Walt King enters his fifth season with the Raiders and his first as Coordinator, Player Personnel Research and Strategy. He spent the previous four seasons in Football Research & Development after three seasons with the Los Angeles Angels. In his current role, King coordinates, conducts, and implements player personnel research into roster construction strategy and decision-making and provides insights and cross-checks on existing scouting processes. He is responsible for the development and implementation of player tracking metrics and predictive player evaluation models and has served as both a judge and mentor for the Big Data Bowl.

A native of Berea, Ohio, King earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Ohio State in 2016. He presented undergraduate research at the 2016 M.I.T. Sloan Sports Analytics Conference.