Knox senior has topped the 400-yard mark three times this season and is coming off of a 362-yard, six-touchdown performance Friday.
Myles McLaughlin of
Knox (Ind.) touches the ball and makes the most of just about every snap for the 7-0 Redskins. At over 11 rushing yards per carry and 352 yards per game, the 5-foot-10, 190-pound senior workhorse is making a push toward the record books.
Through seven games, McLaughlin has run 220 times for 2,468 yards and 39 touchdowns. See a game-by-game look at his incredible output below.
McLaughlin has also thrown for 233 yards and a pair of touchdowns this season but his strength is his ability to power through defenses with his legs. By his sophomore year, he had already broken his father Josh's school rushing record at Knox.
By the end of his senior year, he could break several Indiana state records.
McLaughlin has an active streak of 31-straight games with at least 100 yards rushing dating back to his sophomore year. He credits his offensive line that includes
Hunter Anderson,
Tucker Burns,
Gage Craig,
Keyston Dickson,
Keagen Everage,
Kohl Jordan,
Peyton McNeal,
Easton Minix,
Nigel Thompson and
Cain Weber.
"I know I couldn't do any of this without my great offensive line and great coaches," McLaughlin said.
According to the MaxPreps record book, the Indiana career rushing record belongs to
Charlie Spegal, a 2017 grad from
New Palestine who compiled 10,867 yards and 173 touchdowns in his career. McLaughlin is within reach of the single-season record, which belongs to
Markell Jones of
Columbus East (Columbus), who racked up 3,536 yards in 2014.
McLaughlin enters the week with 9,461 career rushing yards and 142 TDs. Knox has made deep enough postseason runs each of the past three seasons to accumulate at least 13 games. If the Redskins make another deep run, he would need to average just over 234 yards per game (well under his current average of 352.6) for the rest of the season to break Spegal's mark.
Records aside, McLaughlin and the Redskins want more – a state championship. That's something that has eluded Knox in every sport in its 120-year history.
"The Indiana records would be awesome to get," McLaughlin said. "We have never won a state championship and that's the main goal for my team and I. We have been talking about this since we were little kids and we are really working hard to prove ourselves right."
McLaughlin currently has interest from Ball State, Indiana, Middle Tennessee, Purdue and Western Michigan. Knox's remaining regular season schedule includes Friday vs.
Bremen and Oct. 16 at
Bowman Academy (Gary).
