Ke'Shawn Vaughn
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Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
_(cropped).jpg) Vaughn with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2021 | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Running back | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | May 4, 1997 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 214 lb (97 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Pearl-Cohn (Nashville) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Illinois (2015–2016) Vanderbilt (2017–2019) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2020: 3rd round, 76th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
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Ke'Shawn LaMont Vaughn (born May 4, 1997) is an American professional football running back. He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini and Vanderbilt Commodores. He was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in third round of 2020 NFL draft, Vaughn has also played for the New England Patriots.
Vaughn attended Pearl-Cohn Comprehensive High School in Nashville, Tennessee. As a senior, he rushed for 2,646 yards and 45 touchdowns and was named the Tennessee Gatorade Football Player of the Year.[1] Vaughn was also a high school track and field standout, anchoring the state champion 4 x 100m relay his senior year.[2] A 4-star running back recruit, Vaughn committed to the University of Illinois to play college football over offers from Louisville, Notre Dame, Purdue, and West Virginia, among others.[3][4]
College career
As a true freshman at Illinois in 2015, Vaughn rushed for 723 yards on 157 carries with six touchdowns.[5] As a sophomore in 2016, he had 301 rushing yards on 60 carries and three touchdowns. After the season, Vaughn transferred to Vanderbilt University.[6] After redshirting his first year at Vanderbilt in 2017 due to transfer rules, he rushed for 1,244 yards on 157 carries and 12 touchdowns in 2018.[7][8] He was named Associated Press Second-team All-SEC for his efforts.[9] Vaughn returned to Vanderbilt for his senior season in 2019 rather than declare for the 2019 NFL draft.[10] He started all 12 games as a senior, rushing for 1,028 yards and 9 touchdown, and caught 29 passes for 286 yards and a touchdown.[11]