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Rushing yards:	60
Rushing average:	2.0
Receptions:	9
Receiving yards:	54
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Deuce Vaughn
	Vaughn in 2021
No. 42 – Dallas Cowboys
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Born:	November 2, 2001 (age 23); Fayetteville, Arkansas, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight:	176 lb (80 kg)
Career information
High school:	Cedar Ridge; (Round Rock, Texas)
College:	Kansas State (2020–2022)
NFL draft:	2023 / round: 6 / pick: 212
Career history
	Dallas Cowboys (2023–present);
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
	Consensus All-American (2022); Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year (2020); First-team All-Big 12 (2022); 2× Second-team All-Big 12 (2020, 2021);
Career NFL statistics as of Week 7, 2024
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Rushing yards:	60
Rushing average:	2.0
Receptions:	9
Receiving yards:	54
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Christopher "Deuce" Vaughn II (born November 2, 2001) is an American professional football running back for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kansas State Wildcats.

Early life

Vaughn moved frequently growing up due to his father's occupation as a college football coach before settling in Round Rock, Texas, and attended Cedar Ridge High School, where he played football and ran track.^[1]

As a junior, he collected 1,901 rushing yards, 21 rushing touchdowns, 9 receptions, 159 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown. He received honorable-mention all-state honors from the Texas Sports Writers Association.

As a senior, Vaughn broke Cedar Ridge's single-season rushing record with 1,938 yards, while having 589 receiving yards and 25 touchdowns. He rushed for 375 yards against Round Rock High School and 302 yards with 5 touchdowns against Westwood High School.^[2] He received his second straight District 13-6A Offensive MVP award.

He finished his high school career with 4,405 rushing yards and 38 rushing touchdowns, 914 receiving yards, 11 receiving touchdowns, 153 return yards and 5,472 all-purpose yards. Despite his size, Vaughn was a 3-star recruit who received multiple scholarship offers from programs like Air Force, Arkansas, Army, Kansas, Missouri, North Texas, South Florida, UTSA, and Wyoming, with preferred walk-on offers from Baylor, Oklahoma State, New Mexico, Texas Christian, and Virginia Tech.^[3]

College career

2020 season

Vaughn accepted a football scholarship from Kansas State University. He entered his freshman season as one of the Wildcats' top running backs and became the team's starter over Harry Trotter early in the season.^[4] He had three games on the season going over 100 rushing yards: Texas Tech, Baylor, and Texas.^[5]^[6]^[7] He recorded a 129-yard receiving game against Oklahoma.^[8]

He registered 123 carries for 642 rushing yards, seven rushing touchdowns, 25 receptions for 434 yards, two receiving touchdowns, and seven kickoff returns for 145 yards.^[9] He was named the Big 12 Conference Offensive Freshman of the Year and second-team All-Conference.^[10]^[11]

2021 season

Vaughn entered his sophomore season on the watch list for the Doak Walker Award.^[12] He tallied 235 carries for 1,404 yards (6-yard avg.), 18 rushing touchdowns, 49 receptions for 468 yards (9-yard avg.) and four receiving touchdowns. He had nine games on the year going over 100 rushing yards to go with one game going over 100 receiving yards.^[13]

He posted 162 rushing yards (career-high), 70 receiving yards, and three rushing touchdowns, including an 80-yard touchdown run against Kansas.^[14] He had 146 rushing yards, three rushing touchdowns and one receiving touchdown in the 2022 Texas Bowl 42–20 win against LSU.^[15] He was named as a Consensus All-American.^[16]

2022 season

As a junior, he recorded 293 carries for 1,558 yards (5.3-yard avg.), nine rushing touchdowns, 42 receptions for 378 yards (9-yard avg.), three receiving touchdowns and 1,936 all-purpose yards.^[17] He became the third player in school history with multiple 1,000-yard rushing seasons and the first player with 1,000 rushing yards and 1,000 receiving yards in a career.

