Connor McLaughlin brings veteran tackle stability and academic-star reliability to USF
McLaughlin is a proven, high-floor **left tackle/right tackle** with 39 career games and 11 starts in 2023 plus 3 starts in 2024, and he earned **Second Team All-AAC** honors in 2025 while helping USF’s offense finish No. 3 nationally in total offense and No. 5 in scoring.[3][12] His differentiators are consistency and versatility: Stanford credited him with the most offensive snaps among Cardinal linemen in 2024 without a penalty, and his 2023 run-blocking grade was the best on the roster per PFF.[3] He also adds intangible value as a **2025 CSC First Team Academic All-American**, signaling maturity, discipline, and dependable week-to-week execution.[12]
