Jaleel McLaughlin
RB
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Experience: 4 years
Height: 5-7
Age: 25
Weight: 187 lbs
College: Youngstown State
2025 SEASON
- CAR37
- YDS187
- AVG5.05
- TDS1
Biography
McLAUGHLIN AT A GLANCE:
- A third-year running back who appeared in 33 regular-season games (8 starts) and one postseason contest with the Broncos (2023-24), rushing 189 times for 906 yards (4.8 avg.) with two scores and catching 55 passes for 236 yards (4.3 avg.) with four touchdowns.
- Produced the third most rushing yards (906) and fourth-most scrimmage yards (1,142) by a Broncos' undrafted running back in his first two seasons.
- In 2024, started 5-of-16 regular-season games and totaled 113 carries for 496 yards (4.4 avg.) with one touchdown and also caught 24 passes for 76 yards (3.2 avg.) with two touchdowns.
- Totaled 8,161 yards on 1,259 carries (6.5 avg.) with 78 touchdowns as well as 66 receptions for 643 yards (9.7 avg.) with six scores in 56 games (53 starts) with Youngstown State (2020-22) and Notre Dame College (2018-19).
- Had the third-most rushing yards (1,588) in FCS on 227 rushing attempts (7.0 avg.) with 13 scores to earn first-team All-America and MVFC Offensive Player of the Year honors in 2022 with Youngstown State.
- Selected third-team All-America and first-team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference after totaling 1,139 yards on 175 carries (6.5 avg.) with 12 touchdowns in 10 starts in 2021.
- Was named second-team All-Missouri Valley and to the MVFC All-Newcomer Team in his first year with the Penguins after rushing 133 times for 691 yards (5.2 avg.) with five scores
- Led NCAA DII in all-purpose yards (2,526), rushing yards (2,316), total touchdowns (33) and scoring (198) in 14 starts in 2019
- Led the country in all-purpose yards (2,699) and rushing yards (2,421) in 14 games (13 starts) in 2018.
- Attended Forest Hills High School in Marshville, N.C. where he recorded 2,129 rushing yards on 269 carries (7.9 avg.) with 29 scores in his final two seasons while also winning state titles in basketball and track and field.
- Entered the NFL with Denver as a college free agent on May 12, 2023.
Recent Games
| WK | OPP | RESULT | ATT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | REC | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | FUM | LOST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Titans | W 20 - 12 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | @Colts | L 28 - 29 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | @Chargers | L 20 - 23 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Bengals | W 28 - 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | @Eagles | W 21 - 17 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | @Jets | W 13 - 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 7 | Giants | W 33 - 32 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Cowboys | W 44 - 24 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | @Texans | W 18 - 15 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Raiders | W 10 - 7 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | Chiefs | W 22 - 19 | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | -5 | -5 | -5 | 0 | ||
| 13 | @Commanders | W 27 - 26 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 14 | @Raiders | W 24 - 17 | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 15 | Packers | W 34 - 26 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 16 | Jaguars | L 20 - 34 | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 16 | 0 | |||||||
| 17 | @Chiefs | W 20 - 13 | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 15 | 0 | |||||||
| 18 | Chargers | W 19 - 3 | 6 | 41 | 6.8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
Career Stats
RBFB Career
| SEASON | TEAM | G | GS | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | REC | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | FUM | LOST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Denver Broncos | 17 | 3 | 76 | 410 | 5.4 | 1 | 31 | 160 | 5.2 | 22 | 2 | ||
| 2024 | Denver Broncos | 16 | 5 | 113 | 496 | 4.4 | 1 | 24 | 76 | 3.2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | Denver Broncos | 8 | 1 | 37 | 187 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 17 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 41 | 9 | 226 | 1093 | 4.8 | 3 | 59 | 263 | 5.1 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
