Usage Score
1.7
Player Dossier
2014-2018Houston
Zach Vaughan
DE • 6'5" • 265 lbs • Round Rock, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Zach Vaughan shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.1 disruption score.
Efficiency
8.1
Consistency
3.7
Season Value
4.9
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason · Houston
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Houston
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Zach Vaughan, DE. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason · Houston. Zach Vaughan shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.1 disruption score.
Zach Vaughan played DE for Houston. Across 5 tracked seasons, Zach Vaughan recorded 22 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Houston.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Houston paired 0 primary output with 2.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 8.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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2018 Regular Season · Houston
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.1
Efficiency
8.1
Usage
1.7
Consistency
3.7
Best Game by takeover score
Memphis
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Rice: 0. Arizona: 0. Tulsa: 0. East Carolina: 0. South Florida: 0. SMU: 0. Temple: 0. Tulane: 0. Memphis: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Rice: 1 by 4.2. Arizona: 1 by 4.2. Tulsa: 2 by 8.3. East Carolina: 0 by 0. South Florida: 3 by 12.5. SMU: 2 by 8.3. Temple: 3 by 12.5. Tulane: 1 by 4.2. Memphis: 2 by 18.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0 · Games = 6 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 3 · +0.3 vs Wins
First Half0 · Games = 5 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · Games = 4 · +0.3 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Memphis
Best efficiency game
18.3 vs Memphis
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/23 | @ Memphis | L 31-52 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/16 | vs Tulane | W 48-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/11 | vs Temple | L 49-59 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | @ SMU | L 31-45 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | vs South Florida | W 57-36 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | @ East Carolina | W 42-20 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/5 | vs Tulsa | W 41-26 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Arizona | W 45-18 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | @ Rice | W 45-27 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Houston
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Progression
201420152016201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Houston | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Houston | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Houston | 1.5 | 13.4 | 4.3 | 1.5 |
| 2017 Postseason | Houston | 0 | 2.1 | 0.4 | -1.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Houston | 0 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Houston | 1 | 8.1 | 1.7 | 1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Memphis
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Primary metric
1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.9 takeover score.
#2
Texas State
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.7 takeover score.
#3
Navy
0.5
Primary metric
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 26.2 takeover score.
#4
Temple
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.8 takeover score.
#5
South Florida
0
Primary metric
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2017 Postseason · Houston
0 primary output · 2.1 efficiency · 0.4 usage
34.2
#2
2017 Regular Season · Houston
34.2
0 primary · 2.1 efficiency · 0.4 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Houston
22.2
1.5 primary · 13.4 efficiency · 4.3 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2014 · Rating 0.8458
McNeil · Austin, TX
- Committed To
- Houston
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Career Facts
1
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
22
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 14 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.