Vaughn Telemaque
Template:Infobox CollegeFootballPlayer Vaughn Telemaque (born March 4, 1990) is an American football safety. He currently attends the University of Miami in his sophomore year.
High school career
As a senior in 2007, Telemaque made 89 tackles and nine interceptions, two sacks, forced four fumbles and returned a fumble for a touchdown. In his team's Division I championship victory he had 11 tackles and three interceptions. As a junior in 2006, Telemaque made 52 tackles and two interceptions.
Telemaque was a PrepStar All-American who was ranked as the No. 12 safety and the No. 171 player in the country by Rivals.com.[1] He was rated the No. 6 safety, the No. 12 player in California, and the No. 100 player in the nation by Scout.com. Telemaque was selected as the No. 17 safety by ESPN and was selected to EA Sports second-team All-America.[2]
College career
As a true freshman in 2008, Telemaque played in the first three games of the season against Charleston Southern, Florida, and Texas A&M, before missing the remainder of the season with an injury. Telemaque participated on the scout team for the rest of the season and was awarded a medical hardship to be a redshirt freshman in 2009.
Playing as a redshirt freshman in 2009, Telemaque ranked fifth on the Miami Hurricane defense with 48 total tackles. In the Hurricanes' win over No. 8 Oklahoma, Telemaque recorded career-highs for total tackles (9) and solo stops (6). In the 2009 Champs Sports Bowl against Wisconsin, Telemaque matched a career-high in total tackles (9) and set a career-high in assisted tackles (5).