Alex McLaughlin
Alex McLaughlin
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Northern Arizona to Washington — the move that set up everything since. The receipt on tape: 13 tackles against Ohio State, Week 5, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jedd Fisch
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Washington | 94 | 62 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 94 | 62 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2025
W 42–25
vs Illinois
12 TOT · 9 SOLO · 1 PD
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Washington
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Washington
Returning around him
- 7 Washington players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -9 net (14 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Washington · Last season: 9-4 (AP #24) · Talent rank #37 · 2026 recruiting class #13
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to JoJo Evans’s 2024 season.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Dillon Thieneman's junior season at Oregon (2025).
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Background
AT WASHINGTON 2025: Enrolled at UW in January, 2025, via the transfer portal ... earned honorable mention All-Big Ten from both the coaches and the media ... started each game in 2025 ... in the opener vs. Colorado State, recorded eight tackles, one for loss, and a pass break-up ... two tackles a...