Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2017Old Dominion
Melvin Vaughn
TE • 6'2" • 233 lbs • Chesapeake, VA, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Melvin Vaughn reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
57
Solid production for a tight end
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Reliability
68
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
59
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Old Dominion
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Old Dominion
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Maryland
Player Story
Melvin Vaughn built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a tight end from Chesapeake, VA wearing No. 9, spending time with Old Dominion. The clearest part of Melvin Vaughn's career was his receiving role: 85...
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- Committed To
- Old Dominion
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Melvin Vaughn, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Old Dominion. Melvin Vaughn reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 902
- Receptions
- 85
- Touchdowns
- 8
Quick Answers
Melvin Vaughn quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Old Dominion · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 902
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Old Dominion
- Top game
- Maryland
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Oscar Smith · Old Dominion
- High school pipeline
- Oscar Smith · 38 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Class 2017
- 2017 Receiving yards rank
- 354 receiving yards · TE 30th (top 9%) · Conference USA 35th (top 17%) · National 364th (top 19%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 8 | 30 | 315 | 3 | 64.3 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Old Dominion | 11 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 57.4 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 11 | 20 | 187 | 1 | 57.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 8 | 33 | 354 | 4 | 82.1 |
Related Context
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Melvin Vaughn played TE for Old Dominion. Across 4 tracked seasons, Melvin Vaughn recorded 902 receiving yards, 1 tackles, and 8 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Old Dominion.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Old Dominion paired 354 primary output with 69.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 69.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: North Texas
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Old Dominion
Games
8
Receiving Yards / G
44.3
Efficiency
69.7
Usage
23.6
Consistency
80.4
Best Game by takeover score
North Texas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Florida Atlantic: 54. Marshall: 55. Western Kentucky: 33. North Texas: 69. Charlotte: 38. Florida International: 47. Rice: 42. Middle Tennessee: 16
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. Florida Atlantic: 3 by 100. Marshall: 5 by 73.3. Western Kentucky: 4 by 55. North Texas: 6 by 76.7. Charlotte: 5 by 50.7. Florida International: 4 by 78.3. Rice: 4 by 70. Middle Tennessee: 2 by 53.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins42.3 · Games = 3 · -3.1 vs Losses
Losses45.4 · Games = 5 · +3.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
North Texas
Best efficiency game
100 vs Florida Atlantic
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | @ Middle Tennessee | L 10-41 | — | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 10 |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Rice | W 24-21 | — | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 0 | 18 |
| Sun 11/12 | @ Florida International | W 37-30 | — | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 11.80 | 1 | 19 |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Charlotte | W 6-0 | — | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 7.60 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 10/28 | @ North Texas | L 38-45 | — | 6 | 69 | 11.5 | 11.50 | 0 | 35 |
| Fri 10/20 | vs Western Kentucky | L 31-35 | — | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 8.30 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Marshall | L 3-35 | — | 5 | 55 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 20 |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Florida Atlantic2+ TD | L 28-58 | — | 3 | 54 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 26 |
Player Story
Melvin Vaughn story
Melvin Vaughn built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a tight end from Chesapeake, VA wearing No. 9, spending time with Old Dominion. The clearest part of Melvin Vaughn's career was his receiving role: 85 catches, 902 receiving yards, and 8 touchdowns across 30 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Melvin Vaughn's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Old Dominion
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142015201620162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 315 | 67.4 | 13.8 | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 0 | — | — | -315 |
| 2016 Postseason | Old Dominion | 233 | 59.1 | 12.5 | 233 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 233 | 59.1 | 12.5 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 354 | 69.7 | 23.6 | 121 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Maryland
Week 2
Game with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
98.4 takeover
29 receiving yards with a 96.7 efficiency score.
#2
@ Western Kentucky
Week 9 · L 51-66 · Conference game
94
Receiving Yards
92.3 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
94 receiving yards with a 78.3 efficiency score.
#3
@ North Texas
Week 9 · L 38-45 · Conference game
69
Receiving Yards
90.7 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
69 receiving yards with a 76.7 efficiency score.
#4
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 1 · W 24-20 · Postseason
46
Receiving Yards
86.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
46 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Marshall
Week 7 · L 3-35 · Conference game
55
Receiving Yards
84.3 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
55 receiving yards with a 73.3 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Old Dominion
354 primary output · 69.7 efficiency · 23.6 usage
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#2
2014 Regular Season · Old Dominion
64.3
315 primary · 67.4 efficiency · 13.8 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · Old Dominion
57.4
233 primary · 59.1 efficiency · 12.5 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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