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2026 Football Roster

Mike Martinez
Mike Martinez
Matthew Knope

1 TK King

  • Position WR
  • Ht./Wt. 5-9 / 180
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Houston, Texas
  • High School Alief Taylor HS
  • Previous School Texas Tech / Wyoming

Biography

Awards
2025 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Player of the Week Honorable Mention (12/2/26)
2025 Phil Steele Preseason All-Conference USA Second Team
2022 First Team All-Mountain West Kick Returner

2025 (Redshirt Junior)
  • Appeared in eight games and made eight starts in his first season with the Aggie program
  • Concluded the year with 41 catches for 588 yards and three receiving touchdowns
  • Ranked second on the team in catches and receiving yards and was tied for second on the squad in receiving touchdowns
  • Eclipsed 100 yards receiving twice
  • Recorded six catches for 132 yards in his Aggie debut on Oct. 2 versus Sam Houston
  • Named Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Player of the Week Honorable Mention on Dec. 2 after he recorded 10 catches for 178 yards and two touchdowns in the season finale against Middle Tennessee on Nov. 29
  • Caught the game-winning touchdown pass against rival UTEP on Nov. 22, when he brought in a pass from Adam Damante to give the Aggies the lead with 21 seconds remaining on the clock
  • Hauled in five or more passes in five of the eight games he played in
  • Served as the Aggies' primary kick and punt returner, averaging 24.4 return yards on kickoffs and 7.5 punt return yards per game
  • Averaged 105.4 all-purpose yards per game
  • Had a season-long kick return of 38 yards against Kennesaw State on Nov. 8
  • Posted a season-long punt return of 34 yards against Missouri State on Oct. 22
2024 (Redshirt Sophomore at Wyoming)
  • Spent the season with Wyoming where he amassed 17 catches for 236 yards while also totaling 15 kickoff returns for 422 total yards and one touchdown on a 100-yard return
  • Named First Team All-Mountain West Kick Returner in 2022
2023 (Redshirt Freshman at Texas Tech)
  • Did not see any game action as a redshirt freshman
  • Scout team member
  • Elected to enter the NCAA transfer portal immediately following the season.
2022 (Freshman at Texas Tech)
  • Redshirt season
  • Appeared in only one game, which came in the season opener against Murray State (9/3)
  • Caught one pass for six yards late in the win
  • Scout team member.
HIGH SCHOOL
  • Attended Alief Taylor High School in the Houston area
  • Dual-sport athlete, competing in both football and track and field
  • Known as easily among the fastest recruits in the state of Texas for the 2022 class
  • Named the District 23-6A Return Specialist of the Year as a senior after averaging 17.4 yards per kick return with one touchdown and 7.0 yards per punt return
  • Was a first team All-District pick after catching 4 passes for 780 yards and nine touchdowns
  • Previously an unanimous first team All-District 23-6A selection as a junior
  • A star on the track as a two-time state medalist
  • Ran a wind-legal personal record 20.74 seconds in the 200 meters to place third as a junior at the UIL Class 6A state meet 
  • Part of the third-place team that same year in the 4x100 relay following a school-record time of 40.50
  • Set the school record in the 200 meters as a junior as well 
  • Listed as a four-star recruit by ESPN and a three-star prospect by both 247Sports and Rivals 
  • Listed as the No. 59 wide receiver in the 2022 class by ESPN and the No. 61 player in the state of Texas.

Statistics

Season:
2026

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2025Redshirt Junior

    Wide Receiver
    5'9" 180 lbs
    12
  • 1

    2026Redshirt Senior

    Wide Receiver
    5'9" 180 lbs
    1