He had 147 rushing yards and a touchdown in the regular-season finale against the Kansas. He tallied 130 rushing yards and one touchdown in the Big 12 Championship Game 31–28 overtime victory against TCU.^[18] He had 133 rushing yards, including an 88-yard touchdown, in the 45–20 2022 Sugar Bowl loss against the Alabama.^[19] At the end of the season, he chose to forgo his senior season to enter the 2023 NFL draft.^[20]

He finished his college career with 651 carries (second in school history), 3,604 rushing yards (second in school history), 5.5-yard average, 34 rushing touchdowns, twenty one 100-yard rushing games (second in school history), 116 receptions for 1,280 yards (11-yard avg.), 9 receiving touchdowns, 7 kickoff returns for 145 yards (20.7-yard avg.), 5,029 all-purpose yards (third in school history), 258 points scored (sixth in school history) and 279 rushing yards in bowl games (school record). He was one of just two Big 12 players to ever register 3,600 rushing yards and 1,250 receiving yards in a career (DeMarco Murray). He was named a consensus All-American for the 2022 season.^[21]

College statistics

Kansas State Wildcats
Season	Games		Rushing				Receiving				Kick Returns
Season	GP	GS	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
2020	10	7	123	642	5.2	7	25	434	17.4	2	7	145	20.7	0
2021	13	13	235	1,404	6.0	18	49	468	9.6	4	0	0	0.0	0
2022	12	12	293	1,558	5.3	9	40	348	8.7	3	0	0	0.0	0
Career	35	32	651	3,604	5.5	34	114	1,250	10.9	9	7	145	20.7	0

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
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
5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	27+3⁄4 in (0.70 m)	9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m)	4.56 s	1.59 s	2.67 s	4.22 s	7.10 s	35.5 in (0.90 m)	9 ft 8 in (2.95 m)	17 reps
Sources:^[22]^[23]

Vaughn was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the sixth round (212th overall) of the 2023 NFL draft. His father, who is a scout for the Cowboys, called Vaughn to tell him he had been drafted.^[24] With a measurement at the combine of 5'5", Vaughn became the shortest running back ever drafted since the NFL began tracking the combine.^[25] On January 3, 2024, he was placed on the reserve/injured list with an ankle injury. He appeared in 7 games as a third-string running back, compiling 23 rushes for 40 yards, 7 receptions for 40 yards and 4 punt returns for 19 yards. He was declared inactive in 9 games.

NFL career statistics

Year	Team	Games		Rushing					Receiving					Punt Returns					Fumbles
Year	Team	GP	GS	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	Ret	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	Fum	Lost
2023	DAL	7	0	23	40	1.7	13	0	7	40	5.7	11	0	1	10	10.0	10	0	0	0
Career		7	0	23	40	1.7	13	0	7	40	5.7	11	0	1	10	10.0	10	0	0	0

Personal life

Vaughn's father, Chris, played college football at Murray State and is a scout for the Dallas Cowboys after previously working as an assistant coach at Arkansas, Ole Miss, Memphis and Texas.^[26] Deuce is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.

