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  • OG
    Position
  • Junior
    Class
  • Appleton, Wis.
    Hometown
  • 6'5
    Height
  • 313
    Weight
  • Appleton North
    High School
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Wes King
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Wes King
OG
Position
Junior
Class
Appleton, Wis.
Hometown

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Biography

2024: King appeared in and started eight games for the Brown and Gold. A veteran on the offensive line he did miss time with an injury. Helped the Cowboys record 604 yards of total offense at New Mexico for the most since recording 604 yards on Nov. 20, 2021 at Utah State. The Cowboys threw for 342 yards in that same contest for the most since the 2015 season. 


2023: King started all 13 games. He helped pave the way for Harrison Waylee who eclipsed the century mark four different times with the high-water mark being 191 yards against New Mexico. King also helped protect Andrew Peasley who threw for 140 yards or more on nine different occasions with a season-high 319 coming against Hawaii. King played a role in Wyoming ranking top-15 nationally in fourth-down conversion percentage at 66.7. The Cowboys were named to the Mid-season Watch List for the Joe Moore Award going to the top offensive line unit in the nation.
 
2022: King redshirted and did not appear in any games for the Cowboys.

High School: Wes King is rated as a three-star recruit by 247 Sports, which also ranks him as the No. 20 overall recruit in the state of Wisconsin this year.  King was named First Team All-State as a defensive lineman by the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association on their WFCA Large School All-State team for 2021.  He also earned First Team All-State as a defensive lineman on the 2021 Associated Press All-State Football Team.  King was named First Team All-Fox Valley Association as both an offensive and defensive lineman in 2021.  He was a unanimous choice on defense and was also named the Fox Valley Association Defensive Lineman of the Year.  King helped lead Appleton North to a 10-3 record in 2021 and the Semifinals of the Division 1 Playoffs before losing to eventual state champion Franklin.  Division 1 is the largest classification in the state of Wisconsin.  He played for head coach Rob Salm.  King was also recruited by Central Michigan and North Dakota State.

Personal: He is a American Studies major at UW.