Safety, NC State (from Penn State, Alabama), 2023–26
King Mack
- Number
- No. 4
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Miami, FL
King Mack plays safety for NC State, after Penn State (2023), Alabama (2024) and Penn State (2025). Last time out, against Wake Forest: 3 tackles.
2026 so far
18 tackles
Last game: 3 tackles vs. Wake Forest, L 14–38
Next game: at Stanford, Oct 23
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
9tackles, career highat Rutgers, 2025Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Penn State | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Alabama | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Penn State | 58 | 26 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2026 | NC State | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 93 | 41 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Penn State | 5 | 140 | 0 |
| 2026 | NC State | 2 | 54 | 0 |
| Career | 7 | 194 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Penn State | 4 | S | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | Alabama | 4 | S | So. | ||
| 2025 | Penn State | 4 | S | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | NC State | 4 | S | Sr. | 5′10″ | 195 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 NC State 6 games, 18 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at Virginia | L 8–34 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Richmond | W 73–0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | at Vanderbilt | L 31–35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 26 | vs. App State | W 41–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Louisville | W 31–28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Wake Forest | L 14–38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Penn State 13 games, 58 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Nevada | W 46–11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Florida International | W 34–0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Villanova | W 52–6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Oregon | L 24–30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | at UCLA | L 37–42 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Northwestern | L 21–22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Iowa | L 24–25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at Ohio State | L 14–38 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Indiana | L 24–27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 15 | at Michigan State | W 28–10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Nebraska | W 37–10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at Rutgers | W 40–36 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Clemson | W 22–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Alabama 9 games, 14 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | at Wisconsin | W 42–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Georgia | W 41–34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. South Carolina | W 27–25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Tennessee | L 17–24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Missouri | W 34–0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at LSU | W 42–13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Mercer | W 52–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Oklahoma | L 3–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Michigan | L 13–19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Penn State 2 games, 3 tackles
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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