John Slaughter
Purdue Boilermakers
76
Solid

John Slaughter

SSDefenseSolidTRANSFER · Colorado
Projected Starter

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

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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 76 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 74-rated defense; 70th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.82 for competition level) put them +2 vs unit starters → 76.

Team defense (SP+)
74
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 70% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 31% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.82)
Depth-chart adjustment
+2 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.

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Solid
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Team Role

24 tkl · 0 PD · 2 INT
Usage / Involvement13%

Depth at SS · Purdue Boilermakers

  1. 11376John SlaughterStarter
  2. 21558Vi'Naz Cobb
Coach PurdueTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.