Player Dossier

2014-2017

Tennessee

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.

Usage / Role

61%

Regular defensive contributor

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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
1
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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Recruit Profile

Class 2014 · Rating 0.8801

Independence · Spring Hill, TN

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

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2014 Regular SeasonTennessee00-0--0-
2015 Regular SeasonTennessee00-0--0-
2016 PostseasonTennessee135-0-2060
2016 Regular SeasonTennessee13636012060
2017 Regular SeasonTennessee11633.5015064.4

Related Context

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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Game-by-Game Trend

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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 11/25vs VanderbiltL 24-4274001
Sun 11/12@ MissouriL 17-5011000
Sat 11/4vs Southern MissW 24-10950.5001
Sat 10/28@ KentuckyL 26-2952000
Sat 10/21@ AlabamaSplash gameL 7-4521002
Sat 10/14vs South Carolina10+ tacklesL 9-15108100
Sat 9/30vs GeorgiaL 0-4163100
Sat 9/23vs MassachusettsW 17-1322100
Sat 9/16@ Florida10+ tackles · Splash gameL 20-261050011
Sat 9/9vs Indiana StateW 42-753000
Tue 9/5@ Georgia TechW 42-4161000

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

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Season Value Progression

20142015201620162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonTennessee0
2015 Regular SeasonTennessee00
2016 PostseasonTennessee1130.35.711
2016 Regular SeasonTennessee1130.35.70
2017 Regular SeasonTennessee10.533.47.4-0.5

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.

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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

64.4

#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