JonJon Vaughns is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at UCLA.
Vaughns is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for three head coaches in six seasons at UCLA. One game to point at: 15 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Utah — Week 1, 2025.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
107 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 6 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-43vs Utah | 15 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 15 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 23-30@ UNLV | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-35vs New Mexico | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-17@ Northwestern | 12 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 42-37vs No. 7 Penn State | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-13@ Michigan State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 20-17vs Maryland | 8 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 6-56@ No. 2 Indiana | 13 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-28vs Nebraska | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-48@ No. 1 Ohio State | 9 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-48vs Washington | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 10-29@ No. 19 USC | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 107 | 46 | 6.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
107tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%6 TFLSack rate
1%1 sackPD rate
1%1 pass breakups107 tackles · 6 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 9.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 8.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 9.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 8.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Skipper
Pass share
48.9%
358 pass / 374 run
Plays / game
61.0
12 games
Team sack rate
6.7%
388 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
107 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #198 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #32 of 72 Big Ten LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Chip Kelly, Deshaun Foster, and Tim Skipper. Multi-era developmental context.
