Purdue Boilermakers · S RoomS

#13 John Slaughter

Class  SR/TRFrom  Colorado (transfer)Ht / Wt  6'2" · 200 lbHometown  Clarksdale, MS

Depth-chart placement

Current role

SS1

Placement

Starter

Room

Safety

Experience

4-SR

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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S room context

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John Slaughter holds the SS · Starter spot in Purdue Boilermakers’s safety room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

SS · StarterJohn SlaughterStarter

FS · StarterJaden ManghamStarter

NB · StarterMister ClarkStarter

SS · BackupVi'Naz CobbBackup

FS · BackupJustin Denson Jr.Backup

NB · BackupSmiley BradfordBackup

Transfer history

2026Colorado→Purdue Boilermakers

Background & career

John Slaughter is a safety from Clarksdale, Mississippi, who attended Southaven High School before playing college football at Tennessee and Colorado. He appeared in all 13 games as a freshman at Tennessee in 2023, making his collegiate debut against Virginia. In 2024 as a sophomore, he appeared in 10 games and recorded five tackles, 0.5 tackles-for-loss, and one interception, including his first collegiate interception against UTEP. As a junior at Colorado in 2025, Slaughter appeared in 11 games with three starts, totaling 25 tackles, two interceptions, and one forced fumble. He is currently a transfer with Purdue.

Tennesseethrough 2024

Colorado2025

Purdue2026 — present

Previous schoolColoradoRecruiting3-star · No. 599 nationalOriginClarksdale, MS