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Revision as of 23:01, 17 December 2023

Ke'Shawn Vaughn
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Vaughn with the Buccaneers in 2021
Personal information
Born: (1997-05-04) May 4, 1997 (age 27)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:214 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High school:Pearl-Cohn
(Nashville, Tennessee)
College:Illinois (2015–2016)
Vanderbilt (2017–2019)
Position:Running back
NFL draft:2020 / round: 3 / pick: 76
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 9, 2023
Rushing yards:384
Rushing average:3.7
Rushing touchdowns:2
Receptions:14
Receiving yards:81
Receiving touchdowns:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Ke'Shawn LaMont Vaughn (born May 4, 1997) is an American football running back who is a free agent. He played college football at Illinois and Vanderbilt.

Early years

Vaughn attended Pearl-Cohn Comprehensive High School in Nashville, Tennessee. As a senior, he rushed for 2,646 yards and 45 touchdowns and was named the Tennessee Gatorade Football Player of the Year.[1] Vaughn was also a high school track and field standout, anchoring the state champion 4 x 100m relay his senior year.[2] A 4-star running back recruit, Vaughn committed to the University of Illinois to play college football over offers from Louisville, Notre Dame, Purdue, and West Virginia, among others.[3][4]

College career

As a true freshman at Illinois in 2015, Vaughn rushed for 723 yards on 157 carries with six touchdowns.[5] As a sophomore in 2016, he had 301 rushing yards on 60 carries and three touchdowns. After the season, Vaughn transferred to Vanderbilt University.[6] After redshirting his first year at Vanderbilt in 2017 due to transfer rules, he rushed for 1,244 yards on 157 carries and 12 touchdowns in 2018.[7][8] Vaughn returned to Vanderbilt for his senior season in 2019 rather than declare for the 2019 NFL Draft.[9]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split Vertical jump Broad jump
5 ft 9+5⁄8 in
(1.77 m) 		214 lb
(97 kg) 		30+7⁄8 in
(0.78 m) 		8+7⁄8 in
(0.23 m)		 4.51 s 1.62 s 2.66 s 32.0 in
(0.81 m)		 9 ft 9 in
(2.97 m)
All values from NFL Combine[10][11]

Vaughn was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round, 76th overall, of the 2020 NFL Draft.[12] He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list on July 27, 2020.[13] He was activated on August 9, 2020.[14] Vaughn scored his first professional touchdown on a nine-yard reception from Tom Brady in a Week 4 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers.[15] Overall, Vaughn finished his rookie season with 26 carries for 109 rushing yards in ten games.[16] Vaughn earned a Super Bowl ring when the Buccaneers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 31–9 in Super Bowl LV.[17]

On December 26, 2021, in a game against the Carolina Panthers, Vaughn scored the first rushing touchdown of his career on a 55-yard tote, the longest score of the year on the ground for the Buccaneers.[18]

Vaughn was waived by the Buccaneers on December 15, 2023.[19]

References

  1. ^ Murphy, Michael (December 18, 2014). "Pearl-Cohn's Vaughn gets Gatorade award in mail". USA Today. Gannett. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  2. ^ Sparks, Adam (August 6, 2019). "Vanderbilt football transfer Cam Watkins makes fast competition for high school teammate Ke'Shawn Vaughn". The Tennessean. Gannett. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  3. ^ Murphy, Michael (February 4, 2015). "Ke'Shawn Vaughn happy college decision is made". The Tennessean. Gannett. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  4. ^ "Ke'Shawn Vaughn, 2015 Running Back, Illinois".
  5. ^ Daniels, Matt (October 4, 2015). "Vaughn off to a running start with Illini". The News-Gazette. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  6. ^ Sparks, Adam (January 31, 2017). "Pearl-Cohn's Ke'Shawn Vaughn transferring to Vanderbilt from Illinois". The Tennessean. Gannett. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  7. ^ Holt, Bob (July 29, 2019). "Match worth wait for 'Dores, Vaughn". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. WEHCO Media. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  8. ^ "Vanderbilt Football: Ke'Shawn Vaughn is the SEC's Unknown Star". Athlon Sports. AMG/Parade. June 28, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  9. ^ Boclair, David (January 11, 2019). "Ke'Shawn Vaughn decides NFL can wait". NashvillePost.com. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  10. ^ "Ke'Shawn Vaughn Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  11. ^ "2020 Draft Scout KeShawn Vaughn, Vanderbilt NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  12. ^ Vitali, Carmen (April 24, 2020). "Bucs Add Work Horse Ke'Shawn Vaughn to Running Back Stable". www.buccaneers.com. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  13. ^ Smith, Scott (July 27, 2020). "Buccaneers Place Ke'Shawn Vaughn on Reserve/COVID-19 List". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  14. ^ Smith, Scott (August 9, 2020). "Bucs Activate Ke'Shawn Vaughn, Re-Sign WR Jaydon Mickens". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  15. ^ "Los Angeles Chargers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers - October 4th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  16. ^ "Ke'Shawn Vaughn 2020 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  17. ^ Patra, Kevin (February 7, 2021). "What we learned from Buccaneers win over Chiefs in Super Bowl LV". NFL.com. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  18. ^ "Ke'shawn Vaughn makes his mark with first NFL rushing TD, which is Tampa Bay Buccaneers' longest of season". December 26, 2021.
  19. ^ Smith, Scott (December 15, 2023). "Bucs Waive Ke'Shawn Vaughn". Buccaneers.com.
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