Player Career

Tyler Vaughns Career Story

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

Player Story

Tyler Vaughns story

Tyler Vaughns built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a wide receiver from Pasadena, CA wearing No. 21, spending time with USC. The clearest part of Tyler Vaughns' career was his receiving role: 223 catches, 2,805 receiving yards, and 20 touchdowns across 43 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with USC. 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 36 passing yards, 5 tackles, and 276 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 43 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across USC.

The arc is straightforward: Tyler 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

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

  1. 1

    USC

    2017-2020

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201720172018201920192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 PostseasonUSC80981.220.4
2017 Regular SeasonUSC80981.220.40
2018 Regular SeasonUSC6787324.1-131
2019 PostseasonUSC91277.522.4234
2019 Regular SeasonUSC91277.522.40
2020 Regular SeasonUSC40681.518.4-506

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Arizona State

Week 9 · W 48-17 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

126

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

126 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Fresno State

Week 1 · W 31-23

150

Receiving Yards

97 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

150 receiving yards with a 90.9 efficiency score.

#3

@ UCLA

Week 15 · W 43-38 · Conference game

128

Receiving Yards

96.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

128 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Ohio State

Week 1 · L 7-24 · Postseason

119

Receiving Yards

90.5 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

119 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs Colorado

Week 7 · W 31-20 · Conference game

86

Receiving Yards

89.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

86 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Postseason · USC

912 primary output · 77.5 efficiency · 22.4 usage

80.2

#2

2019 Regular Season · USC

80.2

912 primary · 77.5 efficiency · 22.4 usage

#3

2017 Postseason · USC

76.6

809 primary · 81.2 efficiency · 20.4 usage

Milestones

8

100+ receiving yards

6

8+ catch outings

2

2+ TD games