References

^ Robinett, Kellis (October 15, 2020). "K-State Wildcats Football: Deuce Vaughn recruiting feature". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
^ Green, Arne (September 10, 2020). "Former Cedar Ridge RB Deuce Vaughn turning heads at Kansas State". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
^ "Deuce Vaughn Recruit Interests". 247sports.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
^ Olson, Max (October 28, 2020). "The superpower of Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State's 5–5 phenom". The Athletic. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
^ "Texas Tech at Kansas State Box Score, October 3, 2020". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
^ "Kansas State at Baylor Box Score, November 28, 2020". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
^ "Texas at Kansas State Box Score, December 5, 2020". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
^ "Kansas State at Oklahoma Box Score, September 26, 2020". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
^ "Deuce Vaughn 2020 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
^ Robinett, Kellis (July 20, 2021). "Chris Klieman excited about more Kansas State running backs than just Deuce Vaughn". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
^ Robinett, Kellis (December 17, 2020). "All-Big 12 team: K-State RB Deuce Vaughn, Breece Hall honors". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
^ "Kansas State running back Deuce Vaughn named to Doak". The Manhattan Mercury. July 21, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
^ "Deuce Vaughn 2021 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
^ "Kansas State at Kansas Box Score, November 6, 2021". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
^ "Texas Bowl - LSU vs Kansas State Box Score, January 4, 2022". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
^ "Consensus All-America Teams (2020–2022)". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
^ "Deuce Vaughn 2022 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
^ "No. 3 TCU loses 31–28 in OT to K-State in Big 12 title game". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 31, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
^ "Young throws for 5 TDs, Alabama tops K-State in Sugar Bowl". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 31, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
^ Green, Arne (January 2, 2023). "Kansas State football running back Deuce Vaughn declares for NFL draft". CJOnline.com. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
^ "Vaughn Earns Second-Straight Consensus All-America Honor". Kansas State University Athletics. December 15, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
^ "Deuce Vaughn Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
^ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Deuce Vaughn College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
^ Archer, Todd (April 29, 2023). "Cowboys use 6th-round pick on Deuce Vaughn, son of team scout". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
^ Schwab, Frank (April 29, 2023). "NFL Draft: Cowboys grab productive but undersized RB Deuce Vaughn, son of Cowboys scout". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
^ Davison, Drew (October 11, 2020). "K-State's Vaughn, son of Dallas Cowboys scout, stars vs. TCU". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved August 23, 2021.

External links

[1] Robinett, Kellis (October 15, 2020). "K-State Wildcats Football: Deuce Vaughn recruiting feature". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved August 23, 2021.

[2] Green, Arne (September 10, 2020). "Former Cedar Ridge RB Deuce Vaughn turning heads at Kansas State". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved August 23, 2021.

[3] "Deuce Vaughn Recruit Interests". 247sports.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.

[4] Olson, Max (October 28, 2020). "The superpower of Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State's 5–5 phenom". The Athletic. Retrieved August 23, 2021.

[5] "Texas Tech at Kansas State Box Score, October 3, 2020". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.

[6] "Kansas State at Baylor Box Score, November 28, 2020". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.

[7] "Texas at Kansas State Box Score, December 5, 2020". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.

[8] "Kansas State at Oklahoma Box Score, September 26, 2020". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.

[9] "Deuce Vaughn 2020 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.

[10] Robinett, Kellis (July 20, 2021). "Chris Klieman excited about more Kansas State running backs than just Deuce Vaughn". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved August 23, 2021.

[11] Robinett, Kellis (December 17, 2020). "All-Big 12 team: K-State RB Deuce Vaughn, Breece Hall honors". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved August 23, 2021.

[12] "Kansas State running back Deuce Vaughn named to Doak". The Manhattan Mercury. July 21, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2021.

[13] "Deuce Vaughn 2021 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.

[14] "Kansas State at Kansas Box Score, November 6, 2021". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.

[15] "Texas Bowl - LSU vs Kansas State Box Score, January 4, 2022". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.

[16] "Consensus All-America Teams (2020–2022)". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.

[17] "Deuce Vaughn 2022 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.

[18] "No. 3 TCU loses 31–28 in OT to K-State in Big 12 title game". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 31, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2023.

[19] "Young throws for 5 TDs, Alabama tops K-State in Sugar Bowl". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 31, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2023.

[20] Green, Arne (January 2, 2023). "Kansas State football running back Deuce Vaughn declares for NFL draft". CJOnline.com. Retrieved April 30, 2023.

[21] "Vaughn Earns Second-Straight Consensus All-America Honor". Kansas State University Athletics. December 15, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2023.

[22] "Deuce Vaughn Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 30, 2023.

[23] "2023 NFL Draft Scout Deuce Vaughn College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 30, 2023.

[24] Archer, Todd (April 29, 2023). "Cowboys use 6th-round pick on Deuce Vaughn, son of team scout". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 30, 2023.

[25] Schwab, Frank (April 29, 2023). "NFL Draft: Cowboys grab productive but undersized RB Deuce Vaughn, son of Cowboys scout". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved May 1, 2023.

[26] Davison, Drew (October 11, 2020). "K-State's Vaughn, son of Dallas Cowboys scout, stars vs. TCU". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved August 23, 2021.

