2022 PFN Player Profile: Haydin McLaughlin – Reynolds

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Billy Splain | August 2, 2022

Haydin McLaughlin
REYNOLDS
Class Of 2023
WR/S
Jersey #1
HT/WT 6’1 185
1100 all purpose
Other sports Baseball, Basketball, Track
All-State 1st team safety
Twitter @Haydinmclaughl1

Why do you play football?
I love the sport and it has been a big part of my life since I was young. I have always dreamed of playing at the college level. To me there is no better feeling then me then to be on the football field under the lights with ur bros

Who is your favorite sports star and why?
Deebo Samuel. He is my favorite because he is one of the most versatile players in the league. Where ever He is out he always executes no matter what. To me, me and him are kind of relatable. I am mostly a wr but my coach puts me at rb a lot of the time too because I am versatile and quick.

Do you have a favorite play you remember the most? Explain:
My favorite play is all the way back in midget football. It was 7-7 with like 5 seconds left and the other team had the ball and they threw a jump ball in then end zone and I intercepted it and returned it while timed expired and we won the game.

What are your goals for this coming season?
My goals for this coming season are to be All-State for wr and safety, to win state with my boys at the single A level. And most of all get some colleges looking at me. My biggest goal is to get Kent State University interested in me.

What is your favorite Pro team, any sport?
San Francisco 49ers

What game, yours, college or pro, was your favorite game and why?
My favorite game would be my sophomore year of high school when we won the district 10 championship. I wasn’t going to play football this year but all the coaches were nagging me about It so I finally came out. It was the best decision of my life because now I love the game more then anything, and winning that district 10 game will be one of the best memories I will have in high school sports

What sports movie would you watch every day if you had to pick one and why?
The sandlot easily. This movie shows what real friendship should be and that you should actually play the game for the love of it and not the fame or money

If your mom and dad are screaming at you from the stands, what is it they usually yell?
Good Job buddy!

Name one thing that you’d love to do in football that may never happen?
Go to the NFL draft

Who is your mentor, the person you want to be like? WHY?
The person I want to be like is Deebo. This is because whatever the coaches need from him he does. Wether is Is wr or rb he executes

Name a sport you’d love to play but can’t:
Mens volleyball

What is your most embarrassing sports moment?
Getting dunked on by Bruce Daniels from General McLane

Is there anyone in your family, besides your parents, you could consider your biggest fan? Who, Why?
My biggest fan is definitely my little sister, she is always looking up to me. She is involved in 3 sports just like I was growing up. I started 4 sports at the varsity level and I succeed in all 4 of them and I see her doing the same thing once she reaches that level

When you aren’t playing, practicing or training for sports, what is your go to activity and why?
My go to activity is hanging with my girlfriend, she is always supporting me and asking me questions about our games and game schemes

What is your favorite football memory to date?
Winning District 10 my sophomore year

What is your favorite play to run?
Jerk route

What scares you the most?
Not fulfilling my dream of playing college football

Music of choice:
Rap

What was your favorite gift as a little boy? Why?
A dirt bike when I was 7

What restaurant is your go to when you need a big meal?
Outback Steakhouse

Which one? Sheetz or Wawa
Sheetz

What is your favorite vacation destination?
OBX

Do you remember what the first football game you saw was?
2013 super bowl. San Fran vs Baltimore

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