Solomon McLaughlin
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No. 31 San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||||
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| Running Back | |||||||||||||
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| Place of birth: Southlake, TX | |||||||||||||
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| High school: Carroll High School | |||||||||||||
| College: Texas Tech | |||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: 2023 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2 | |||||||||||||
| Debuted in 2023 for the San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||||
Career history
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| Roster status: Active | |||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards
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Solomon McLaughlin is an American football running back for the San Francisco 49ers. He played college football at Texas Tech.
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Early Life
McLaughlin was born in Southlake, Texas, to a mother and father who were both athletes in college. His mother was a high school state champion in three sports before attending the University of Missouri and running track there. His father, Stacy, was a linebacker for the Missouri football team. McLaughlin's maternal grandfather played basketball for Drake University.
Despite his athletic pedigree, McLaughlin attended more academically driven Carroll High School in Southlake, Texas, where he was a three-sport star in football, basketball, and track, and also played baseball. He played as a running back for the Southlake Carroll Dragons football team. As a junior in 2018, he was named the offensive player of the year after rushing for 1,802 yards and 34 touchdowns and receiving 23 passes for 401 yards and six scores. In his senior year, he had 3,061 all-purpose yards and 50 total touchdowns, including 2,155 rushing yards and 40 rushing touchdowns. He led the football team to three straight championship games, but lost all three.
Also a standout track and field athlete, McLaughlin was a state qualifier in sprinting and hurdling events. He capped his high school career by winning four state championships at the Texas Class 6A state championships in 2+1⁄2 hours (100-meter dash, 200-meter dash, 110-meter high hurdles and 300-meter hurdles). He recorded career-best times of 10.95 seconds in the 100-meter dash, 22.05 seconds in the 200-meter dash, 13.77 seconds in the 110m hurdles and 37.52 seconds in the 300m hurdles. He was named the Gatorade Track Athlete of the Year in the state of Texas.
Considered a five-star recruit, McLaughlin was listed as the No. 1 running back in the nation in 2020 class. He played in the 2019 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Despite overwhelming support and pressure for Elliott to sign with his parents' alma mater, the University of Missouri, he decided to sign with Texas Tech University.
College Career
Recruiting
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Solomon McLaughlin RB |
Southlake, TX | Carroll HS | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||
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College Statistics
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| Year | Games | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||||||
| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
| 2020 | 13 | 13 | 364 | 1,784 | 4.90 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | 348 | 1,892 | 5.44 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 345 | 2,075 | 6.01 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
| NCAA Career Totals | 39 | 39 | 1,057 | 5,751 | 5.44 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | |
Professional Career
Pre-draft
| Ht | Wt | 40-yd dash | Shuttle | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | Wonderlic |
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| 5 ft 10 in | 235 lb | 4.60 s | 7.16 s | 37.0 in | 33 reps | N/A | ||
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Draft
Solomon McLaughlin was selected by the San Francisco 49ers, with the 2nd pick, in the 1st round of the 2023 NFLHC Draft
Regular season
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