Tyler Vaughns

Vaughns attended Bishop Amat High School in La Puente, California.^[1] He played wide receiver and defensive back on the football team. He also played basketball in high school. A five star recruit, Vaughns committed to the University of Southern California (USC) to play college football.^[2][3]

After redshirting his first year at USC in 2016, Vaughns played in 14 games and made 10 starts in 2017, recording 57 receptions for 809 yards and five touchdowns.^[4][5][6] As a redshirt sophomore in 2018, he started 11 of 12 games, finishing the season with 58 receptions for 674 yards and six touchdowns. He returned as a starter his redshirt junior year in 2019.

Season	Team	Games		Receiving
		GP	GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
2016	USC	Redshirted
2017	USC	14	10	57	809	14.2	5
2018	USC	12	11	58	674	11.6	6
2019	USC	13	11	74	912	12.3	6
2020	USC	6	5	33	406	12.3	3
Career		45	37	222	2,801	12.6	20

Vaughns signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent on May 6, 2021.^[9] He was waived on August 31, and was re-signed to the practice squad the next day, but released two days later.^[10][11][12]

On September 7, 2021, Vaughns was signed to the Pittsburgh Steelers' practice squad.^[13] He was released by the Steelers on January 14, 2022.^[14] Vaughns signed a reserve/future contract with Pittsburgh on January 18.^[15] On August 30, Vaughns was waived by the Steelers.^[16]

The Arlington Renegades selected Vaughns in the 10th round of the 2023 XFL Supplemental Draft on January 1, 2023.^[17] He re-signed with the team on January 22, 2024.^[18] On June 2, 2025, Vaughns was named to the All-UFL Team.^[19]