Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2025-2025Washington
Alex McLaughlin
S • 6'2" • 198 lbs • Chandler, AZ, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Alex McLaughlin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
28
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
28
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Washington
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 1
- Program Path
- Washington
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arizona
Player Story
Alex McLaughlin built his college career in 2025 as a safety from Chandler, AZ wearing No. 12, spending time with Washington. The clearest part of Alex McLaughlin's career was his defensive production: 94 tackles, 3...
Read the storyAlex McLaughlin, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Washington. Alex McLaughlin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 94
- TFL
- 3
- Passes defended
- 6
- Touchdowns
- 3
Quick Answers
Alex McLaughlin quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Washington · S
- Career Tackles
- 94
- Tracked sample
- 1 unique seasons · 2 entries · 15 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Washington
- Top game
- Arizona
- Latest roster
- No. 12 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 94 tackles · S 5th (top 1%) · Big Ten 11th (top 2%) · National 70th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Postseason | Washington | 13 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 65.9 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Washington | 13 | 90 | 3 | 0 | - | 6 | 3 | 65.9 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Unlisted to Washington | Unlisted to P4 | 77.3 | Dec 17, 2024 |
Alex McLaughlin played S for Washington. Across 1 tracked season, Alex McLaughlin recorded 94 tackles and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Washington.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Washington paired 11 primary output with 38.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 38.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UCLA
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Washington
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
38.3
Usage
8.4
Consistency
55.3
Best Game by takeover score
UCLA
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Boise State: 0. Colorado State: 2. UC Davis: 1. Washington State: 2. Ohio State: 0. Maryland: 0. Rutgers: 0. Michigan: 0.5. Illinois: 1. Wisconsin: 1. Purdue: 1. UCLA: 2. Oregon: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Boise State: 4 by 16.7. Colorado State: 8 by 53.3. UC Davis: 2 by 18.3. Washington State: 6 by 45. Ohio State: 13 by 50. Maryland: 9 by 37.5. Rutgers: 4 by 16.7. Michigan: 8 by 38.3. Illinois: 12 by 60. Wisconsin: 6 by 35. Purdue: 5 by 30.8. UCLA: 8 by 53.3. Oregon: 9 by 42.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 9 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 4 · -0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UCLA
Best efficiency game
60 vs Illinois
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/14 | vs Boise State | W 38-10 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | vs Oregon | L 14-26 | 9 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | @ UCLASplash game | W 48-14 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/16 | vs Purdue | W 49-13 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | @ Wisconsin | L 10-13 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Illinois10+ tackles | W 42-25 | 12 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Michigan | L 7-24 | 8 | 6 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Rutgers | W 38-19 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Maryland | W 24-20 | 9 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Ohio State10+ tackles | L 6-24 | 13 | 10 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Washington StateSplash game | W 59-24 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/7 | vs UC Davis | W 70-10 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 8/31 | vs Colorado StateSplash game | W 38-21 | 8 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Alex McLaughlin story
Alex McLaughlin built his college career in 2025 as a safety from Chandler, AZ wearing No. 12, spending time with Washington. The clearest part of Alex McLaughlin's career was his defensive production: 94 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, and 6 passes defended across 15 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Washington. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Alex McLaughlin's production has multiple signals. With 15 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Washington.
The arc is straightforward: Alex McLaughlin moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Washington
2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Postseason | Washington | 11 | 38.3 | 8.4 | — |
| 2025 Regular Season | Washington | 11 | 38.3 | 8.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Arizona
Week 1
Game with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
90.9 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 90.9 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 98 UCLA
Week 13 · W 48-14 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
84.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.
#3
vs No. 124 Colorado State
Week 1 · W 38-21
2
Havoc Plays
84.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.
#4
@ Arizona
Week 2
2
Havoc Plays
82.9 takeover
Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 82.9 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 61 Washington State
Week 4 · W 59-24
2
Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Washington
11 primary output · 38.3 efficiency · 8.4 usage
65.9
#2
2025 Regular Season · Washington
65.9
11 primary · 38.3 efficiency · 8.4 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
5
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
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