Usage Score
9.1
Player Dossier
2019-2023Baylor
Byron Vaughns
LB • 6'4" • 238 lbs • Fort Worth, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Byron Vaughns shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.3 disruption score.
Efficiency
22.3
Consistency
51.8
Season Value
26.8
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Texas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Seasons Tracked
- 7
- Program Path
- Texas • Utah State • Baylor
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Boise State
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.
Byron Vaughns, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Texas. Byron Vaughns shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.3 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Texas paired 0 primary output with 8.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 22.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Texas, Utah State, Baylor.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown
Game with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2023 Regular Season · Baylor
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
22.3
Usage
9.1
Consistency
51.8
Best Game by takeover score
West Virginia
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas State: 1. Utah: 0. Unknown: 4. Texas: 0. UCF: 0. Texas Tech: 0. Cincinnati: 2. Iowa State: 1. Houston: 2. TCU: 1. West Virginia: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas State: 2 by 18.3. Utah: 2 by 8.3. Unknown: 2 by 48.3. Texas: 1 by 4.2. UCF: 3 by 12.5. Texas Tech: 2 by 8.3. Cincinnati: 6 by 45. Iowa State: 1 by 14.2. Houston: 2 by 28.3. TCU: 5 by 30.8. West Virginia: 4 by 26.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1 · Games = 2 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 8 · -0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · Games = 6 · -0.6 vs Second Half
Second Half1.4 · Games = 5 · +0.6 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
Unknown
Best efficiency game
48.3 vs Unknown
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/26 | vs West Virginia | L 31-34 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ TCU | L 17-42 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Houston | L 24-25 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Iowa State | L 18-30 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ CincinnatiSplash game | W 32-29 | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/8 | vs Texas Tech | L 14-39 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ UCF | W 36-35 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Texas | L 6-38 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Unknown2+ sacks · Splash game | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Utah | L 13-20 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Texas State | L 31-42 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Texas
2019-2020
Opening stop
- 2
Utah State
2021-2022
Peak year stop
- 3
Baylor
2023
Final stop
Season Progression
2019202020212021202220222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Texas | 0 | 8.3 | 1.7 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Texas | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Utah State | 21.5 | 27.7 | 6.4 | 21.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Utah State | 21.5 | 27.7 | 6.4 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | Utah State | 8.5 | 26.7 | 10.5 | -13 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Utah State | 8.5 | 26.7 | 10.5 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Baylor | 12 | 22.3 | 9.1 | 3.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Boise State
Loss with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5
Primary metric
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
#2
Hawai'i
6
Primary metric
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 61.8 takeover score.
#3
Unknown
4
Primary metric
Game with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 57.2 takeover score.
#4
San Diego State
4
Primary metric
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 50.3 takeover score.
#5
New Mexico
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 42 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2019 Regular Season · Texas
0 primary output · 8.3 efficiency · 1.7 usage
36.7
#2
2021 Postseason · Utah State
27.7
21.5 primary · 27.7 efficiency · 6.4 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Utah State
27.7
21.5 primary · 27.7 efficiency · 6.4 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2018 · Rating 0.883
Eastern Hills · Fort Worth, TX
- Committed To
- Texas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Career Facts
3
Career teams
7
Seasons tracked
138
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 43 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.