Tyler McLaurin

Class:
Senior
Position:
EDGE
Height:
6-3
Weight:
252
Hometown:
Bolingbrook, Ill.
High School:
Bolingbrook

At Michigan
• Two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2022-23)
• Named the Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year (2021)
• Three-time letter winner (2021-22, 2024)

Senior (2024)
• Appeared in all 13 games including 11 on special teams to earn his third varsity letter
• Contributed on special teams against Texas (Sept. 7), USC (Sept. 21), Minnesota (Sept. 28), Michigan State (Oct. 26), Oregon (Nov. 2), Alabama in the ReliaQuest Bowl (Dec. 31), at Washington (Oct. 5), at Illinois (Oct. 19), at Indiana (Nov. 9), at Ohio State (Nov. 30)
• Earned snaps playing off the edge against Arkansas State (Sept. 14)
• Played as an edge and contributed on special teams against Northwestern (Nov. 23)

Junior (2023)
• Did not see game action
• Three times named Scout Team Special Teams Player of the Week for his role in preparing the special teams units for Rutgers, Michigan State, at Penn State
• Named Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week for his role in preparing the offense for Michigan State

Sophomore (2022)
• Appeared in four games on special teams including one at edge to earn his second varsity letter
• Named Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week for his role in preparing the offense for Nebraska
• Played on special teams against Colorado State (Sept. 3)
• Played off the edge against Hawaii (Sept. 10)
• Contributed on special teams against UConn (Sept. 17)
• Contributed on special teams against Maryland (Sept. 24)

Freshman (2021)
• Named the Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year (2021)
• Appeared in one game at linebacker to earn his first varsity letter
• Twice Named Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week honors for his role in preparing the offense to play Nebraska and Northwestern
• Made his U-M debut earning snaps at linebacker against Northern Illinois (Sept. 18)

Prep
• Attended Bolingbrook High School (2021) coached by John Ivolw
• Helped lead Bolingbrook to an 8-4 record as a junior and the quarterfinals of the Class 8A playoffs
• Transferred to Bolingbrook after spending two seasons with Montini Catholic
• Played under Chris Adriano and Mike Bukovsky at Montini and helped lead them to a state runner-up finish (2018)
• Also competed in basketball and track and field

Key Statistics
• Had his senior season canceled due to COVID-19
• As a junior, registered 92 tackles, four forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one interception
• Key member of a defense that help opponents to 14 points or less eight times and only twice allowed more than 20 points during his junior year

Honors and Rankings
• Earned a 247Sports Composite ranking of three-stars; the No. 492 overall player nationally, the No. 30 outside linebacker and the No. 12 player in the state of Illinois
• Named a three-star prospect by 247Sports; the No. 36 outside linebacker nationally and the No. 13 player in the state of Illinois
• Rated as a three-star prospect by ESPN, the No. 48 player and the No. 13 player in the state of Illinois
• Rivals.com three-star prospect, the No. 38 outside linebacker recruit in the country and the No. 12 player in Illinois
• All-Area and All-Conference selection as a junior

Personal
• Tyler McLaurin was born July 21, 2003
• Son of Thomas and Kim McLaurin
• Enrolled in the School of Literature, Science and the Arts, majoring in Computer Science