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-'''Christopher''' "'''Deuce'''" '''Vaughn II''' (born November 2, 2001) is an [[American football]] [[running back]] for the [[Dallas Cowboys]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played [[college football]] for the [[Kansas State Wildcats football|Kansas State Wildcats]].
+'''Christopher''' "'''Deuce'''" '''Vaughn II''' (born November 2, 2001) is an American professional [[American football|football]] [[running back]] for the [[Dallas Cowboys]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played [[college football]] for the [[Kansas State Wildcats football|Kansas State Wildcats]].
-==Early years==
+==Early life==
-Vaughn moved frequently growing up due to his father's occupation as a college football coach before settling in [[Round Rock, Texas]] and attended [[Cedar Ridge High School (Texas)|Cedar Ridge High School]], where he played football and ran track.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Robinett |first=Kellis |date=October 15, 2020 |title=K-State Wildcats Football: Deuce Vaughn recruiting feature |url=https://www.kansas.com/sports/college/big-12/kansas-state/article246445440.html |access-date=August 23, 2021 |website=[[The Wichita Eagle]]}}</ref>
+Vaughn moved frequently growing up due to his father's occupation as a [[college football]] coach before settling in [[Round Rock, Texas]], and attended [[Cedar Ridge High School (Texas)|Cedar Ridge High School]], where he played football and ran track.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Robinett |first=Kellis |date=October 15, 2020 |title=K-State Wildcats Football: Deuce Vaughn recruiting feature |url=https://www.kansas.com/sports/college/big-12/kansas-state/article246445440.html |access-date=August 23, 2021 |website=[[The Wichita Eagle]]}}</ref>
 As a junior, he collected 1,901 rushing yards, 21 rushing touchdowns, 9 receptions, 159 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown. He received honorable-mention all-state honors from the Texas Sports Writers Association.
 As a senior, Vaughn broke Cedar Ridge's single-season rushing record with 1,938 yards, while having 589 receiving yards and 25 touchdowns. He rushed for 375 yards against [[Round Rock High School]] and 302 yards with 5 touchdowns against [[Westwood High School (Austin, Texas)|Westwood High School]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Green |first=Arne |date=September 10, 2020 |title=Former Cedar Ridge RB Deuce Vaughn turning heads at Kansas State |url=https://www.statesman.com/sports/20200910/former-cedar-ridge-rb-deuce-vaughn-turning-heads-at-kansas-state |access-date=August 23, 2021 |website=[[Austin American-Statesman]]}}</ref> He received his second straight District 13-6A Offensive MVP award.
 He finished his high school career with 4,405 rushing yards and 38 rushing touchdowns, 914 receiving yards, 11 receiving touchdowns, 153 return yards and 5,472 all-purpose yards. Despite his size, Vaughn was a 3-star recruit who received multiple scholarship offers from programs like [[Air Force Falcons football|Air Force]], [[Arkansas Razorbacks|Arkansas]], [[Army Black Knights football|Army]], [[Kansas Jayhawks football|Kansas]], [[Missouri Tigers football|Missouri]], [[North Texas Mean Green football|North Texas]], [[South Florida Bulls|South Florida]], [[UTSA Roadrunners football|UTSA]], and [[Wyoming Cowboys football|Wyoming]], with preferred walk-on offers from [[Baylor Bears football|Baylor]], [[Oklahoma State Cowboys football|Oklahoma State]], [[New Mexico Lobos football|New Mexico]], [[TCU Horned Frogs football|Texas Christian]], and [[Virginia Tech Hokies football|Virginia Tech]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Deuce Vaughn Recruit Interests |url=https://247sports.com/recruitment/deuce-vaughn-125170/recruitinterests/ |access-date=August 7, 2023 |website=247sports.com}}</ref>
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 ===2022 season===
 As a junior, he recorded 293 carries for 1,558 yards (5.3-yard avg.), nine rushing touchdowns, 42 receptions for 378 yards (9-yard avg.), three receiving touchdowns and 1,936 all-purpose yards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Deuce Vaughn 2022 Game Log |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/deuce-vaughn-1/gamelog/2022 |access-date=August 7, 2023 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He became the third player in school history with multiple 1,000-yard rushing seasons and the first player with 1,000 rushing yards and 1,000 receiving yards in a career.
-He had 147 rushing yards and a touchdown in the regular-season finale against the [[2022 Kansas Jayhawks football team|Kansas]]. He tallied 130 rushing yards and one touchdown in the [[2022 Big 12 Championship Game|Big 12 Championship Game]] 31–28 overtime victory against [[2022 TCU Horned Frogs football team|TCU]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 31, 2022 |title=No. 3 TCU loses 31–28 in OT to K-State in Big 12 title game |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap/_/gameId/401437030 |access-date=April 30, 2023 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press}}</ref> He had 133 rushing yards, including an 88-yard touchdown, in the 45–20 [[2022 Sugar Bowl (December)|2022 Sugar Bowl]] loss against the [[2022 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 31, 2022 |title=Young throws for 5 TDs, Alabama tops K-State in Sugar Bowl |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap/_/gameId/401442018 |access-date=April 30, 2023 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press}}</ref> At the end of the season, he chose to forgo his senior season to enter the [[2023 NFL Draft]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Green |first=Arne |date=January 2, 2023 |title=Kansas State football running back Deuce Vaughn declares for NFL draft |url=https://www.cjonline.com/story/sports/college/cat-zone/2023/01/03/kansas-state-football-running-back-deuce-vaughn-to-ender-nfl-draft/69772025007/ |access-date=April 30, 2023 |website=CJOnline.com}}</ref>
