Defensive back, Purdue (from West Virginia, Houston), 2022–25
Hershey McLaurin
- Number
- No. 25
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Friendship, MS
Hershey McLaurin played defensive back at West Virginia (2022–23), Houston (2024) and Purdue (2025).
Career highs
12tackles, career highvs. Rutgers, 2025Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | West Virginia | 45 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | West Virginia | 44 | 24 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | Houston | 50 | 27 | 8 | 0.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | Purdue | 25 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 164 | 91 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | West Virginia | 25 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | West Virginia | 25 | DB | So. | ||
| 2024 | Houston | 25 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | Purdue | 25 | DB | Sr. | 6′2″ | 210 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2025 Purdue 5 games, 25 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18 | at Northwestern | L 0–19 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Rutgers | L 24–27 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 1 | at Michigan | L 16–21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Ohio State | L 10–34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at Washington | L 13–49 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Houston 12 games, 50 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. UNLV | L 7–27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Oklahoma | L 12–16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Rice | W 33–7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Cincinnati | L 0–34 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Iowa State | L 0–20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 4 | at TCU | W 30–19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Kansas | L 14–42 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Utah | W 17–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Kansas State | W 24–19 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 15 | at Arizona | L 3–27 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Baylor | L 10–20 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at BYU | L 18–30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 West Virginia 11 games, 44 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Penn State | L 15–38 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Duquesne | W 56–17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Pittsburgh | W 17–6 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Texas Tech | W 20–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | atTCU | W 24–21 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 12 | at Houston | L 39–41 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Oklahoma State | L 34–48 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | vs.BYU | W 37–7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | atOklahoma | L 20–59 | 9 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs.Cincinnati | W 42–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atBaylor | W 34–31 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 West Virginia 12 games, 45 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | atPittsburgh | L 31–38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs.Kansas | L 42–55 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Towson | W 65–7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | at Virginia Tech | W 33–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at Texas | L 20–38 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs.Baylor | W 43–40 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | atTexas Tech | L 10–48 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.TCU | L 31–41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | atIowa State | L 14–31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Oklahoma | W 23–20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Kansas State | L 31–48 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atOklahoma State | W 24–19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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