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Jersey Number 30
Joseph Vaughn
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 238
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- San Jose, Calif.
- Previous School:
- Archbishop Mitty HS / Yale
Bio
Career Highlights
โข 2-time All-Ivy League honoree (First Team - 2023; Honorable Mention โ 2022)
โข New England Football Writers Association All-New England Team (2023)
โข College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team (2023)
โข 2-time Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week (last Nov. 20, 2023)
โข 3-time Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll member (last Fall 2024)
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Career Summary
Vaughn has played in 44 games across five seasons at UCLA (2024) and Yale (2019-23) โฆ has totaled 147 tackles (88-59-147), 19.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks โฆ has registered six double-digit-tackle performances โฆ has recorded four interceptions, including two pick-sixes โฆ career-high for tackles is 15 set versus Dartmouth in 2023ย ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2024.
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2024
Played in all 12 games as a reserve linebacker โฆ totaled eight tackles (7-1-8) โฆ recorded a season-high three tackles (2-1-3) at Penn State (Oct. 5) โฆ made two solo tackles in a win over Fresno State (Nov. 30) โฆ made single tackles in games versus Indiana (Sept. 14), Oregon (Sept. 28) and at Nebraska (Nov. 2) โฆ enrolled at UCLA in January 2024 โฆ earned Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll for the winter and spring quarters.
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Yale (2019-23)
Played in 32 games across four seasons at Yale โฆ totaled 139 tackles (81-58-139), 19.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks โฆ recorded four interceptions, including two pick-sixes โฆ forced three fumbles.
ย
2023 (Yale)
Played in 10 games โฆ helped Yale to a share of the Ivy League Championship โฆ earned All-Ivy League First Team โฆ selected to the New England Football Writers Association All-New England Team โฆ totaled 88 tackles (55-33-88), 13.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, three interceptions and three forced fumbles โฆ ย registered six double-digit-tackle performances โฆ recorded a season-high 15 tackles (11-4-15) versus Dartmouth (Oct. 7) โฆ totaled 12 tackles in three games versus Cornell (Sept. 23), Penn (Oct. 21) and Princeton (Nov. 11) โฆ recorded 10 tackles versus Holy Cross (Sept. 16) and Harvard (Nov. 18) โฆ nabbed an interception versus Morgan State (Sept. 30), Sacred Heart (Oct. 14) and Harvard โฆ returned his interception versus Sacred Heart 85 yards for a touchdown โฆ recorded 3.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack versus Penn โฆ recorded a season-high 5.0 tackles for loss at Princeton โฆ named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.
ย
2022 (Yale)
Played in nine games โฆ helped Yale to an Ivy League Championship โฆ earned All-Ivy League Honorable Mention โฆ placed fifth on the team with 42 tackles (22-20-42), 6.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks โฆ credited with at least six tackles in five games โฆ posted a season-high nine tackles (5-4-9) versus Princeton (Nov. 12) โฆ credited with seven tackles (1-6-7) versus Bucknell (Oct. 15) โฆ recorded a season-high 4.0 tackles for loss, including a sack, versus Howard (Oct. 1) โฆ made four tackles and returned an interception 35 yards for a touchdown versus Brown (Nov. 5) โฆ selected to the Nation Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society.
ย
2021 (Yale)
Played in nine games โฆ totaled six tackles (2-4-6), 0.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks โฆ recorded a season-high two tackles (0-2-2) versus UConn (Oct. 16) โฆ assisted on a sack at Princeton (Nov. 13) โฆ had single tackles in games against Penn (Oct. 23), Columbia (Oct. 30), Brown (Nov. 6) and Princeton.
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2020 (Yale)
Ivy League schools did not compete due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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2019 (Yale)
Played in four games (Holy Cross, Penn, Columbia, Brown) ... totaled three tackles (1-2-3) โฆ had single tackles in games against Penn (Oct. 26), Columbia (Nov. 2) and Brown (Nov. 9).
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High School
Prepped at Archbishop Mitty High School (San Jose, Calif.) โฆ four-year starter at safety, linebacker and receiver at Archbishop Mitty ... three-year team captain ... named All-West Catholic Athletic League (WCAL) First Team for three years ... All-CIF Central Coast Section First Team selection ... WCAL Wide Receiver of the Year ... 2017 Cal High Sports Player of the Year ... finished his career with 233 tackles, eight interceptions and 20 receiving touchdowns โฆ recorded 812 receiving yards as a senior ... selected All-WCAL Second Team for basketball ... helped Archbishop Mitty to the CIF Central Coast Section basketball title in 2017.
