Usage / Role
51%
Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Baylor
Verkedric Vaughns
S • 5'9" • 198 lbs • Mesquite, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Verkedric Vaughns shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
44
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
39
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Baylor
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Baylor
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Iowa State
Player Story
Verkedric Vaughns built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a safety from Mesquite, TX wearing No. 27, spending time with Baylor. The clearest part of Verkedric Vaughns' career was his defensive production:...
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- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Verkedric Vaughns, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Baylor. Verkedric Vaughns shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 113
- TFL
- 7
- Sacks
- 1
- Passes defended
- 11
Quick Answers
Verkedric Vaughns quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Baylor · S
- Career Tackles
- 113
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 28 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Baylor
- Top game
- Iowa State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · St. John's College
- High school pipeline
- St. John's College · 53 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 27 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 56 tackles · S 82nd (top 18%) · Big 12 41st (top 10%) · National 511th (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Baylor | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Baylor | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Baylor | 6 | 14 | - | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | 46.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Baylor | 12 | 43 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 32.1 |
| 2018 Postseason | Baylor | 10 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 63.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Baylor | 10 | 54 | 5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 63.4 |
Related Context
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Verkedric Vaughns played S for Baylor. Across 5 tracked seasons, Verkedric Vaughns recorded 113 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Baylor.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Baylor paired 7 primary output with 29.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 29.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Iowa State
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Baylor
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
29.9
Usage
7.9
Consistency
58.1
Best Game by takeover score
Iowa State
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Vanderbilt: 1. Abilene Christian: 1. Duke: 1.5. Kansas: 1. Oklahoma: 0. Texas: 0. West Virginia: 0. Oklahoma State: 0. Iowa State: 1.5. TCU: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Vanderbilt: 2 by 18.3. Abilene Christian: 4 by 26.7. Duke: 7 by 44.2. Kansas: 7 by 39.2. Oklahoma: 5 by 20.8. Texas: 1 by 4.2. West Virginia: 6 by 25. Oklahoma State: 6 by 25. Iowa State: 13 by 65. TCU: 5 by 30.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 4 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 6 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Iowa State
Best efficiency game
65 vs Iowa State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/28 | @ Vanderbilt | W 45-38 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | vs TCU | L 9-16 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Iowa State10+ tackles | L 14-28 | 13 | 7 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Oklahoma State | W 35-31 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/25 | @ West Virginia | L 14-58 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | @ Texas | L 17-23 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Oklahoma | L 33-66 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Kansas | W 26-7 | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Duke | L 27-40 | 7 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/2 | vs Abilene Christian | W 55-27 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Verkedric Vaughns story
Verkedric Vaughns built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a safety from Mesquite, TX wearing No. 27, spending time with Baylor. The clearest part of Verkedric Vaughns' career was his defensive production: 113 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 11 passes defended across 28 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Baylor. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Verkedric Vaughns' production has multiple signals. With 28 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Baylor.
The arc is straightforward: Verkedric Vaughns moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Baylor
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Baylor | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Baylor | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Baylor | 7 | 21.4 | 1.3 | 7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Baylor | 5 | 19.1 | 3.5 | -2 |
| 2018 Postseason | Baylor | 7 | 29.9 | 7.9 | 2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Baylor | 7 | 29.9 | 7.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Iowa State
Week 11 · L 14-28 · Conference game
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5
Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Texas
Week 9 · L 7-38 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Duke
Week 3 · L 27-40
1.5
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#4
vs Kansas
Week 4 · W 26-7 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
65.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 65.3 takeover score.
#5
vs TCU
Week 12 · L 9-16 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
57.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Baylor
7 primary output · 29.9 efficiency · 7.9 usage
63.4
#2
2018 Regular Season · Baylor
63.4
7 primary · 29.9 efficiency · 7.9 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Baylor
46.5
7 primary · 21.4 efficiency · 1.3 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
3
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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