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How Former WR Jamarcus King Became the No. 1 JUCO CB Recruit

For someone who didn't play cornerback in high school, Jamarcus King has turned into a player who could one day dominate the position at the FBS level.

Representing Prichard, Alabama, King was a wide receiver at Blount High School before continuing his football career at Coffeyville Community College in Coffeyville, Kansas. Upon arrival at Coffeyville, former defensive backs coach James Colzie III, now the defensive coordinator at the University of British Columbia in Canada, decided to test King's talents on the other side of the ball.

"I'd played [cornerback] maybe five or six times in high school, but I was just out there playing around," King said.