Vaughn with the Buccaneers in 2021
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| 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) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Pearl-Cohn (Nashville, Tennessee) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Illinois (2015–2016) Vanderbilt (2017–2019) | ||||||||||||
| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2020 / Round: 3 / Pick: 76 | ||||||||||||
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Ke'Shawn LaMont Vaughn (born May 4, 1997) is an American football running back who is a free agent. He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini and Vanderbilt Commodores.
Vaughn attended Pearl-Cohn Comprehensive High SchoolinNashville, 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]
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]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||||
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| 5 ft9+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]
On December 19, 2023, the New England Patriots signed Vaughn to their practice squad.[20] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 8, 2024.[21] On May 13, Vaughn was released by the Patriots.[22]
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2020 NFL draft selections
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