Personal information | |
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Born: | Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S. | June 1, 1999
Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Weight: | 204 lb (93 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Bishop Sullivan (Virginia Beach, Virginia) |
College: | Florida State (2018–2020) Marshall (2022) |
Position: | Running back |
Undrafted: | 2023 |
Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Roster status: | Active |
CFL status: | American |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Player stats at PFR |
Khalan Laborn (born June 1, 1999) is an American professional gridiron football running back who is a free agent. He was most recently a member of the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Florida State and Marshall.
Laborn played high school football at Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He was a five-star recruit in the 2017 college football recruiting class, [1] rated as the No. 1 all-purpose back in the country by 247Sports and Rivals.com. [2]
Laborn enrolled at Florida State University in 2017 and redshirted that fall. He sustained a season-ending knee injury in the second game of the 2018 season. As a redshirt sophomore in 2019, he rushed for 297 yards on 63 carries. He also tallied 10 receptions for 66 yards. [2] He was dismissed from the Florida State program in 2020 for a violation of team rules. He returned to Florida State to complete his degree without playing football. [1] [3]
With college-football eligibility remaining, Laborn enrolled at Marshall in the fall of 2022. [4] He has rushed for over 100 yards in every game during the 2022 season: 102 rushing yards against Norfolk State; [5] 163 yards in Marshall's upset victory over No. 8 Notre Dame; [6] 157 yards against Bowling Green; [7] 113 yards against Troy; [8] 191 yards against Gardner-Webb; [9] 120 yards against Louisiana; and 150 yards against James Madison. [10] [11] Through games played on November 19, 2022, he ranked tenth nationally with 1,323 rushing yards. [12]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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5 ft 8+5⁄8 in (1.74 m) | 204 lb (93 kg) | 30 in (0.76 m) | 9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.44 s | 1.56 s | 2.54 s | 4.40 s | 6.92 s | 38.5 in (0.98 m) | 10 ft 5 in (3.18 m) | 23 reps | |
All values from Pro Day [13] [14] |
Laborn was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2023. [15] He was waived on August 19, 2023. [16]
On September 6, 2023, it was announced that Laborn had signed with the Edmonton Elks. [17] He was released on October 18, 2023. [18]
On February 15, 2024, Laborn signed with the Toronto Argonauts. [19] However, he was part of the final training camp cuts on June 1, 2024. [20]
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