Defensive back, Purdue (from Tennessee, Colorado), 2023–26
John Slaughter
- Number
- No. 13
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Clarksdale, MS
John Slaughter plays defensive back for Purdue, after Tennessee (2023–24) and Colorado (2025). Last time out, against Washington: 6 tackles.
2026 so far
37 tackles, 1 INT
Last game: 6 tackles vs. Washington, L 26–38
Next game: at Penn State, Oct 31
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
10tackles, career highat UCLA, 2026Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Tennessee | 13 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | Tennessee | 13 | DB | So. | ||
| 2025 | Colorado | 13 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | Purdue | 13 | DB | Sr. | 6′2″ | 200 |
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
2026 Purdue 7 games, 37 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Indiana State | W 44–19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Wake Forest | L 36–38 | 9 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | at UCLA | L 38–52 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Notre Dame | L 10–49 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 3 | at Illinois | W 24–17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Minnesota | W 41–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs. Washington | L 26–38 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Colorado 5 games, 24 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | at Utah | L 7–53 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Arizona | L 17–52 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | at West Virginia | L 22–29 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Arizona State | L 17–42 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at Kansas State | L 14–24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Tennessee 5 games, 5 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs. NC State | W 51–10 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Kent State | W 71–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Alabama | W 24–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at Georgia | L 17–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. UTEP | W 56–0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
2023 Tennessee 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14 | vs. Texas A&M | W 20–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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