Jason Vaughn: LB · South Florida · #4.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jason Vaughn
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Played for three head coaches in six seasons at South Florida. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Alabama — Week 2, 2024.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
22 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | South Florida | 22 | 12 | 4.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2023 | South Florida | 10 | 5 | 2.5 | 2.0 | -- |
| 2022 | South Florida | 35 | 27 | 8.5 | 5.0 | 2 |
| 2021 | South Florida | 19 | 15 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- |
| 2020 | South Florida | 11 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2019 | South Florida | 14 | 10 | 3.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 111 | 78 | 20.0 | 8.5 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 8 games
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 16-42@ No. 4 Alabama | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 49-24@ Southern Miss | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 15-50vs No. 8 Miami | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-45@ Tulane | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 44-21@ Florida Atlantic | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-28vs Navy | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 63-30vs Tulsa | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 41-39vs San José State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 12 | 4.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
22tackles this seasonTFL rate
18%4 TFLSack rate
5%1 sackPD rate
0%0 pass breakups22 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Golesh
Pass share
47.4%
439 pass / 488 run
Plays / game
71.3
13 games
Team sack rate
7.8%
477 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Six seasons at South Florida, 111 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 43 games over six seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
4 coachesPlayed under 4 different head coaches: Charlie Strong, Jeff Scott, Daniel Da Prato, and Alex Golesh. Multi-era developmental context.