+He had 147 rushing yards and a touchdown in the regular-season finale against the [[2022 Kansas Jayhawks football team|Kansas]]. He tallied 130 rushing yards and one touchdown in the [[2022 Big 12 Championship Game|Big 12 Championship Game]] 31–28 overtime victory against [[2022 TCU Horned Frogs football team|TCU]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 31, 2022 |title=No. 3 TCU loses 31–28 in OT to K-State in Big 12 title game |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap/_/gameId/401437030 |access-date=April 30, 2023 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press}}</ref> He had 133 rushing yards, including an 88-yard touchdown, in the 45–20 [[2022 Sugar Bowl (December)|2022 Sugar Bowl]] loss against the [[2022 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 31, 2022 |title=Young throws for 5 TDs, Alabama tops K-State in Sugar Bowl |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap/_/gameId/401442018 |access-date=April 30, 2023 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press}}</ref> At the end of the season, he chose to forgo his senior season to enter the [[2023 NFL draft]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Green |first=Arne |date=January 2, 2023 |title=Kansas State football running back Deuce Vaughn declares for NFL draft |url=https://www.cjonline.com/story/sports/college/cat-zone/2023/01/03/kansas-state-football-running-back-deuce-vaughn-to-ender-nfl-draft/69772025007/ |access-date=April 30, 2023 |website=CJOnline.com}}</ref>
 He finished his college career with 651	carries (second in school history), 3,604 rushing yards (second in school history),	5.5-yard average, 34 rushing touchdowns, twenty one 100-yard rushing games (second in school history), 116 receptions for 1,280 yards (11-yard avg.), 9 receiving touchdowns, 7 kickoff returns for 145 yards (20.7-yard avg.), 5,029 all-purpose yards (third in school history), 258 points scored (sixth in school history) and 279 rushing yards in bowl games (school record). He was one of just two Big 12 players to ever register 3,600 rushing yards and 1,250 receiving yards in a career ([[DeMarco Murray]]). He was named a consensus [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] for the 2022 season.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 15, 2022 |title=Vaughn Earns Second-Straight Consensus All-America Honor |url=https://www.kstatesports.com/news/2022/12/15/football-vaughn-earns-second-straight-consensus-all-america-honor.aspx |access-date=August 7, 2023 |website=Kansas State University Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
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-Vaughn was selected by the [[Dallas Cowboys]] in the sixth round (212th overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft. His father, who is a scout for the Cowboys, called Vaughn to tell him he had been drafted.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Archer |first=Todd |date=April 29, 2023 |title=Cowboys use 6th-round pick on Deuce Vaughn, son of team scout |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/36323973 |access-date=April 30, 2023 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref> With a measurement at the combine of 5'5", Vaughn became the shortest running back ever drafted since the NFL began tracking the combine.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schwab |first=Frank |date=April 29, 2023 |title=NFL Draft: Cowboys grab productive but undersized RB Deuce Vaughn, son of Cowboys scout |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-draft-cowboys-grab-productive-but-undersized-rb-deuce-vaughn-son-of-cowboys-scout-212549773.html |access-date=May 1, 2023 |website=Yahoo! Sports |language=en-US}}</ref>
+Vaughn was selected by the [[Dallas Cowboys]] in the sixth round (212th overall) of the 2023 NFL draft. His father, who is a scout for the Cowboys, called Vaughn to tell him he had been drafted.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Archer |first=Todd |date=April 29, 2023 |title=Cowboys use 6th-round pick on Deuce Vaughn, son of team scout |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/36323973 |access-date=April 30, 2023 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref> With a measurement at the combine of 5'5", Vaughn became the shortest running back ever drafted since the NFL began tracking the combine.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schwab |first=Frank |date=April 29, 2023 |title=NFL Draft: Cowboys grab productive but undersized RB Deuce Vaughn, son of Cowboys scout |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-draft-cowboys-grab-productive-but-undersized-rb-deuce-vaughn-son-of-cowboys-scout-212549773.html |access-date=May 1, 2023 |website=Yahoo! Sports |language=en-US}}</ref> On January 3, 2024, he was placed on the reserve/injured list with an ankle injury. He appeared in 7 games as a third-string running back, compiling 23 rushes for 40 yards, 7 receptions for 40 yards and 4 punt returns for 19 yards. He was declared inactive in 9 games.
-===Professional statistics===
+===NFL career statistics===
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-! colspan="2"| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/V/VaugDe00.htm Career] !! 5 !! 0 !! 20 !! 2000 !! 0 !! 13 !! 0 !! 5 !! 19 !! 3.8 !! 11 !! 0 !! 1 !! 10 !! 10.0 !! 10 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0
+! colspan="2"| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/V/VaugDe00.htm Career] !! 7 !! 0 !! 23 !! 40 !! 1.7 !! 13 !! 0 !! 7 !! 40 !! 5.7 !! 11 !! 0 !! 1 !! 10 !! 10.0 !! 10 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0
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 ==Personal life==
-Vaughn's father, Chris, played college football at [[Murray State Racers football|Murray State]] and is a scout for the [[Dallas Cowboys]] after previously working as an assistant coach at [[Arkansas Razorbacks football|Arkansas]], [[Ole Miss Rebels football|Ole Miss]], [[Memphis Tigers football|Memphis]] and [[Texas Longhorns football|Texas]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Davison |first=Drew |date=October 11, 2020 |title=K-State's Vaughn, son of Dallas Cowboys scout, stars vs. TCU |url=https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/college/big-12/texas-christian-university/article246378780.html |access-date=August 23, 2021 |website=[[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]]}}</ref>
+Vaughn's father, Chris, played college football at [[Murray State Racers football|Murray State]] and is a scout for the [[Dallas Cowboys]] after previously working as an assistant coach at [[Arkansas Razorbacks football|Arkansas]], [[Ole Miss Rebels football|Ole Miss]], [[Memphis Tigers football|Memphis]] and [[Texas Longhorns football|Texas]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Davison |first=Drew |date=October 11, 2020 |title=K-State's Vaughn, son of Dallas Cowboys scout, stars vs. TCU |url=https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/college/big-12/texas-christian-university/article246378780.html |access-date=August 23, 2021 |website=[[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]]}}</ref> Deuce is a member of [[Kappa Alpha Psi]] fraternity.
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
+{{footballstats|yahoo=40240}}
 *[https://www.dallascowboys.com/team/players-roster/deuce-vaughn/ Dallas Cowboys bio]
 *[https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/football/roster/deuce-vaughn/8582 Kansas State Wildcats bio]

