FA · QB · Age 26
King enters the season as Carolina's emergency third quarterback, buried behind the starter and Kenny Pickett, with a hamstring injury suffered on his game-winning touchdown run in the Hall of Fame Game costing him the rest of preseason and, per current data, a coach's-decision inactive in Week 1. His undrafted preseason showing (multiple touchdowns through the air and on the ground) earned real praise and shows the traits that make him a stash-only dynasty QB, but the depth chart offers no realistic near-term path to snaps absent multiple injuries. Key catalysts to watch are his hamstring recovery timeline and any change to Pickett's standing on the roster. This is a hold-only, watchlist dynasty asset in superflex/deep leagues with essentially no redraft or standard-league relevance; sell into any hype spike and avoid buying beyond a free late-round dart throw.
Each row compares Haynes King to other 2026 prospects in that signal — except Class × Draft Slot, which shows the editorial multiplier applied to Haynes King's 2026-class + draft-slot combo (baseline 1.00× = neutral).
Computed from 2 of 6 signals
Class rank: 73rd percentile
King sits as the emergency QB3 in Carolina, behind both the starter and Kenny Pickett, with essentially no path to snaps barring multiple injuries ahead of him.
King sustained a hamstring injury on his game-winning touchdown run in the Hall of Fame Game and missed the remainder of the preseason; a coach's-decision inactive to open the regular season keeps his practice/health status in question.
King's Hall of Fame Game line and rushing touchdown drew notice as an undrafted rookie, showing enough dual-threat ability that a Pickett injury or ineffectiveness could open a path to backup reps.