Sean McLaughlin

Height:
6-7
Weight:
225
Position:
DE
Class:
First-Year
Hometown:
Frankfort, Ill.
High School:
Lincoln-Way East

Committed to Northwestern June 7, 2019 … Rated a three-star prospect, the 45th-ranked strong side defensive end in the nation and 16th-ranked player in Illinois by 247Sports … Three-year letter winner and 2019 team captain … Compiled 105 tackles, 21 tackles for loss and 10 sacks over his final two seasons … Earned SWSC All-Conference, 22nd Century Media All-Area, Chicago Sun-Times All-Area, EDGYTIM/Rivals.com and IHSFCA All-State honorable mention honors … Led Lincoln-Way East to the 2017 and 2019 Class 8A State Championships … Also earned three letters in basketball and two letters in baseball … Grandfather Bill Deegan lettered for the Wildcats in 1960 … Attended the same high school as current Wildcats defensive end Devin O’Rourke … National Honor Society, Math Honor Society and Science Honor Society member … Member of Pi Sigma Pi and Mu Alpha Theta … High Honor Roll … Chose Northwestern over offers from Boston College, Cincinnati, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisville, Minnesota, Purdue and Syracuse … Plans to pursue a Pre-Med track.