Ke'Shawn Vaughn in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Running back, Vanderbilt (from Illinois), 2015–⁠19

Ke’Shawn Vaughn

Number
No. 5
Height
5′10″
Weight
218 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Antioch, TN
Born
May 4, 1997, in Nashville, Tennessee

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Ke’Shawn Vaughn played running back at Illinois (2015–⁠16) and Vanderbilt (2018–⁠19). The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took Vaughn in round 3, No. 76 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,244
Rushing yards, 2018 (Vanderbilt, 6–⁠7)
Best game
243 yards
Vs. Baylor, bowl season 2018: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 76
Round 3, 2020 NFL Draft (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

Career highs

243rushing yards, career highvs. Baylor, 20183rushing touchdowns, career highat Arkansas, 20186catches, career highat Penn State, 201580receiving yards, career highvs. Missouri, 2019

Honors

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Illinois1577234.6678
2016Illinois603015.0365
2018Vanderbilt1571,2447.91278
2019Vanderbilt1981,0285.2975
Career5723,2965.83078

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Illinois161197.4032
2016Illinois9899.9061
2018Vanderbilt1317013.1275
2019Vanderbilt282709.6161
Career666489.8375

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015Illinois5RBYr 1
2016Illinois5RBYr 2
2018Vanderbilt5RBYr 4
2019Vanderbilt5RBSr. (Yr 5)5′10″218

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
2015Illinois181-0.0313th (n=268)0.12-4.722%0.07
2016Illinois740.0318th (n=259)0.132.412%0.19
2018Vanderbilt1750.4197th (n=300)0.1571.322%0.47
2019Vanderbilt2320.2180th (n=287)0.1349.731%0.20

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

2019 Vanderbilt 12 games, 1,028 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.GeorgiaL 6–⁠301574016324
Sep 7atPurdueL 24–⁠421756123422
Sep 21vs.LSUL 38–⁠6620130252221
Sep 28vs.Northern IllinoisW 24–⁠181713813938
Oct 5atOle MissL 6–⁠311869017415
Oct 12vs.UNLVL 10–⁠3415140143153
Oct 19vs.MissouriW 21–⁠142996112480
Nov 2atSouth CarolinaL 7–⁠242087012211
Nov 9atFloridaL 0–⁠561528013114
Nov 16vs.KentuckyL 14–⁠38125811229
Nov 23vs.East Tennessee StateW 38–⁠01413927518
Nov 30atTennesseeL 10–⁠2861301315
2018 Vanderbilt 12 games, 1,244 rushing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.Middle TennesseeW 35–⁠7937016112
Sep 8vs.NevadaW 41–⁠10119324626
Sep 15atNotre DameL 17–⁠22105411812
Sep 22vs.South CarolinaL 14–⁠37930114236
Sep 29vs.Tennessee StateW 31–⁠2717146178––
Oct 6atGeorgiaL 13–⁠41979043––
Oct 13vs.FloridaL 27–⁠37756043175
Oct 27atArkansasW 45–⁠3126172363––
Nov 10atMissouriL 28–⁠3315182165214
Nov 17vs.Ole MissW 36–⁠29251271192−8
Nov 24vs.TennesseeW 38–⁠1362507233
Dec 27 ✦vs.BaylorL 38–⁠4513243269––
2016 Illinois 11 games, 301 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.Murray StateW 52–⁠31749113111
Sep 10vs.North CarolinaL 23–⁠4815116165414
Sep 17vs.Western MichiganL 10–⁠3482201020
Oct 1atNebraskaL 16–⁠311101––
Oct 8vs.PurdueL 31–⁠34231029––
Oct 15atRutgersW 24–⁠71202161
Oct 22atMichiganL 8–⁠41743045––
Oct 29vs.MinnesotaL 17–⁠40734128––
Nov 5vs.Michigan StateW 31–⁠271101––
Nov 12atWisconsinL 3–⁠481202––
Nov 19vs.IowaL 0–⁠28––––13
2015 Illinois 11 games, 723 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.Kent StateW 52–⁠31143115––
Sep 12vs.Western IllinoisW 44–⁠0155309––
Sep 19atNorth CarolinaL 14–⁠481351012113
Sep 26vs.Middle TennesseeW 27–⁠25138012413
Oct 3vs.NebraskaW 14–⁠1324980481−3
Oct 10atIowaL 20–⁠291967118449
Oct 24vs.WisconsinL 13–⁠24135513610
Oct 31atPenn StateL 0–⁠391538021633
Nov 7atPurdueW 48–⁠1416180278123
Nov 14vs.Ohio StateL 3–⁠286−402––
Nov 28vs.NorthwesternL 14–⁠24126201611

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

Before the draft

Named to the 2020 Senior Bowl (South team) but didn’t play.

DrillCombine 2020
Height5′9⅝″
Weight214 lb
Arm length30⅞″
Hand size8⅞″
Wingspan73½″W
40-yard dash4.51 s
10-yard split1.55 sW
Vertical jump32″
Broad jump9′9″

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

5 seasons, 24 games with a stat; latest team: San Francisco 49ers.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2020Tampa Bay Buccaneers6261090534
2021Tampa Bay Buccaneers6361802426
2022Tampa Bay Buccaneers617530319
2023Tampa Bay Buccaneers52442022
2024San Francisco 49ers124000
NFL career2410538821481

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

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