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Seth McLaughlin
American football player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Seth McLaughlin (born August 27, 2001) is an American professional football center for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide and Ohio State Buckeyes.
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Early life and high school
McLaughlin attended Buford High School in Buford, Georgia. He held offers from schools such as Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Clemson, and Florida State.[2] McLaughlin was rated as a three-star recruit and commit to play college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide.[3]
College career
Alabama
As a freshman in 2020, McLaughlin he played in two games.[4] In 2021, he took over as the team starting center in the Iron Bowl and started in the 2022 SEC Championship Games as one of his two starts on the year.[5] In 2022, McLaughlin played in 11 games while making eight starts.[6] He entered the 2023 season on the Rimington Award watchlist, awarded to the nation's best center.[7] McLaughlin had issues with snapping the ball all season. This culminated during the 2024 Rose Bowl, in which McLaughlin struggled, making three bad snaps including on the final play of the game which resulted in quarterback Jalen Milroe being tackled short ending the game for the Crimson Tide as they lost to Michigan.[8][9] After the conclusion of the 2023 season, McLaughlin entered the NCAA transfer portal.[10]
In McLaughlin's career with the Crimson Tide he appeared in 35 games with 24 starts.[11]
Ohio State
McLaughlin transferred to play for the Ohio State Buckeyes.[12]As a Buckeye, McLaughlin won his second National Championship after Ohio State defeated Notre Dame 34-23.
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Professional career
On May 9, 2025, Seth signed with the Cincinnati Bengals an undrafted free agent.[15] He was the best available player not to be drafted in 2025 according to ESPN (ranked as the 135th best player and 2nd best center).[16]
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