Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Ke'Shawn Vaughn was born on May 4, 1997 in Nashville, Tennessee. He is a running back in the NFL.

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. Vaughn was also a high school track and field standout, anchoring the state champion 4 x 100m relay his senior year. He committed to the University of Illinois to play college football.

As a true freshman at Illinois in 2015, Vaughn rushed for 723 yards on 157 carries with six touchdowns. As a sophomore in 2016, he had 301 rushing yards on 60 carries and three touchdowns. After the season, Vaughn transferred to Vanderbilt University. 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. Vaughn returned to Vanderbilt for his senior season in 2019 rather than declare for the 2019 NFL Draft.

Vaughn was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round, 76th overall, of the 2020 NFL Draft.