Ke'Shawn Vaughn - Football - Vanderbilt University Athletics

#5 Ke'Shawn Vaughn Season 2019-20

RB

Class Redshirt Senior
Height 5'10"
Weight 218
Hometown Nashville, Tenn.
High School Pearl-Cohn

As a Senior (2019)
• Maxwell Award watch list
• Doak Walker Award watch list
• Preseason All-America second team [all-purpose] (Athlon Sports)
• Preseason All-SEC first team (Athlon Sports)
• Preseason All-SEC first team (Lindy’s)
• Preseason All-SEC second team (SEC Media Days)
• 2020 Reese’s Senior Bowl
• 2020 NFL Scouting Combine
• 12-game starter at running back
• 1,015 rushing yards, eighth highest season total in team history
• Nine rushing touchdowns, tied for sixth most in team history
• In 23 career appearances, has 2,259 yards, fifth all-time among Vanderbilt backs
• 21 career rushing touchdowns, third all-time among Vanderbilt backs
• Nine career 100+ rushing performances, fourth all-time among Vanderbilt backs
• 3,144 career rushing yards, 12th most among active players in NCAA
• Third Vanderbilt running back to post multiple 1,000-yard rushing seasons, joining Ralph Webb and Zac Stacy
• 139 rushing yards and two scores against East Tennessee State, including 75-yard rushing score
• 130 rushing yards and two scores against nationally-ranked LSU
• 140 rushing yards against UNLV
• 138 rushing yards and a touchdown in win over Northern Illinois
• 139 rushing yards and two touchdowns in win over East Tennessee State

As a Redshirt Junior (2018)
• SEC Newcomer of the Year (Associated Press)
• All-SEC second team (Associated Press)
• 12 games played
• 1,244 yards rushing and 12 touchdowns on 157 carries
• Second-most single-season rushing yards in Vanderbilt history
• 103.7 rushing yards/game
• Second among SEC players
• 95.9 rushing yards/game in conference play
• 671 yards and six touchdowns in seven games
• 13 receptions for 170 yards and two touchdowns, including 75-yard scoring catch
• 7.9 yards/rush (min. 50 attempts)
• First among SEC players
• 10 rushes of 40 or more yards
• First among SEC players
• Six rushes of 60 or more yards
• First among SEC players
• Five 100-yard rushing performances
• 243 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 13 carries vs. Baylor (Texas Bowl)
• Second-most single-game rushing yards in Vanderbilt history
• 69-, 68- and 68-yard rushes
• 182 rushing yards, one touchdown at Missouri
• Most rushing yards ever for a Commodore vs. SEC opponent
• 172 rushing yards, three touchdowns at Arkansas
• 127 rushing yards vs. Ole Miss
• 75-yard touchdown catch vs. Florida
• 146 yards rushing, one touchdown vs. Tennessee State

As a Redshirt Sophomore (2017)
• Transferred to Vanderbilt from Illinois

The Vaughn File
• Prepped at Pearl-Cohn (Tenn.)
• Two-year letter winner at Illinois (2015-16)
• Eight starts and 1,024 rushing yards for nine touchdowns during two seasons at Illinois
• Team-high 723 rushing yards and six scores as a freshman at Illinois
• Big Ten All-Academic
• Four-year varsity letter winner as a prep
• 2014 Tennessee Gatorade Player of the Year
• 2014 Mr. Football
• 2014 4A Back of the Year
• 2,646 rushing yards and 45 touchdowns as senior
• Led prep team to 11-3 record and state semifinals as a senior
• Over 2,000 rushing yards as a junior
• Two-time all-state
• Two-time all-mid-state
• Two-time all-region
• Standout sprinter on track and field team
• Born in Nashville, Tenn.
• Full name is Ke’Shawn LaMonte Vaughn
• Son of Keith Vaughn and Tameka Dennis
• Two brothers — Dominique Trotter and Ke’Juan Vaughn — and two sisters, Ke’Osha Vaughn and Sydnee McGee
• Majoring in sociology

Career Highs (at Vanderbilt)
Rushing Yards: 243 yards, vs. Baylor, 12/27/2018
Yards Per Carry (Game): 18.7 yards, vs. Baylor, 12/27/2018
Rush Attempts: 26, at Arkansas, 10/27/2018
Rushing Touchdowns: 3, at Arkansas, 10/27/2018
Longest Rush: 78, vs. Tennessee State, 9/28/2018
Longest Reception: 75, vs. Florida, 9/29/2018