Player Career

Ke'Shawn Vaughn Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Ke'Shawn Vaughn story

Ke'Shawn Vaughn built his college career from 2013 through 2019 as a running back from Antioch, TN wearing No. 5, spending time with Illinois and Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Ke'Shawn Vaughn's career was his backfield work: 3,296 rushing yards, 572 carries, 30 rushing touchdowns, and 648 receiving yards across 46 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Vanderbilt. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 648 receiving yards, 3 tackles, and 13 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 46 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Illinois and Vanderbilt.

The arc is straightforward: Ke'Shawn Vaughn 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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Illinois

    2013-2016

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Vanderbilt

    2018-2019

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2013201420152016201820182019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonIllinois0
2014 Regular SeasonIllinois00
2015 Regular SeasonIllinois84244.930.3842
2016 Regular SeasonIllinois39043.513.6-452
2018 PostseasonVanderbilt1,41472.926.21,024
2018 Regular SeasonVanderbilt1,41472.926.20
2019 Regular SeasonVanderbilt1,29854.640.1-116

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs UNLV

Week 7 · L 10-34

Loss with 193 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

193

Scrimmage Yards

100 takeover

193 scrimmage yards and 42.1 usage.

#2

vs Baylor

Week 1 · L 38-45 · Postseason

243

Scrimmage Yards

96.2 takeover

Loss with 243 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

243 scrimmage yards and 31 usage.

#3

@ Purdue

Week 10 · W 48-14 · Conference game

203

Scrimmage Yards

93.2 takeover

Win with 203 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

203 scrimmage yards and 27.9 usage.

#4

vs North Carolina

Week 2 · L 23-48

130

Scrimmage Yards

92.3 takeover

Loss with 130 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

130 scrimmage yards and 35.8 usage.

#5

@ Missouri

Week 11 · L 28-33 · Conference game

196

Scrimmage Yards

89.6 takeover

Loss with 196 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

196 scrimmage yards and 31.5 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Postseason · Vanderbilt

1,414 primary output · 72.9 efficiency · 26.2 usage

78.6

#2

2018 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

78.6

1,414 primary · 72.9 efficiency · 26.2 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

78.3

1,298 primary · 54.6 efficiency · 40.1 usage

Milestones

11

100+ rush yards

7

150+ scrimmage yards

8

2+ TD games