Austin King

For the Missouri Governor, see Austin Augustus King.

Austin Patrick King (born April 11, 1981) is an American professional football coach and former center who is the tight ends coach for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL).

Austin King

Denver Broncos
Position:	Tight ends coach
Personal information
Born:	(1981-04-11) April 11, 1981 (age 44) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	288 lb (131 kg)
Career information
High school:	Cincinnati (OH) Purcell Marian
College:	Northwestern
NFL draft:	2003: 4th round, 133rd pick
Career history
As a player:
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2003) Atlanta Falcons (2004–2006) Seattle Seahawks (2007)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Toledo (2012–2013) Offensive quality control assistant Syracuse (2014) Offensive quality control assistant Dayton (2015–2019) Offensive coordinator Las Vegas Raiders (2020) Offensive quality control coach Las Vegas Raiders (2021) Tight ends coach Chicago Bears (2022) Assistant offensive line coach Denver Broncos (2023–2024) Assistant offensive line coach Denver Broncos (2025–present) Tight ends coach
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 34 Games started: 1 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Playing career

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Bench press
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	299 lb (136 kg)	31 in (0.79 m)	9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m)	5.57 s	1.81 s	3.12 s	4.73 s	7.99 s	28 in (0.71 m)	8 ft 10 in (2.69 m)	20 reps
All values from NFL Combine.[1]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected him the fourth round of the 2003 NFL draft.^[2][3] Following his rookie season, he played the majority of his career with the Atlanta Falcons.^[4]

Coaching career

After beginning at Toledo as a quality control coach and working his way up to offensive coordinator at Dayton where he led a record setting offense in 2019, he was hired as a quality control coach by the Raiders on February 5, 2020.^[5] In February 2021, he was promoted to tight ends coach.^[6] He was not retained by new Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels and was hired to be the assistant offensive line coach under new Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus on February 7, 2022.^[7]

On February 28, 2023, King was hired by the Denver Broncos to serve as the team's assistant offensive line coach.^[8]

On March 6, 2025, King was promoted to the position of tight ends coach after the departure of Declan Doyle.^[9]