Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-10vs Washington State | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 16-14vs Utah State | 9 | 8 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Total | 15 | 13 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 |
#7
Alex McLaughlin
Senior safety for Washington. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 204 lb · Chandler, AZ · Hamilton HS
CFB Index 81 · #38 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceReturning to Washington for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
2
interceptions · 2026
2 PBU · 15 tackles · 3 TFL
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 INT, 2 PBU, 9 tackles, vs Utah State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety for Washington. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Northern Arizona in 2023.
- Transferred from Northern Arizona to Washington in 2025.
Alex McLaughlin
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Northern Arizona to Washington — the move that set up everything since. The receipt on tape: 9 tackles, 2 sacks against Utah State, Week 2, 2026.
15 TACKLES · 2 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Northern Arizona3-star out of Hamilton
202513 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Washington
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Jedd Fisch — 11-4 over that span.
2025Washington9-4HC: Jedd Fisch · Run-leaning
2026Washington2-0HC: Jedd Fisch · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: sacks (97th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (96th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 7.5 TKL/g, 1.5 TFL/g, 1.0 SACK/g, 1.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jedd Fisch
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #2 of 15 Big Ten Ss
How the All-Big Ten estimate is computed
49% estimated, 95% confidence interval 43–54%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Washington | 15 | 13 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | -- |
| 2025 | Washington | 94 | 62 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 109 | 75 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 8 | 4 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 24–10
6 TOT · 5 SOLO · 1 TFL
With D. Williams Jr. — 268 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 66.7 · 61 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · H. Green — 50 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 64 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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 #24 · 2026 recruiting class #13
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
S
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Fred Davis II’s 2024 season.
69%match
Matches Fred on
Tackle volume
Height
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jahmar Brown's senior season at Coastal Carolina (2022).
77%match
Matches Jahmar on
Tackle volume
PD rate
Weight
Differs from Jahmar on
TFL rate (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Alex McLaughlin
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...
The secondary · Washington
- #7Alex McLaughlin94 tackles · 2025
- #4Rylon Dillard-Allen40 tackles · 2025
- #3Emmanuel Karnley26 tackles · 2025
- #2Rahshawn Clark21 tackles · 2025
- #6Dylan Robinson16 tackles · 2025
11 more on the roster · Washington team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology