AlexMcLaughlin

Career
• Two-year letter winner at UK
• Played in 25 career games, 24 at UK
• Transferred to Kentucky in 2024 after two seasons at NC State and one at Illinois
• Served as UK’s primary long snapper
• Dean’s List (Fall 2024, Spring 2025)
• SEC First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll (2024)

2025 – Senior
• Totaled 71 snaps in 12 games
• Did not see action vs. Auburn with injury
• Had 45 successful punt coverages with an average punt operation of 2.04 seconds, according to PFF
• According to PFF, ranked third in the FBS with 91.1 percent snaps faster than .9 seconds
• Had 15 successful field goals and 36 extra point attempts
• Had one tackle, two in his career

2024 – Junior
• Transferred to Kentucky after two seasons at NC State and one at Illinois
• Saw action in all 12 games

2023 – Sophomore (Illinois)
• Practiced with the team
• 2022 – r-Freshman (NC State)
• Started in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl vs. Maryland

2021 – Freshman (NC State)
• Redshirt season

High School
• Three-year starter for head coach Andy Capone
• Played long snapper and on the offensive line for two-time state champion Weddington High School
• Earned all-conference honors at both positions as a junior and senior
• Earned a five-star ranking from Rubio Long Snapping

Personal
• Born in Philadelphia
• Son of Anna and Brad McLaughlin
• Has two brothers, Andrew and Patrick
• Graduated in December of ’25 with a double major in finance and accounting

Alex Says
• He chose Kentucky for the great culture and environment and so he could develop
• Three words to describe him are driven, persistent and technical
• The best advice he’s ever received was from an old coach “control what you can control”
• His dream job is to be a chief financial officer for a major company
• One word to describe him on the field is “surgical”