Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-20@ James Madison | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 24-23vs Gardner-Webb | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#33
Aidan Vaughan
Senior linebacker for Liberty. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 220 lb · Wixom, MI · Walled Lake Western HS
CFB Index 12 · #564 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Liberty for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
9
tackles · 2026
1 TFL
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 7 tackles, 1 TFL, at James Madison
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Liberty. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Wisconsin in 2022.
- Transferred from Wisconsin to Liberty in 2024.
Aidan Vaughan
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. Aidan Vaughan arrived at Liberty from Wisconsin. One game to point at: 7 tackles, 1 TFL against James Madison — Week 1, 2026.
9 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Wisconsin3-star out of Walled Lake Western
20246 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Liberty
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Liberty
Played his entire career under Jamey Chadwell.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Jamey Chadwell, all run-heavy offenses — 13-13 over that span.
2024Liberty8-4HC: Jamey Chadwell · Run-heavy
2025Liberty4-8HC: Jamey Chadwell · Run-heavy
2026Liberty1-1HC: Jamey Chadwell · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 4.5 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jamey Chadwell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
12 · #564 of 583 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #564 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #43 of 45 Conference USA LBs
How the All-Conference USA estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 24–23
vs Gardner-Webb
2 TOT · 1 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 at home.
With S. Crossan — 44 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 49 LONG · M. Jackson — 2 rec · 69 yds · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Liberty
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Liberty
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +6 net (26 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Liberty · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #79 · 2026 recruiting class #109
DNA match
Player DNA
Sideline-to-Sideline
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Denzel Feaster’s 2021 season.
81%match
Matches Denzel on
Solo tackle rate
Weight
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Ashlynd Barker's sophomore season at Florida State (2024).
Matches Ashlynd on
Class year
TFL rate
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Aidan Vaughan
Background
2024 (R-So.): Saw playing time in 11 games Finished the season with 16 tackles (seven solo, nine assisted) Also added a pass breakup PFF.com snap count: 246 (82 – defense; 164 – special team) Ranked fourth on Liberty’s roster in special team snaps (164) Opened the season with three stops against...
The linebacker corps · Liberty
- #1Derrell Farrar71 tackles · 2025
- #4Micah Pollard28 tackles · 2025
- #33Aidan Vaughan27 tackles · 2025
- #9Deuce Spurlock14 tackles · 2025
- #6Dillano Glaud9 tackles · 2025
5 more on the roster · Liberty team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology