Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 0-63@ Mississippi State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Markel McLaurin
Junior cornerback on Southern Miss's 2023 roster.
5′11″ · 195 lb · Collins, MS
CFB Index 49 · #175 of 339 cornersLow confidenceSouthern Miss 2023 alumnus
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.
Recruiting
3★
ATH recruit
No. 2080 nationally · Signed with Southern Miss
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 cornerback on Southern Miss's 2025 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Southern Miss in 2019.
Markel McLaurin
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. He has spent two seasons in the Southern Miss secondary. The receipt: 2 tackles against Mississippi State — Week 3, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at Southern Miss, 33 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
2019
- Signed with Southern Miss3-star out of Collins
2022
- Signed with Southern Miss3-star out of Jones College
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Southern Miss
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Will Hall, all run-leaning offenses — 10-15 over that span.
2022Southern Miss7-6HC: Will Hall · Run-leaning
2023Southern Miss3-9HC: Will Hall · Run-leaning
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Anderson
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
49 · #175 of 339 corners
Three-star recruit. Now #175 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Southern Miss | 31 | 19 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 5 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Southern Miss | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 33 | 20 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 5 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Cover Corner
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CB
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Andrew Booth’s 2021 season.
79%match
Matches Andrew on
PD rate
Weight
Class year
Differs from Andrew on
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jordy Lowery's sophomore season at East Carolina (2025).
Matches Jordy on
Class year
Height
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Markel McLaurin
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology