Tight end, Old Dominion, 2013–⁠17

Melvin Vaughn

Number
No. 9
Height
6′2″
Weight
233 lb
Hometown
Chesapeake, VA

Melvin Vaughn played tight end at Old Dominion (2013–⁠17).

Career highs

8catches, career highat Western Kentucky, 201494receiving yards, career highat Western Kentucky, 20142receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Florida Atlantic, 2017

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013Old Dominion191497.8030
2014Old Dominion3031510.5328
2016Old Dominion2223310.6132
2017Old Dominion3335410.7435
Career1041,05110.1835

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2013Old Dominion9TE
2014Old Dominion9TE
2015Old Dominion9TE
2016Old Dominion9TE
2017Old Dominion9TE6′2″233

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
2013Old Dominion (FCS)180.62––11.1–
2014Old Dominion430.5555th (n=496)0.5223.88%
2016Old Dominion250.45––11.34%
2017Old Dominion550.3016th (n=507)0.5216.310%

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

2017 Old Dominion 8 games, 33 catches, 354 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 7vs.Florida AtlanticL 28–⁠58354226
Oct 14atMarshallL 3–⁠35555020
Oct 20vs.Western KentuckyL 31–⁠35433010
Oct 28atNorth TexasL 38–⁠45669035
Nov 4vs.CharlotteW 6–⁠0538014
Nov 11atFlorida InternationalW 37–⁠30447119
Nov 18vs.RiceW 24–⁠21442018
Nov 25atMiddle TennesseeL 10–⁠41216110
2016 Old Dominion 11 games, 22 catches, 233 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 4vs.HamptonW 54–⁠211909
Sep 10atApp StateL 7–⁠31220016
Sep 17atNC StateL 22–⁠49339032
Sep 24vs.UTSAW 33–⁠191−500
Oct 1atCharlotteW 52–⁠17219014
Oct 7vs.MassachusettsW 36–⁠16342016
Oct 22atWestern KentuckyL 24–⁠59218013
Oct 29atUTEPW 31–⁠21218115
Nov 5vs.MarshallW 38–⁠14327019
Nov 12vs.Southern MissW 51–⁠351000
Dec 23 ✦vs.Eastern MichiganW 24–⁠20246032
2014 Old Dominion 8 games, 30 catches, 315 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 30vs.HamptonW 41–⁠2831706
Sep 6atNC StateL 34–⁠4632209
Sep 13vs.Eastern MichiganW 17–⁠3119019
Sep 20atRiceW 45–⁠42345122
Oct 25atWestern KentuckyL 51–⁠66894128
Nov 8vs.Florida InternationalW 38–⁠35446015
Nov 22vs.Louisiana TechW 30–⁠271505
Nov 29atFlorida AtlanticW 31–⁠28767113
2013 Old Dominion 8 games, 19 catches, 149 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 7atMarylandL 10–⁠47229030
Sep 14vs.HowardW 76–⁠191−50−5
Sep 28vs.UAlbanyW 66–⁠10332019
Oct 19atPittsburghL 24–⁠352507
Oct 26atNorfolk StateW 27–⁠24436011
Nov 2vs.Rhode IslandW 66–⁠1441906
Nov 9atIdahoW 59–⁠381505
Nov 16vs.CampbellW 42–⁠14228018

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

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