Linebacker, Boston College (from Ball State), 2021–⁠25

Vaughn Pemberton

Lettered 2022–⁠24 at Ball State (school media guide)

Number
No. 23
Height
6′0″
Weight
235 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Lake Forest, IL

Vaughn Pemberton played linebacker at Ball State (2021–⁠24) and Boston College (2025).

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Ball State351333.8016
2023Ball State231396.0145
2024Ball State612764.5241
Career1195484.6345

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Ball State7294.108
2023Ball State7314.419
2024Ball State8769.5151
Career221366.2251

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Ball State23LBFr.
2023Ball State23LBSo.
2024Ball State23LBJr.
2025Boston College23LBSr.6′0″235

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
2022Ball State43-0.09––-3.75%
2023Ball State340.06––1.98%
2024Ball State660.2271st (n=434)0.1614.710%

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

2025 Boston College 2 games, 2 tackles
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Oct 18vs.UConnL 23–⁠38––––––
Nov 29atSyracuseW 34–⁠12––––––
2024 Ball State 10 games, 276 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 7vs.Missouri StateW 42–⁠3462201−50
Sep 14atMiamiL 0–⁠623110130
Sep 21atCentral MichiganL 34–⁠373110130
Oct 12atKent StateW 37–⁠355521–––
Oct 19atVanderbiltL 14–⁠245320–––
Oct 26vs.Northern IllinoisW 25–⁠2314690–––
Nov 5vs.Miami (OH)L 21–⁠275210160
Nov 12atBuffaloL 48–⁠51112511−10
Nov 23vs.Bowling GreenL 13–⁠3852903701
Nov 29atOhioL 21–⁠42440–––
2023 Ball State 6 games, 139 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2atKentuckyL 14–⁠4441201−10
Oct 21vs.Central MichiganW 24–⁠17370130
Nov 1atBowling GreenL 21–⁠244290270
Nov 7atNorthern IllinoisW 20–⁠175270170
Nov 18vs.Kent StateW 34–⁠36611–––
Nov 25vs.Miami (OH)L 15–⁠171302151
2022 Ball State 12 games, 133 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1atTennesseeL 10–⁠594210–––
Sep 10vs.Western MichiganL 30–⁠37220–––
Sep 17vs.Murray StateW 31–⁠06270140
Sep 24atGeorgia SouthernL 23–⁠345170–––
Oct 1vs.Northern IllinoisW 44–⁠381−30280
Oct 8atCentral MichiganW 17–⁠162200–––
Oct 15vs.UConnW 25–⁠21310–––
Oct 22vs.Eastern MichiganL 16–⁠207390–––
Nov 1atKent StateW 27–⁠20270–––
Nov 8atToledoL 21–⁠28230120
Nov 15vs.OhioL 18–⁠321−10280
Nov 22atMiami (OH)L 17–⁠18–––170

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

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