Deuce Vaughn
 Vaughn in 2021 | |||||||||
| No. 42 – Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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| Born: | November 2, 2001 Fayetteville, Arkansas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 176 lb (80 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Cedar Ridge (Round Rock, Texas) | ||||||||
| College: | Kansas State (2020–2022) | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2023 / Round: 6 / Pick: 212 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||
Christopher "Deuce" Vaughn II (born November 2, 2001) is an American football running back for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kansas State Wildcats.
Early years[edit]
Vaughn moved frequently growing up due to his father's occupation as a college football coach before settling in Round Rock, Texas, and attended Cedar Ridge High School, where he played football and ran track.[1]
As a junior, he collected 1,901 rushing yards, 21 rushing touchdowns, 9 receptions, 159 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown. He received honorable-mention all-state honors from the Texas Sports Writers Association.
As a senior, Vaughn broke Cedar Ridge's single-season rushing record with 1,938 yards, while having 589 receiving yards and 25 touchdowns. He rushed for 375 yards against Round Rock High School and 302 yards with 5 touchdowns against Westwood High School.[2] He received his second straight District 13-6A Offensive MVP award.
He finished his high school career with 4,405 rushing yards and 38 rushing touchdowns, 914 receiving yards, 11 receiving touchdowns, 153 return yards and 5,472 all-purpose yards. Despite his size, Vaughn was a 3-star recruit who received multiple scholarship offers from programs like Air Force, Arkansas, Army, Kansas, Missouri, North Texas, South Florida, UTSA, and Wyoming, with preferred walk-on offers from Baylor, Oklahoma State, New Mexico, Texas Christian, and Virginia Tech.[3]
College career[edit]
2020 season[edit]
Vaughn accepted a football scholarship from Kansas State University. He entered his freshman season as one of the Wildcats' top running backs and became the team's starter over Harry Trotter early in the season.[4] He had three games on the season going over 100 rushing yards: Texas Tech, Baylor, and Texas.[5][6][7] He recorded a 129-yard receiving game against Oklahoma.[8]
He registered 123 carries for 642 rushing yards, seven rushing touchdowns, 25 receptions for 434 yards, two receiving touchdowns, and seven kickoff returns for 145 yards.[9] He was named the Big 12 Conference Offensive Freshman of the Year and second-team All-Conference.[10][11]
2021 season[edit]
Vaughn entered his sophomore season on the watch list for the Doak Walker Award.[12] He tallied 235 carries for 1,404 yards (6-yard avg.), 18 rushing touchdowns, 49 receptions for 468 yards (9-yard avg.) and four receiving touchdowns. He had nine games on the year going over 100 rushing yards to go with one game going over 100 receiving yards.[13]
He posted 162 rushing yards (career-high), 70 receiving yards, and three rushing touchdowns, including an 80-yard touchdown run against Kansas.[14] He had 146 rushing yards, three rushing touchdowns and one receiving touchdown in the 2022 Texas Bowl 42–20 win against LSU.[15] He was named as a Consensus All-American.[16]
2022 season[edit]
As a junior, he recorded 293 carries for 1,558 yards (5.3-yard avg.), nine rushing touchdowns, 42 receptions for 378 yards (9-yard avg.), three receiving touchdowns and 1,936 all-purpose yards.[17] He became the third player in school history with multiple 1,000-yard rushing seasons and the first player with 1,000 rushing yards and 1,000 receiving yards in a career.
