Texas A&M Football starting quarterback Haynes King will cause trouble for opposing teams with his legs
Predicted 2021 Rushing Stats: 1,000 yards, 12 touchdowns
I hate to be the guy who keeps comparing Haynes King to Johnny Manziel, but there isn’t a better comparison to make in terms of playstyle. Both guys are more than willing to run the ball and know how to escape the pocket.
Because of this, I think Haynes King will shine as a runner.
To get a perspective into how well he may do, I mixed a couple of data sets. To start, I looked at the fact that Kellen Mond rushed for 501 yards in his last full 12-game season as quarterback. This stuck out to me, as Mond wasn’t really considered a dual-threat quarterback — at least not to the extent of King.
Manziel, on the other hand, had a 1,400-yard season rushing the ball in his first season with Texas A&M. He tacked on 21 rushing touchdowns. It’s shocking but truly impressive that he was able to do that with his legs.
It’s hard to see a world where King matches up to those numbers, but I don’t think it’s unrealistic to say that he’ll be somewhere between Manziel’s 2012 season and Mond’s 2019 season.