB position.
— Kelly Quinlan (@Kelly_Quinlan) March 13, 2026
King played his first three college football seasons with the Texas A&M Aggies before transferring for his final three seasons with Georgia Tech. With the Aggies, King had a 56.6% pass completion percentage, threw for 1,579 yards, and 10 touchdown passes in 11 games. He also threw 10 interceptions while with Texas A&M.
King saw his production ramp up with the Yellow Jackets. He played in 36 games at Georgia Tech, posting a 67.6% pass completion percentage. King threw for 7,923 yards and 55 touchdown passes. He had 24 interceptions and averaged 219.6 passing yards per game for the Yellow Jackets.
Under Georgia Tech head coach Brent Key, King also totaled 2,000+ yards and 36 touchdowns on the ground.
According to the PFSN CFB QB Impact metrics, which are measured through the regular season, King had an impact score of 86.4 and graded out to a B. He finished ranked No. 19 in the PFSN CFB QB Impact metrics among top college quarterbacks.
On the PFSN Consensus Big Board for NFL quarterback prospects, King ranks at No. 19 with a 65.54 grade. Indiana Hoosiers and Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Fernando Mendoza sits in the No. 1 spot on the board.
“He has a live arm, which imbues him with measured upside as a passer, but he’s ultimately a very limited processor with withstanding mechanical volatility,” according to PFSN’s draft analysis.
“With his elite creation capacity and steely competitive toughness, King could have value as a potential positional convert, but his upside as a QB is likely limited to that of a QB3 or a low-end backup,” the analysis indicates.
King appears to want to be an NFL quarterback. What happens to King will have to be answered at the 2026 NFL Draft.
