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 21.1 disruption score.

Usage / Role

63%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

68

Solid production for a linebacker

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Reliability

74

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

69

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Iowa State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Iowa State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UNLV

Player Story

Gerry Vaughn built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a linebacker from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 32, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Gerry Vaughn's career was his defensive production:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2018 · Rating 0.816

Tucker · Tucker, GA

Committed To
Iowa State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Gerry Vaughn, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Iowa State. Gerry Vaughn shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.1 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
189
TFL
12
Sacks
3
QB hurries
4

Quick Answers

Gerry Vaughn quick answers

Latest team and position
Iowa State · LB
Career Tackles
189
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 47 games
Best season
2022 Regular Season · Iowa State
Top game
UNLV
Recruit profile
3-star · Tucker · Iowa State
High school pipeline
Tucker · 54 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 32 · Senior
2023 Tackles rank
46 tackles · LB 312th (top 26%) · Big 12 68th (top 11%) · National 704th (top 12%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2019 Regular SeasonIowa State23-0--037.8
2020 PostseasonIowa State92-0--042.4
2020 Regular SeasonIowa State922-0--042.4
2021 PostseasonIowa State1370.501-043.7
2021 Regular SeasonIowa State133851.5--043.7
2022 Regular SeasonIowa State12714.51.52-059.9
2023 PostseasonIowa State112-0--031.6
2023 Regular SeasonIowa State1144201-031.6

Related Context

Gerry Vaughn played LB for Iowa State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Gerry Vaughn recorded 189 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Iowa State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Iowa State paired 8 primary output with 31.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 31.3 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: Southeast Missouri State

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2022 Regular Season · Iowa State

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.7

Efficiency

31.3

Usage

8.3

Consistency

38.9

Best Game by takeover score

Southeast Missouri State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Southeast Missouri State: 2. Iowa: 2. Ohio: 0. Baylor: 1. Kansas: 0. Kansas State: 1. Texas: 0.5. Oklahoma: 0. West Virginia: 0. Oklahoma State: 1. Texas Tech: 0. TCU: 0.5

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Southeast Missouri State: 3 by 32.5. Iowa: 2 by 28.3. Ohio: 5 by 20.8. Baylor: 8 by 43.3. Kansas: 4 by 16.7. Kansas State: 8 by 43.3. Texas: 9 by 42.5. Oklahoma: 5 by 20.8. West Virginia: 3 by 12.5. Oklahoma State: 6 by 35. Texas Tech: 11 by 45.8. TCU: 7 by 34.2

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins1 · Games = 4 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 8 · -0.5 vs Wins

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Southeast Missouri State

Best efficiency game

45.8 vs Texas Tech

Result
Sat 11/26@ TCUL 14-62710.5000
Sun 11/20vs Texas Tech10+ tacklesL 10-14113000
Sat 11/12@ Oklahoma StateL 14-2063100
Sat 11/5vs West VirginiaW 31-1431000
Sat 10/29vs OklahomaL 13-2752000
Sat 10/15@ TexasL 21-24950.5000
Sat 10/8vs Kansas StateL 9-1084100
Sat 10/1@ KansasL 11-1443000
Sat 9/24vs BaylorL 24-31830.500.500
Sat 9/17vs OhioW 43-1051000
Sat 9/10@ IowaSplash gameW 10-722110
Sat 9/3vs Southeast Missouri StateSplash gameW 42-1032000

Player Story

Gerry Vaughn story

Gerry Vaughn built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a linebacker from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 32, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Gerry Vaughn's career was his defensive production: 189 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 1 interception across 47 career games in the available record. That gives Gerry Vaughn's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Iowa State

    2019-2023

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20192020202020212021202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonIowa State06.30.9
2020 PostseasonIowa State011.11.90
2020 Regular SeasonIowa State011.11.90
2021 PostseasonIowa State820.65.38
2021 Regular SeasonIowa State820.65.30
2022 Regular SeasonIowa State831.38.30
2023 PostseasonIowa State421.14.8-4
2023 Regular SeasonIowa State421.14.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ UNLV

Week 3 · W 48-3

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

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Havoc Plays

88.1 takeover

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.1 takeover score.

#2

@ Kansas State

Week 13 · W 42-35 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

82.5 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 82.5 takeover score.

#3

vs Southeast Missouri State

Week 1 · W 42-10

2

Havoc Plays

77.5 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.

#4

@ Cincinnati

Week 7 · W 30-10 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

77.5 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.

#5

@ Iowa

Week 2 · W 10-7

2

Havoc Plays

76.1 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Regular Season · Iowa State

8 primary output · 31.3 efficiency · 8.3 usage

59.9

#2

2021 Postseason · Iowa State

43.7

8 primary · 20.6 efficiency · 5.3 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Iowa State

43.7

8 primary · 20.6 efficiency · 5.3 usage

Milestones

8

Impact games

4

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games