Player Career

JonJon Vaughns Career Story

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

Player Story

JonJon Vaughns story

JonJon Vaughns built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a linebacker from Pasadena, CA wearing No. 6, spending time with UCLA. The clearest part of JonJon Vaughns' career was his defensive production: 218 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 50 career games in the available record. His career also includes 36 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives JonJon Vaughns' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    UCLA

    2020-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2020202120222023202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonUCLA116.13.9
2021 Regular SeasonUCLA1.59.420.5
2022 Regular SeasonUCLA925.267.5
2023 PostseasonUCLA5.514.13.6-3.5
2023 Regular SeasonUCLA5.514.13.60
2024 Regular SeasonUCLA0.521.76.9-5
2025 Regular SeasonUCLA842.411.77.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ USC

Week 12 · W 38-20 · Conference game

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Havoc Plays

83.6 takeover

3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.

#2

@ No. 16 USC

Week 14 · L 10-29 · Conference game · Ranked opponent

3

Havoc Plays

83.6 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.

#3

vs South Alabama

Week 3 · W 32-31

2

Havoc Plays

83.1 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.

#4

vs No. 75 Maryland

Week 8 · W 20-17 · Conference game

2.5

Havoc Plays

80.5 takeover

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 80.5 takeover score.

#5

@ Colorado

Week 4 · W 45-17 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

72.2 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 72.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Regular Season · UCLA

8 primary output · 42.4 efficiency · 11.7 usage

60

#2

2022 Regular Season · UCLA

56.4

9 primary · 25.2 efficiency · 6 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · UCLA

46.2

0.5 primary · 21.7 efficiency · 6.9 usage

Milestones

9

Impact games

5

Splash games

5

10+ tackle games