Deuce Vaughn in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Kansas State Wildcats: K-StateOnline, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Running back, Kansas State, 2020–⁠22

Deuce Vaughn

Number
No. 22
Height
5′6″
Weight
176 lb
Class (2022)
Junior
Hometown
Round Rock, TX
Born
Nov 2, 2001

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Deuce Vaughn played running back at Kansas State (2020–⁠22). He was a consensus All‑American in 2021 and 2022. The Dallas Cowboys took Vaughn in round 6, No. 212 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,558
Rushing yards, 2022 (Kansas State, 10–⁠4)
National rank
No. 8
In FBS in rushing touchdowns, 2021
Drafted
No. 212
Round 6, 2023 NFL Draft (Dallas Cowboys)

Career highs

170rushing yards, career highvs. Texas Tech, 20223rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. LSU, 202110catches, career highvs. Oklahoma, 2021129receiving yards, career highat Oklahoma, 2020

Honors

Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2022

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020Kansas State1236525.3738
2021Kansas State2351,4046.01880
2022Kansas State2931,5585.3988
Career6513,6145.63488

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Kansas State2543417.4277
2021Kansas State494689.6455
2022Kansas State423789.0380
Career1161,28011.0980

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2020Kansas State71450

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Kansas State22RBFr.
2021Kansas State22RBSo.
2022Kansas State22RBJr.5′6″176

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2020Kansas State1600.2374th (n=212)0.1436.927%0.21
2021Kansas State2480.3186th (n=277)0.1676.536%0.38
2022Kansas State3420.1036th (n=470)0.1435.636%0.09

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2022 Kansas State 14 games, 1,558 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3vs.South DakotaW 34–⁠0181261120
Sep 10vs.MissouriW 40–⁠12241452140
Sep 17vs.TulaneL 10–⁠17208108300
Sep 24atOklahomaW 41–⁠342511602130
Oct 1vs.Texas TechW 37–⁠282317001110
Oct 8atIowa StateW 10–⁠9102302140
Oct 22atTCUL 28–⁠38128314380
Oct 29vs.Oklahoma StateW 48–⁠02215814181
Nov 5vs.TexasL 27–⁠34197307861
Nov 12atBaylorW 31–⁠32510608501
Nov 19atWest VirginiaW 48–⁠3122671–––
Nov 26vs.KansasW 47–⁠272514712820
Dec 3vs.TCUW 31–⁠282613012300
Dec 31 ✦vs.AlabamaL 20–⁠45221331–––
2021 Kansas State 13 games, 1,404 rushing yards, 18 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 4vs.StanfordW 24–⁠71312412120
Sep 11vs.Southern IllinoisW 31–⁠23261203210
Sep 18vs.NevadaW 38–⁠172312711160
Sep 25atOklahoma StateL 20–⁠31132205731
Oct 2vs.OklahomaL 31–⁠3715510101041
Oct 16vs.Iowa StateL 20–⁠33189903280
Oct 23atTexas TechW 25–⁠24155227681
Oct 30vs.TCUW 31–⁠122010922490
Nov 6atKansasW 35–⁠101116236700
Nov 13vs.West VirginiaW 34–⁠17251211260
Nov 20vs.BaylorL 10–⁠201112815370
Nov 26atTexasL 17–⁠22241431270
Jan 4 ✦vs.LSUW 42–⁠202114632−31
2020 Kansas State 10 games, 652 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 12vs.Arkansas StateL 31–⁠35124711240
Sep 26atOklahomaW 38–⁠35845141290
Oct 3vs.Texas TechW 31–⁠211611313811
Oct 10atTCUW 21–⁠14144301450
Oct 24vs.KansasW 55–⁠14117114810
Oct 31atWest VirginiaL 10–⁠379220210
Nov 7vs.Oklahoma StateL 18–⁠2017400150
Nov 21atIowa StateL 0–⁠457440240
Nov 28atBaylorL 31–⁠321910213191
Dec 5vs.TexasL 31–⁠691012524450

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2023Combine or pro day 2023
Height5′5″
Weight179 lb
Arm length27¾″
Hand size9½″
Wingspan67″W
40-yard dash4.56 sW
10-yard split1.59 sW
Vertical jump35½″
Broad jump9′8″
Bench press17 reps
3-cone drill7.10 sW
20-yard shuttle4.22 sW

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

2 seasons, 11 games with a stat; latest team: Denver Broncos.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2023Dallas Cowboys623400740
2024Dallas Cowboys517700318
NFL career114011001058

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2026UFLOrlando Storm

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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