Usage / Role
87%
Featured offensive role
Player Dossier
2013-2019Vanderbilt
RB • 5'10" • 218 lbs • Antioch, TN, USA
Ke'Shawn Vaughn leans workhorse runner traits and 54.6 efficiency.
Usage / Role
87%
Featured offensive role
Impact Production
94
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
Reliability
75
Regular contributor with several takeover games
Star Power
90
Elite ceiling indicators
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Vanderbilt
Snapshot
Player 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...
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Ke'Shawn Vaughn, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Vanderbilt. Ke'Shawn Vaughn leans workhorse runner traits and 54.6 efficiency.
Stat Footprint

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Ke'Shawn Vaughn Vanderbilt Highlights
2019 · Vanderbilt · Player Highlight
Ke'Shawn Vaughn college highlights at Vanderbilt.
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Season Ledger
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Illinois | 11 | 842 | 723 | 119 | 6 | 63 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Illinois | 11 | 390 | 301 | 89 | 3 | 39.3 |
| 2018 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 12 | 243 | 243 | 0 | 2 | 78.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 12 | 1,171 | 1,001 | 170 | 12 | 78.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 12 | 1,298 | 1,028 | 270 | 10 | 78.3 |
Related Context
Ke'Shawn Vaughn played RB for Illinois and Vanderbilt. Across 6 tracked seasons, Ke'Shawn Vaughn recorded 3,296 rushing yards, 648 receiving yards, and 3 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Vanderbilt.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Vanderbilt paired 1,414 primary output with 72.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 54.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Illinois, Vanderbilt.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UNLV
Loss with 193 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
108.2
Efficiency
54.6
Usage
40.1
Consistency
66.9
Best Game by takeover score
UNLV
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Game by game trend chart. Georgia: 98. Purdue: 78. LSU: 151. Northern Illinois: 146. Ole Miss: 84. UNLV: 193. Missouri: 176. South Carolina: 98. Florida: 42. Kentucky: 67. East Tennessee State: 147. Tennessee: 18
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia: 18 by 53.5. Purdue: 21 by 36.1. LSU: 22 by 69.2. Northern Illinois: 20 by 80.4. Ole Miss: 22 by 39.9. UNLV: 16 by 100. Missouri: 33 by 42.9. South Carolina: 22 by 45.7. Florida: 16 by 22.6. Kentucky: 14 by 50.1. East Tennessee State: 15 by 90.8. Tennessee: 7 by 24.3
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12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
UNLV
Best efficiency game
100 vs UNLV
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | @ Tennessee | L 10-28 | 6 | 13 | 2.20 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2.6 |
| Sat 11/23 | vs East Tennessee State100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 38-0 | 14 | 139 | 9.90 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9.8 |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Kentucky | L 14-38 | 12 | 58 | 4.80 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.8 |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Florida | L 0-56 | 15 | 28 | 1.90 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2.6 |
| Sat 11/2 | @ South Carolina | L 7-24 | 20 | 87 | 4.40 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4.5 |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Missouri150 scrimmage yards · 2+ TD | W 21-14 | 29 | 96 | 3.30 | 1 | 4 | 80 | 5.3 |
| Sat 10/12 | vs UNLV100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 10-34 | 15 | 140 | 9.30 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 12.1 |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Ole Miss | L 6-31 | 18 | 69 | 3.80 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 3.8 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Northern Illinois100 rush yards | W 24-18 | 17 | 138 | 8.10 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7.3 |
| Sat 9/21 | vs LSU100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 38-66 | 20 | 130 | 6.50 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 6.9 |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Purdue | L 24-42 | 17 | 56 | 3.30 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 3.7 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Georgia | L 6-30 | 15 | 74 | 4.90 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 5.4 |
Player 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.
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Illinois
2013-2016
Opening stop
Vanderbilt
2018-2019
Final stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Illinois | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Illinois | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Illinois | 842 | 44.9 | 30.3 | 842 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Illinois | 390 | 43.5 | 13.6 | -452 |
| 2018 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 1,414 | 72.9 | 26.2 | 1,024 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 1,414 | 72.9 | 26.2 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 1,298 | 54.6 | 40.1 | -116 |
#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.
#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
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
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2+ TD games
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