v t e 2021 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Offense	QB Bryce Young RB Breece Hall RB Kenneth Walker III WR Jordan Addison WR David Bell OT Ikem Ekwonu OT Kenyon Green OT Darian Kinnard OT Evan Neal C Tyler Linderbaum TE Trey McBride
Defense	DE Aidan Hutchinson DE DeMarvin Leal DE Kayvon Thibodeaux DT Jordan Davis LB Will Anderson Jr. LB Nakobe Dean LB Devin Lloyd CB Sauce Gardner S Kyle Hamilton S Verone McKinley III S Jalen Pitre
Special teams	K Jake Moody P Matt Araiza AP Marcus Jones AP Deuce Vaughn

v t e 2022 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Offense	QB Caleb Williams RB Blake Corum RB Bijan Robinson WR Marvin Harrison Jr. WR Jalin Hyatt TE Michael Mayer C Steve Avila C Olusegun Oluwatimi OT Paris Johnson Jr. OT Peter Skoronski OG O'Cyrus Torrence
Defense	DE Isaiah Foskey DT Jalen Carter DT Calijah Kancey DT Tuli Tuipulotu LB Will Anderson Jr. LB Jack Campbell LB Ivan Pace Jr. CB Emmanuel Forbes CB Clark Phillips III CB Devon Witherspoon SS Chris Smith II
Special teams	K Christopher Dunn P Bryce Baringer AP Deuce Vaughn

