Player Dossier

2019-2023

Iowa State

Gerry Vaughn

LB • 5'11" • 235 lbs • Atlanta, GA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Gerry Vaughn shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.2 disruption score.

Usage Score

5.4

Efficiency

20.2

Consistency

12.1

Season Value

10.5

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason · Iowa State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
Iowa State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UNLV

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.

Gerry Vaughn, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason · Iowa State. Gerry Vaughn shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.2 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason

Iowa State paired 0 primary output with 11.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 20.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Kansas State

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2023 Postseason · Iowa State

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

20.2

Usage

5.4

Consistency

12.1

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. Memphis: 0. Unknown: 0. Oklahoma State: 0.5. Oklahoma: 0. TCU: 0. Cincinnati: 1. Baylor: 0. Kansas: 0. BYU: 0. Texas: 0.5. Kansas State: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Memphis: 2 by 8.3. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. Oklahoma State: 2 by 13.3. Oklahoma: 1 by 4.2. TCU: 4 by 16.7. Cincinnati: 8 by 43.3. Baylor: 3 by 12.5. Kansas: 7 by 29.2. BYU: 4 by 16.7. Texas: 4 by 21.7. Kansas State: 9 by 47.5

Split Comparison

Wins0.4 · n=6 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.1 · n=4 · -0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · n=6 · -0.0 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=5 · +0.0 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Kansas State

Best efficiency game

47.5 vs Kansas State

Result
Fri 12/29vs MemphisL 26-3622000
Sun 11/26@ Kansas StateW 42-35980010
Sun 11/19vs TexasL 16-26410.5000
Sun 11/12@ BYUW 45-1343000
Sat 11/4vs KansasL 21-2871000
Sat 10/28@ BaylorW 30-1831000
Sat 10/14@ CincinnatiW 30-1082100
Sun 10/8vs TCUW 27-1441000
Sat 9/30@ OklahomaL 20-5010000
Sat 9/23vs Oklahoma StateW 34-27210.5000
Sat 9/2vs Unknown20000

Career Arc

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

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    Iowa State

    2019-2023

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20192020202020212021202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonIowa State06.30.9
2020 PostseasonIowa State011.11.90
2020 Regular SeasonIowa State011.11.90
2021 PostseasonIowa State719.85.47
2021 Regular SeasonIowa State719.85.40
2022 Regular SeasonIowa State629.68.6-1
2023 PostseasonIowa State320.25.4-3
2023 Regular SeasonIowa State320.25.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

UNLV

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5

Primary metric

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 61.8 takeover score.

#2

Kansas State

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 54.4 takeover score.

#3

Cincinnati

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.9 takeover score.

#4

Iowa

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.2 takeover score.

#5

Oklahoma

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 41.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Postseason · Iowa State

0 primary output · 11.1 efficiency · 1.9 usage

37.7

#2

2020 Regular Season · Iowa State

37.7

0 primary · 11.1 efficiency · 1.9 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · Iowa State

35.7

0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 0.9 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.816

Tucker · Tucker, GA

Committed To
Iowa State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

1

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

189

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 47 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
8
Career tackles
189