Alex McLaughlin
Washington Huskies
91
Elite

Alex McLaughlin

Washington HuskiesAverage
SSDefenseElite
Projected Starter

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Alex McLaughlin is the projected starter at SS for Washington Huskies.

Senior · #7 · 6'2", 205 lbs

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Depth at SS · Washington Huskies

  1. 1791Alex McLaughlinStarter
  2. 21574Rahim Wright II

Washington Starting Lineup

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Up next for Washington

Washington plays Penn State at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 03:30 PM ET.

The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

A 3-star recruit out of Hamilton, ranked #1,953 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 94 tackles, 2 INT, 6 PBU. That's 13% of the team's production at his spot and 99th-percentile production nationally — good for a 91 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,953 NatlTeam Share13%Percentile99th
Chandler, AZ
Jersey
#7
Class
SR/TR
Height
6'2"
Weight
205 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
20259426

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8300
National Rank
#1953
High School
Hamilton
Hometown
Chandler, AZ

Why this rating?

On a 85-rated defense; 99th-percentile production (×0.94 for competition level) put them +6 vs unit starters → 91.

Team defense (SP+)
85
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 99% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.94)
Depth-chart adjustment
+6 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Nov 1WNEBTKL 9
TKL
9
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
1

Final W 17-10

Oct 17WPURTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 38-26

Oct 10LIOWATKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 41-24

Oct 3LUSCTKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
4
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 25-21

Sep 27LMINNTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 27-24

Sep 19WEWUTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
5
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 48-16

Sep 12WUSUTKL 9
TKL
9
SOLO
8
SACK
2
INT
1
PD
2

Final W 16-14

Sep 6WWSUTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
5
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
0

Final W 24-10

Alex McLaughlin's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

Tackling Machine
94 tkl · 6 PD · 2 INT
Usage / Involvement100%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.