Hershey McLaurin
Hershey McLaurin
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Three head coaches in four seasons, at three different programs. The receipt on tape: 12 tackles, 1 sacks against Rutgers, Week 9, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jeff Brohm, Ryan Walters, and Barry Odom. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Barry Odom
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Purdue | 25 | 15 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Houston | 50 | 27 | 8.0 | 0.5 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | West Virginia | 44 | 24 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | West Virginia | 45 | 25 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 164 | 91 | 16.0 | 2.0 | 8 | 1 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Purdue
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Purdue
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +5 net (29 in / 24 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Purdue · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #54 · 2026 recruiting class #55
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Skyler Thomas’s 2022 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jarrett Jerrels's senior season at Florida Atlantic (2024).
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