King started all 16 games for the Nittany Lions last season and totaled 46 games (27 starts) over his four seasons at Penn State. He finished his college career with 200 tackles (113 solo), 18.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, one forced fumble and four pass breakups.
Vikings General Manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah called King a “really physical, knock-back, impact tackler” the organization is excited to add.
“Not just to our fourth down units but also potentially to be a starter one day in this league,” Adofo-Mensah said. “Great communicator — was able to move people around in the Penn State defense, a great defense in its own right. And then you talk about a great culture and a group there that’s been able to win and build something special there, up in State College.”