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Personal
Son of Maria Nash and Issac Vaughn โฆ has one sister, Jaqueline.
โข 2-time All-Ivy League honoree (First Team - 2023; Honorable Mention โ 2022)
โข New England Football Writers Association All-New England Team (2023)
โข College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team (2023)
โข 2-time Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week (last Nov. 20, 2023)
โข 3-time Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll member (last Fall 2024)
ย
Career Summary
Vaughn has played in 44 games across five seasons at UCLA (2024) and Yale (2019-23) โฆ has totaled 147 tackles (88-59-147), 19.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks โฆ has registered six double-digit-tackle performances โฆ has recorded four interceptions, including two pick-sixes โฆ career-high for tackles is 15 set versus Dartmouth in 2023ย ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2024.
ย
2024
Played in all 12 games as a reserve linebacker โฆ totaled eight tackles (7-1-8) โฆ recorded a season-high three tackles (2-1-3) at Penn State (Oct. 5) โฆ made two solo tackles in a win over Fresno State (Nov. 30) โฆ made single tackles in games versus Indiana (Sept. 14), Oregon (Sept. 28) and at Nebraska (Nov. 2) โฆ enrolled at UCLA in January 2024 โฆ earned Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll for the winter and spring quarters.
ย
Yale (2019-23)
Played in 32 games across four seasons at Yale โฆ totaled 139 tackles (81-58-139), 19.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks โฆ recorded four interceptions, including two pick-sixes โฆ forced three fumbles.
ย
2023 (Yale)
Played in 10 games โฆ helped Yale to a share of the Ivy League Championship โฆ earned All-Ivy League First Team โฆ selected to the New England Football Writers Association All-New England Team โฆ totaled 88 tackles (55-33-88), 13.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, three interceptions and three forced fumbles โฆ ย registered six double-digit-tackle performances โฆ recorded a season-high 15 tackles (11-4-15) versus Dartmouth (Oct. 7) โฆ totaled 12 tackles in three games versus Cornell (Sept. 23), Penn (Oct. 21) and Princeton (Nov. 11) โฆ recorded 10 tackles versus Holy Cross (Sept. 16) and Harvard (Nov. 18) โฆ nabbed an interception versus Morgan State (Sept. 30), Sacred Heart (Oct. 14) and Harvard โฆ returned his interception versus Sacred Heart 85 yards for a touchdown โฆ recorded 3.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack versus Penn โฆ recorded a season-high 5.0 tackles for loss at Princeton โฆ named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.
ย
2022 (Yale)
Played in nine games โฆ helped Yale to an Ivy League Championship โฆ earned All-Ivy League Honorable Mention โฆ placed fifth on the team with 42 tackles (22-20-42), 6.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks โฆ credited with at least six tackles in five games โฆ posted a season-high nine tackles (5-4-9) versus Princeton (Nov. 12) โฆ credited with seven tackles (1-6-7) versus Bucknell (Oct. 15) โฆ recorded a season-high 4.0 tackles for loss, including a sack, versus Howard (Oct. 1) โฆ made four tackles and returned an interception 35 yards for a touchdown versus Brown (Nov. 5) โฆ selected to the Nation Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society.
ย
2021 (Yale)
Played in nine games โฆ totaled six tackles (2-4-6), 0.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks โฆ recorded a season-high two tackles (0-2-2) versus UConn (Oct. 16) โฆ assisted on a sack at Princeton (Nov. 13) โฆ had single tackles in games against Penn (Oct. 23), Columbia (Oct. 30), Brown (Nov. 6) and Princeton.
ย
2020 (Yale)
Ivy League schools did not compete due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
ย
2019 (Yale)
Played in four games (Holy Cross, Penn, Columbia, Brown) ... totaled three tackles (1-2-3) โฆ had single tackles in games against Penn (Oct. 26), Columbia (Nov. 2) and Brown (Nov. 9).
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High School
Prepped at Archbishop Mitty High School (San Jose, Calif.) โฆ four-year starter at safety, linebacker and receiver at Archbishop Mitty ... three-year team captain ... named All-West Catholic Athletic League (WCAL) First Team for three years ... All-CIF Central Coast Section First Team selection ... WCAL Wide Receiver of the Year ... 2017 Cal High Sports Player of the Year ... finished his career with 233 tackles, eight interceptions and 20 receiving touchdowns โฆ recorded 812 receiving yards as a senior ... selected All-WCAL Second Team for basketball ... helped Archbishop Mitty to the CIF Central Coast Section basketball title in 2017.
ย
Personal
Son of Maria Nash and Issac Vaughn โฆ has one sister, Jaqueline.
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