Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2014-2017Tennessee
Rashaan Gaulden
DB • 6'1" • 193 lbs • Spring Hill, TN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Rashaan Gaulden shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
76
High-end production for a defensive back
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Reliability
73
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Tennessee
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Tennessee
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida
Player Story
Rashaan Gaulden built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive back from Spring Hill, TN wearing No. 7, spending time with Tennessee. The clearest part of Rashaan Gaulden's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Tennessee
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 21
- Overall
- No. 85
- NFL Team
- Carolina Panthers
Rashaan Gaulden, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Tennessee. Rashaan Gaulden shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 131
- TFL
- 9.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 9
Quick Answers
Rashaan Gaulden quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Tennessee · DB
- Career Tackles
- 131
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Tennessee
- Top game
- Florida
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Independence · Tennessee
- High school pipeline
- Independence · 1 FBS recruit · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 3 · Pick 21 · Carolina Panthers
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 63 tackles · DB 82nd (top 11%) · SEC 38th (top 7%) · National 426th (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Tennessee | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Tennessee | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Tennessee | 13 | 5 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 60 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Tennessee | 13 | 63 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 60 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Tennessee | 11 | 63 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 64.4 |
Related Context
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Rashaan Gaulden played DB for Tennessee. Across 4 tracked seasons, Rashaan Gaulden recorded 131 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Tennessee.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Tennessee paired 10.5 primary output with 33.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 33.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Florida
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Tennessee
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.0
Efficiency
33.4
Usage
7.4
Consistency
66.8
Best Game by takeover score
Florida
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia Tech: 0. Indiana State: 0. Florida: 2. Massachusetts: 1. Georgia: 1. South Carolina: 1. Alabama: 2. Kentucky: 0. Southern Miss: 1.5. Missouri: 1. Vanderbilt: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia Tech: 6 by 25. Indiana State: 5 by 20.8. Florida: 10 by 61.7. Massachusetts: 2 by 18.3. Georgia: 6 by 35. South Carolina: 10 by 51.7. Alabama: 2 by 28.3. Kentucky: 5 by 20.8. Southern Miss: 9 by 52.5. Missouri: 1 by 14.2. Vanderbilt: 7 by 39.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.6 · Games = 4 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 7 · +0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Florida
Best efficiency game
61.7 vs Florida
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | vs Vanderbilt | L 24-42 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | @ Missouri | L 17-50 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Southern Miss | W 24-10 | 9 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Kentucky | L 26-29 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ AlabamaSplash game | L 7-45 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs South Carolina10+ tackles | L 9-15 | 10 | 8 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Georgia | L 0-41 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Massachusetts | W 17-13 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Florida10+ tackles · Splash game | L 20-26 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Indiana State | W 42-7 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 9/5 | @ Georgia Tech | W 42-41 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Rashaan Gaulden story
Rashaan Gaulden built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive back from Spring Hill, TN wearing No. 7, spending time with Tennessee. The clearest part of Rashaan Gaulden's career was his defensive production: 131 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 1 interception, and 9 passes defended across 24 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Tennessee. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Rashaan Gaulden's production has multiple signals. With 24 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Tennessee.
The arc is straightforward: Rashaan Gaulden moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Tennessee
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142015201620162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Tennessee | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Tennessee | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Tennessee | 11 | 30.3 | 5.7 | 11 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Tennessee | 11 | 30.3 | 5.7 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Tennessee | 10.5 | 33.4 | 7.4 | -0.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Florida
Week 3 · L 20-26 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
87.2 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 87.2 takeover score.
#2
vs Alabama
Week 7 · L 10-49 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
81.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.1 takeover score.
#3
vs South Carolina
Week 7 · L 9-15 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
67.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 67.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Southern Miss
Week 10 · W 24-10
1.5
Havoc Plays
64.2 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 64.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Missouri
Week 12 · W 63-37 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Tennessee
10.5 primary output · 33.4 efficiency · 7.4 usage
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#2
2016 Postseason · Tennessee
60
11 primary · 30.3 efficiency · 5.7 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Tennessee
60
11 primary · 30.3 efficiency · 5.7 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
4
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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