2025 Football Roster
Roster
JonJon Vaughns
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Pasadena, Calif.
- Previous School:
- St. John Bosco HS
Career Highlights
โข All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (2025)
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Career Summary
Vaughns played in 60 games and made 23 starts across six seasons on the UCLA football team โฆ totaled 220 tackles (110-110-220), 12.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, two interceptions and recovered one fumble โฆ topped 10 tackles five times, all coming during his final season โฆ recorded a career-high 15 tackles (6-9-15) in the 2025 season opener versus Utah โฆ on the UCLA baseball team, Vaughns played in 158 games and made 117 starts in the outfield and mound โฆ owned a career .225 batting average, .386 on-base percentage, .417 slugging percentage, 72 RBIs, 72 runs scored, 19 home runs, 17 doubles and one triple โฆ owned a career 2-1 record with a 3.10 ERA and 16 strikeouts over 20.1 innings pitched.
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2025 Football
Started all 12 games โฆ earned All-Big Ten Honorable Mention acclaim โฆ recorded a team-high 107 tackles (46-61-107) and 6.0 tackles for loss โฆ ranked fourth in the Big Ten and 24th in the FBS with 8.9 tackles per game โฆ tallied 1.0 sack and recovered one fumble โฆ UCLAโs leading tackler in six contests โฆ opened the season with four consecutive double-digit tackle performances โฆ topped 10 tackles on five total occasions โฆ recorded a career-high 15 tackles (6-9-15) and added a tackle for loss in the season opener versus Utah (Aug. 30) โฆ notched eight tackles (5-3-8), 1.5 tackles for loss, one fumble recovery and one pass breakup in a 20-17 win over Maryland (Oct. 18) โฆ tallied five tackles, including 2.0 tackles for loss and a sack, in the season finale at USC (Nov. 29) โฆ recorded 10 stops in back-to-back games against UNLV (Sept. 6) and New Mexico (Sept. 12) โฆ made 12 tackles (5-7-12) at Northwestern (Sept. 27) โฆ recorded seven tackles (3-4-7) and contributed to a TFL in UCLAโs 42-37 win over Penn State (Oct. 4) โฆ recorded a team-high 13 tackles (5-8-13) in a loss at Indiana (Oct. 25) โฆ made nine stops in back-to-back contests against Nebraska (Nov. 8) and Ohio State (Nov. 15).
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2024 Football
Played in four games as a reserve linebacker โฆ totaled four tackles (1-3-4) and 0.5 tackles for loss, all coming versus Oregon (Sept. 28).
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2023 Football
Played in 12 games as a reserve linebacker ... totaled 25 tackles (15-10-25), 3.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks โฆ credited with multiple tackles in seven games ... had a season-high of five tackles (4-1-5), including 2.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks, in win at USC (Nov. 18) ... tallied four tackles, including 1.5 for loss, in win over Washington State (Oct. 7) ... recorded three tackles at Stanford (Oct. 21) and at San Diego State (Sept. 9) ... had two tackles in the LA Bowl win over Boise State (Dec. 16) and at Arizona (Nov. 4).
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2022 Football
Played in all 13 games and started the final 11 games of the season ... totaled 53 tackles (28-25-53) and 1.0 tackles for loss โฆ recorded two interceptions and five pass breakups โฆ recorded a season-high seven tackles twice versus South Alabama (Sept. 17) and at Colorado (Sept. 24) ... recorded the first interception of his career versus South Alabama โฆ against Washington, recorded an interception, six tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss (Sept. 30) โฆ credited with at least three tackles in 10 games ... had five tackles, including 0.5 tackles for loss, versus Bowling Green (Sept. 3).
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2021 Football
Played in all 12 games as a reserve linebacker and special teams performer ... totaled 18 tackles (12-6-18) and 0.5 tackles for loss โฆ had multiple tackles in five games ... posted a season-high five tackles against Fresno State (Sept. 18) ... had four tackles and assisted on a TFL in a win over Colorado (Nov. 13).
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2020 Football
Saw action in all 7 games in the secondary and at inside linebacker ... starter at linebacker against Stanford (Dec. 19) ... totaled 13 tackles (8-5-13) and 1.0 tackles for loss โฆ posted a season-high four tackles at Colorado (Nov. 7) and Stanford ... had 1.0 tackles for loss at Colorado ... credited with three tackles in the win over California (Nov. 15).
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2024 Baseball
Was a two-way player during his senior season, appearing in 35 games (24 starts) overall including 10 relief appearances on the mound ... pitched to a 3.26 ERA, 2-1 record, and 16 strikeouts over 19 1/3 innings ... batted .233 with one home run and seven RBIs over 86 at-bats.
2023 Baseball
Saw action in 47 games, with 44 starts, as an outfielder ... hit .236 with a .386 on-base percentage ... totaled 10 home runs, one stolen base, 34 RBIs and 29 walks.
2022 Baseball
Saw action in 42 games, with 32 starts, as an outfielder ... hit .192 with a .408 on-base percentage ... totaled three home runs, one stolen base, 17 RBIs and 32 walks.ย
2021 Baseball
Saw action in 34 games, with 17 starts, as an outfielder for the UCLA baseball team ... hit .239 with a .539 slugging percentage ... totaled five home runs, one stolen base and 14 RBIs.ย
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High School
Prepped at St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) โฆ four-star recruit according to 247Sports and Rivals โฆ three-star recruit according to ESPN โฆ top-30 safety by Rivals (21) and ESPN (28) โฆ No. 26 outside linebacker by 247Sports โฆ No. 30 prospect in state by 247Sports โฆ St. John Bosco was named national champion by USA Today, MaxPreps in 2019 โฆ caught touchdown in 2019 CIF Open Division state championship game win over De La Salle โฆ St. John Bosco beat Mater Dei HS in 2019 CIF Southern Section Division 1 championship game โฆ tallied 64 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss and one interception in 2019 โฆ totaled 123 tackles, 6.0 tackles for loss and two interceptions in prep career (2018, 2019) โฆ two-time All-Trinity League First Team selection, once on offense (2018) and once on defense (2019) โฆ invited to play in 2019 Pro Football Hall of Fame World Bowl โฆ also played baseball for St. John Bosco.
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Personal
Son of Tamara and Geoff Vaughns Sr. โฆ has three older brothers โฆ brother, Tyler, played professional football in the XFL after his career as a receiver at USC ... his biggest thrill in sports has been playing both baseball and football at UCLA โฆ hobbies include bowling, cooking and hanging with family ... earned his undergraduate degree in political science โฆ enrolled in UCLAโs project management certificate program.
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