v t e Dallas Cowboys roster
Active	1 Jalen Tolbert 4 Dak Prescott 6 Donovan Wilson 7 Trevon Diggs 11 Micah Parsons 13 DeMarvion Overshown 14 Will Grier 17 Brandon Aubrey 18 Damone Clark 21 Caelen Carson 26 DaRon Bland 28 Malik Hooker 31 Josh Butler 35 Marist Liufau 40 Hunter Luepke 42 Deuce Vaughn 43 Kemon Hall 51 Earnest Brown IV 54 Sam Williams 56 Cooper Beebe 57 Buddy Johnson 58 Mazi Smith 60 Tyler Guyton 62 Nathan Thomas 64 Earl Bostick Jr. 66 T. J. Bass 73 Tyler Smith 76 Asim Richards 78 Terence Steele 79 Matt Waletzko 80 Ryan Flournoy 81 Jonathan Mingo 81 John Stephens Jr. 83 Jalen Brooks 85 Princeton Fant 86 Luke Schoonmaker 87 Jake Ferguson 88 CeeDee Lamb 89 Brevyn Spann-Ford 94 Marshawn Kneeland 96 Justin Rogers
Practice squad	13 Seth Williams 16 Jalen Cropper 20 Dalvin Cook 32 Troy Pride 34 Malik Davis 37 Dee Delaney 38 Luq Barcoo 53 Luiji Vilain 59 Brock Mogensen 61 Jack Anderson 65 Dakoda Shepley 72 Jalen Dalton 84 Kelvin Harmon 95 Denzel Daxon (Int.)
Free agents	2 Jourdan Lewis (UFA) 3 Brandin Cooks (UFA) 5 Bryan Anger (UFA) 9 KaVontae Turpin (RFA) 10 Cooper Rush (UFA) 14 Markquese Bell (RFA) 19 Trey Lance (UFA) 23 Rico Dowdle (UFA) 24 Israel Mukuamu (UFA) 25 Andrew Booth Jr. (UFA) 27 Amani Oruwariye (UFA) 29 C. J. Goodwin (UFA) 30 Juanyeh Thomas (ERFA) 41 Nick Vigil (UFA) 44 Trent Sieg (UFA) 47 Darius Harris (UFA) 50 Eric Kendricks (UFA) 55 Carl Lawson (UFA) 67 Brock Hoffman (ERFA) 70 Zack Martin (UFA) 71 Chuma Edoga (UFA) 90 DeMarcus Lawrence (UFA) 91 Tyrus Wheat (ERFA) 92 Carlos Watkins (UFA) 93 Linval Joseph (UFA) 97 Osa Odighizuwa (UFA) 99 Chauncey Golston (UFA)