Sophomore defensive end for UTEP. 2023: 5 sacks, 6 tackles for loss, 19 tackles.
6′2″ · 223 lb · San Clemente, CA
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 story
2 defensive end for UTEP. 2023: 5 sacks, 6 tackles for loss, 19 tackles.
Kanious Vaughn
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against Liberty, Week 13, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
One season at UTEP, 5 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (95th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (85th percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2023 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 3.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scotty Walden
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Unranked recruit. Now #336 at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UTEP | 19 | 14 | 6.0 | 5.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 19 | 14 | 6.0 | 5.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-17@ Jacksonville State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-38@ Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-31@ Arizona | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-24vs Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-14@ Florida International | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 7-28vs New Mexico State | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 13-21vs Western Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 28-42vs Liberty | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 14 | 6.0 | 5.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
19 tackles. 0 passes 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.
Player DNA
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Samuel Okunlola’s 2023 season.
Matches Samuel on
Differs from Samuel on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Nasir Wyatt's freshman season at Oregon (2025).
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