He had 147 rushing yards and a touchdown in the regular-season finale against the Kansas. He tallied 130 rushing yards and one touchdown in the Big 12 Championship Game 31–28 overtime victory against TCU.[18] He had 133 rushing yards, including an 88-yard touchdown, in the 45–20 2022 Sugar Bowl loss against the Alabama.[19] At the end of the season, he chose to forgo his senior season to enter the 2023 NFL draft.[20]
He finished his college career with 651 carries (second in school history), 3,604 rushing yards (second in school history), 5.5-yard average, 34 rushing touchdowns, twenty one 100-yard rushing games (second in school history), 116 receptions for 1,280 yards (11-yard avg.), 9 receiving touchdowns, 7 kickoff returns for 145 yards (20.7-yard avg.), 5,029 all-purpose yards (third in school history), 258 points scored (sixth in school history) and 279 rushing yards in bowl games (school record). He was one of just two Big 12 players to ever register 3,600 rushing yards and 1,250 receiving yards in a career (DeMarco Murray). He was named a consensus All-American for the 2022 season.[21]
College statistics[edit]
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| Season | Games | Rushing | Receiving | Kick Returns | ||||||||||
| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| 2020 | 10 | 7 | 123 | 642 | 5.2 | 7 | 25 | 434 | 17.4 | 2 | 7 | 145 | 20.7 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | 235 | 1,404 | 6.0 | 18 | 49 | 468 | 9.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 293 | 1,558 | 5.3 | 9 | 40 | 348 | 8.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Career | 35 | 32 | 651 | 3,604 | 5.5 | 34 | 114 | 1,250 | 10.9 | 9 | 7 | 145 | 20.7 | 0 |
Professional career[edit]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
179 lb (81 kg) |
27+3⁄4 in (0.70 m) |
9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) |
4.56 s | 1.59 s | 2.67 s | 4.22 s | 7.10 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) |
9 ft 8 in (2.95 m) |
17 reps | |
| Sources:[22][23] | ||||||||||||
Vaughn was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the sixth round (212th overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft. His father, who is a scout for the Cowboys, called Vaughn to tell him he had been drafted.[24] With a measurement at the combine of 5'5", Vaughn became the shortest running back ever drafted since the NFL began tracking the combine.[25]
Professional statistics[edit]
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | Punt Returns | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
| 2023 | DAL | 7 | 0 | 23 | 40 | 1.7 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 7 | 0 | 23 | 40 | 1.7 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Personal life[edit]
Vaughn's father, Chris, played college football at Murray State and is a scout for the Dallas Cowboys after previously working as an assistant coach at Arkansas, Ole Miss, Memphis and Texas.[26]
References[edit]
- ^ Robinett, Kellis (October 15, 2020). "K-State Wildcats Football: Deuce Vaughn recruiting feature". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
- ^ Green, Arne (September 10, 2020). "Former Cedar Ridge RB Deuce Vaughn turning heads at Kansas State". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
- ^ "Deuce Vaughn Recruit Interests". 247sports.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ Olson, Max (October 28, 2020). "The superpower of Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State's 5–5 phenom". The Athletic. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
- ^ "Texas Tech at Kansas State Box Score, October 3, 2020". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ "Kansas State at Baylor Box Score, November 28, 2020". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ "Texas at Kansas State Box Score, December 5, 2020". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ "Kansas State at Oklahoma Box Score, September 26, 2020". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ "Deuce Vaughn 2020 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ Robinett, Kellis (July 20, 2021). "Chris Klieman excited about more Kansas State running backs than just Deuce Vaughn". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
- ^ Robinett, Kellis (December 17, 2020). "All-Big 12 team: K-State RB Deuce Vaughn, Breece Hall honors". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
- ^ "Kansas State running back Deuce Vaughn named to Doak". The Manhattan Mercury. July 21, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
- ^ "Deuce Vaughn 2021 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ "Kansas State at Kansas Box Score, November 6, 2021". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ "Texas Bowl - LSU vs Kansas State Box Score, January 4, 2022". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ "Consensus All-America Teams (2020–2022)". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ "Deuce Vaughn 2022 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ "No. 3 TCU loses 31–28 in OT to K-State in Big 12 title game". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 31, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "Young throws for 5 TDs, Alabama tops K-State in Sugar Bowl". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 31, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ Green, Arne (January 2, 2023). "Kansas State football running back Deuce Vaughn declares for NFL draft". CJOnline.com. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "Vaughn Earns Second-Straight Consensus All-America Honor". Kansas State University Athletics. December 15, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ "Deuce Vaughn Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Deuce Vaughn College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ Archer, Todd (April 29, 2023). "Cowboys use 6th-round pick on Deuce Vaughn, son of team scout". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ Schwab, Frank (April 29, 2023). "NFL Draft: Cowboys grab productive but undersized RB Deuce Vaughn, son of Cowboys scout". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
- ^ Davison, Drew (October 11, 2020). "K-State's Vaughn, son of Dallas Cowboys scout, stars vs. TCU". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved August 23, 2021.