Baylor

2023 (Fifth Year Senior)
Played in 11 games with one start at JACK … Totaled 32 tackles, eight for a loss, with three sacks, one forced fumble and one recovery and one pass break-up … Made two tackles, including a TFL vs. Texas State in his Baylor debut … Had two stops vs. No. 12/12 Utah … Had two sacks vs. Long Island … Made a stop vs. No. 3/6 Texas … Had three tackles at UCF and two vs. Texas Tech … Went for six tackles, including two TFLs, forcing and recovering a fumble at Cincinnati, returning the fumble for a TD on kickoff coverage … Had two stops at Iowa State … Had two tackles and a sack vs. Houston … Had six tackles and a TFL vs. TCU … Had four tackles and a TFL vs. West Virginia. 

Previous School
Shined for two seasons at Utah State, where he totaled 99 tackles, 19 tackles for a loss, six sacks, two forced fumbles, six pass break-ups and 14 QB hurries … Was named the 2021 Mountain West Conference Championship Game Defensive MVP, leading Utah State to the league crown … Graduated from Utah State in 2022 … Also spent the 2018-20 seasons at Texas, redshirting in 2018 … In 2022, as a junior at Utah State, played in 11 games with nine starts … Totaled 56 tackles, including two sacks and 8.5 tackles for a loss, with a team-leading nine QB hurries, adding one forced fumble and one fumble recovery … Went for a season-high seven tackles, including half a stop for a loss vs. Air Force … Also had seven tackles, a sack and two strops for a loss, along with a fumble recovered vs. Memphis in the First Responder Bowl … Charted six tackles, including a sack and 3.5 tackles for a loss vs. Boise State … Had five stops in each of his last five games and in eight of 11 games on the year … Forced a fumble vs. San Jose State, adding five tackles and half a tackle for a loss … In 2021, played in 14 games with five starts … Totaled 43 tackles, four sacks and 10.5 tackles for a loss … Added a team-high six pass break-ups and one forced fumble … As the Defensive MVP of the Mountain West Championship Game, had five tackles, one sack and two tackles for a loss in a win over No. 19 San Diego State … Had a career-high tying eight tackles, with two for a loss and one pass break-up at New Mexico … Had two sacks and three stops for a loss vs. Hawaii … Had five tackles and one for a loss vs. No. 13 BYU … Had three tackles, including 1.5 tackles for a loss vs. North Dakota … Had three tackles and broke up a pass vs. Oregon State in the LA Bowl … Spent the 2018, 2019, and 2020 seasons at Texas … Played in 10 games in 2019 for the Horns, totaling 14 tackles, including eight stops vs. Kansas … Had a tackle and forced a fumble on special teams vs. TCU … Was named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll in the spring of 2020. 

High School
A three-star prospect that was rated No. 361 nationally (No. 26 OLB) and the 53rd-best recruit in the state of Texas according to 247Sports.com … Listed No. 41 in the Austin American-Statesman’s Fab 55… Chosen to the 2017 Super Team by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football … Named unanimous first-team all-District 8-5A in 2017 as an outside linebacker at Eastern Hills High School in Fort Worth, Texas … Played in only five games as a senior due to an injury, but still had 51 tackles, which included eight sacks and 12.0 tackles for loss, to go along with 15 quarterback hurries, four forced fumbles, one interception and four passes defended… Selected first-team all-District 8-5A in 2016, as he posted 27 tackles for loss, nine sacks, six forced fumbles and two interceptions as a junior… Also caught five passes for 312 yards (62.4 ypc) and two touchdowns … Began his high school career at James Martin HS in Arlington… Also played basketball, baseball and ran track in high school.

Personal
Son of Paul and Natalia Vaughns ... Has three siblings ... Earned his undergraduate degree in interdisciplinary studies from Utah State in the fall of 2022.