
Receiver, USC, 2016–20
Tyler Vaughns
- Number
- No. 21
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Class (2020)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Pasadena, CA
- Born
- Jun 1, 1997, in Pasadena, California
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Tyler Vaughns played receiver at USC (2016–20).
Career highs
12catches, career highvs. Notre Dame, 2018150receiving yards, career highvs. Fresno State, 20192receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. California, 2018Team titles: Pac-12 champions, 2017
Receiving
Returns
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | USC | 69 | 1.00 | 96th (n=507) | 0.52 | 68.9 | 7% |
| 2018 | USC | 93 | 0.49 | 42nd (n=497) | 0.53 | 45.4 | 13% |
| 2019 | USC | 97 | 0.67 | 69th (n=499) | 0.54 | 64.9 | 11% |
| 2020 | USC | 45 | 0.66 | 66th (n=346) | 0.55 | 29.8 | 10% |
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
2020 USC 6 games, 33 catches, 406 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7 | vs. | W 28–27 | 7 | 53 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 14 | at | W 34–30 | 7 | 70 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 21 | at | W 33–17 | 4 | 62 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Dec 6 | vs. | W 38–13 | 5 | 69 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Dec 12 | at | W 43–38 | 8 | 128 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Dec 18 | vs. | L 24–31 | 2 | 24 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
2019 USC 12 games, 74 catches, 912 yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 31–23 | 11 | 150 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 45–20 | 5 | 106 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 14 | at | L 27–30 | 7 | 65 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 20 | vs. | W 30–23 | 4 | 49 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 28 | at | L 14–28 | 4 | 44 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 12 | at | L 27–30 | 4 | 47 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 41–14 | 7 | 73 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| Oct 25 | at | W 35–31 | 8 | 104 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 2 | vs. | L 24–56 | 8 | 75 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 9 | at | W 31–26 | 4 | 39 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 52–35 | 6 | 106 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | L 24–49 | 6 | 54 | 0 | – | – | – |
2018 USC 12 games, 59 catches, 678 yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 43–21 | 4 | 37 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 8 | at | L 3–17 | 7 | 84 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 15 | at | L 14–37 | 4 | 36 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 39–36 | 7 | 64 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 29 | at | W 24–20 | 2 | 23 | 0 | – | – | 4 |
| Oct 13 | vs. | W 31–20 | 5 | 86 | 1 | – | – | 3 |
| Oct 20 | at | L 28–41 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 27 | vs. | L 35–38 | 4 | 76 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 3 | at | W 38–21 | 3 | 41 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 10 | vs. | L 14–15 | 8 | 91 | 2 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 17 | at | L 27–34 | 1 | 19 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 24 | vs. | L 17–24 | 12 | 120 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
2017 USC 13 games, 57 catches, 809 yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 49–31 | 1 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 27–24 | 4 | 25 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 23 | at | W 30–20 | 3 | 32 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 29 | at | L 27–30 | 6 | 89 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 7 | vs. | W 38–10 | 5 | 68 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 28–27 | 6 | 65 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 21 | at | L 14–49 | 6 | 65 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 28 | at | W 48–17 | 6 | 126 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 49–35 | 4 | 59 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 11 | at | W 38–24 | 5 | 90 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 28–23 | 2 | 37 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 1 | vs. | W 31–28 | 3 | 26 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | L 7–24 | 6 | 119 | 0 | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2021 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2″ |
| Weight | 184 lb |
| Arm length | 32⅞″ |
| Hand size | 9½″ |
| Wingspan | 79″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.69 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.64 s |
| Vertical jump | 31½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′0″ |
| Bench press | 7 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.15 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.40 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | XFL | Arlington / Dallas Renegades |
| 2024– | UFL | Arlington / Dallas Renegades |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.
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