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Hurricanes’ D’Eriq King overcoming stigmas on height, race as quarterback

D’Eriq King has not yet taken his first in-game snap as Miami Hurricanes quarterback, but conversations of converting him to a different position for the NFL are already taking place.

It began with a tweet late last month from Reese’s Senior Bowl executive director Jim Nagy about the star dual-threat signal caller who made his name at Houston before coming to Miami as a grad transfer this offseason.

Said Nagy on Twitter: “D’Eriq King is one of the most dynamic players in college football but at under 5′9” some scouts think his best pro position will be slot WR.