Receiver, Utah State, 2015–⁠18

Aaren Vaughns

Lettered 2017–⁠18 (school media guide)

Number
No. 83
Height
5′8″
Weight
180 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Altadena, CA

Aaren Vaughns played receiver at Utah State (2015–⁠18).

Career highs

7catches, career highat Boise State, 2018109receiving yards, career highvs. North Texas, 20182receiving touchdowns, career highvs. North Texas, 2018

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Utah State1415511.1029
2018Utah State3358117.6572
Career4773615.7572

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2017Utah State660000
2018Utah State110000
Career770000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015Utah State83WRFr.
2016Utah State83WRSo.
2017Utah State83WRJr.
2018Utah State83WRSr.5′8″180

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2017Utah State290.58––17.05%
2018Utah State540.8085th (n=497)0.5342.96%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2018 Utah State 13 games, 33 catches, 581 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Aug 31atMichigan StateL 31–⁠383370100
Sep 8vs.New Mexico StateW 60–⁠132370–––
Sep 13vs.Tennessee TechW 73–⁠12121–––
Sep 22vs.Air ForceW 42–⁠322441–––
Oct 5atBYUW 45–⁠203210–––
Oct 13vs.UNLVW 59–⁠282430–––
Oct 20atWyomingW 24–⁠162140–––
Oct 27vs.New MexicoW 61–⁠193630–––
Nov 3atHawai’iW 56–⁠172240–––
Nov 10vs.San José StateW 62–⁠242310–––
Nov 17atColorado StateW 29–⁠242491–––
Nov 24atBoise StateL 24–⁠3371070–––
Dec 15 ✦vs.North TexasW 52–⁠1321092–––
2017 Utah State 9 games, 14 catches, 155 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 23atSan José StateW 61–⁠102110100
Sep 29vs.BYUW 40–⁠24–––100
Oct 14vs.WyomingL 23–⁠282460100
Oct 21atUNLVW 52–⁠282190300
Oct 28vs.Boise StateL 14–⁠411140–––
Nov 4atNew MexicoW 24–⁠102220–––
Nov 18vs.Hawai’iW 38–⁠0––––––
Nov 25atAir ForceL 35–⁠38160–––
Dec 29 ✦vs.New Mexico StateL 20–⁠264370–––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Is this you, or do you know of something wrong or missing here? Suggest a correction. We check each one against a source before changing the page.