Linebacker, Iowa State, 2022–25
Will McLaughlin
- Number
- No. 23
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 240 lb
- Class (2025)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Defiance, IA
Will McLaughlin played linebacker at Iowa State (2022–25).
Career highs
2sacks, career highvs. BYU, 2025Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Iowa State | 12 | 4 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | Iowa State | 46 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | Iowa State | 15 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | Iowa State | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 86 | 43 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
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 | Iowa State | 23 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2023 | Iowa State | 23 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2024 | Iowa State | 23 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2025 | Iowa State | 23 | LB | Jr. (Yr 4) | 6′4″ | 240 |
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 Iowa State 6 games, 13 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23 | vs. Kansas State | W 24–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 30 | vs. South Dakota | W 55–7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | at Arkansas State | W 24–16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 11 | at Colorado | L 17–24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. BYU | L 27–41 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Arizona State | L 19–24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Iowa State 5 games, 15 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16 | vs. Cincinnati | W 34–17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Utah | W 31–28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Kansas State | W 29–21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 7 | vs.Arizona State | L 19–45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Miami | W 42–41 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2023 Iowa State 13 games, 46 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Northern Iowa | W 30–9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Iowa | L 13–20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Ohio | L 7–10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Oklahoma State | W 34–27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | at Oklahoma | L 20–50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. TCU | W 27–14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | atCincinnati | W 30–10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Baylor | W 30–18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Kansas | L 21–28 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | atBYU | W 45–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Texas | L 16–26 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atKansas State | W 42–35 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Memphis | L 26–36 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Iowa State 8 games, 12 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs.Ohio | W 43–10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | atKansas | L 11–14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | atTexas | L 21–24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Oklahoma | L 13–27 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. West Virginia | W 31–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atOklahoma State | L 14–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Texas Tech | L 10–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atTCU | L 14–62 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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