John Slaughter
Purdue Boilermakers
77
Solid

John Slaughter

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Projected Starter

Is John Slaughter starting?

John Slaughter is the projected starter at SS for Purdue Boilermakers.

Senior · #13 · 6'2", 200 lbs

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Depth at SS · Purdue Boilermakers

  1. 11377John SlaughterStarter
  2. 22155Justin Denson Jr.
  3. 3349Jett Goldsberry

Purdue Starting Lineup

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Up next for Purdue

Purdue plays Maryland at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 12:30 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Southaven, ranked #600 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 24 tackles, 2 INT, 0 PBU. That's 2% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 77 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit3★ · #600 NatlTeam Share2%
Clarksdale, MS
Jersey
#13
Class
SR/TR
Height
6'2"
Weight
200 lbs
Transfer
Colorado

Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
—2420

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
0.8803
National Rank
#600
High School
Southaven
Hometown
Southaven, MS

Why this rating?

On a 73-rated defense; 72th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.88 for competition level) put them +4 vs unit starters → 77.

Team defense (SP+)
73
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 72% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.88)
Depth-chart adjustment
+4 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

Oct 31LPSUTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 31-17

Oct 17LWASHTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 38-26

Oct 11WMINNTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 41-13

Oct 3WILLTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
0

Final W 24-17

Sep 26LNDTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 49-10

Sep 20LUCLATKL 11
TKL
11
SOLO
8
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 52-38

Sep 12LWAKETKL 9
TKL
9
SOLO
5
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 38-36 2OT

Sep 4WINSTTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 44-19

John Slaughter's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

24 tkl · 0 PD · 2 INT
Usage / Involvement13%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.