Noah Vaughn

Senior running back for Virginia. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

RB · Virginia · Sr. · #3

5′9″ · 196 lb · Maryville, TN · Maryville

Returning to Virginia for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 7:30 pm ETvs West VirginiaBank of America Stadium (neutral site)Virginia by 10

How he plays

Yards / carry: 93rd percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

102

rushing yards · 2026

7.3 per carry · 1 catches

2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 81 rush yds, 6 rec yds, vs Norfolk State

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 running back for Virginia. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Virginia in 2023.

The full story, with sources

Noah Vaughn

RB · Virginia · Sr · #3

He has spent three seasons in the Virginia backfield. One game to point at: 81 rush yds, 6 rec yds against Norfolk State — Week 2, 2026.

102 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 14 CARRIES

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

season totals
seasons on the roster
game log

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Tony Elliott — 18-10 over that span.

2024Virginia5-7HC: Tony Elliott · Balanced

2025Virginia11-3HC: Tony Elliott · Balanced

2026Virginia2-0HC: Tony Elliott · Run-heavy

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score percentiles

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: yards / carry (93rd percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).

Box-score rates (7)

Yards / carry#2 / 15 · 93rd pct

7.3

Long run#13 / 15 · 20th pct

Rush TDs#13 / 15 · 10th pct

Rec yards#14 / 15 · 10th pct

Receptions#15 / 15 · 3rd pct

Rush yards#16 / 15 · 0th pct

102

Carries#16 / 15 · 0th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 2 games: 51.0 YDS/g, 6.8 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Tony Elliott

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

Backup

On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2026	Virginia	14	102	7.3	--
2025	Virginia	23	174	7.6	--
2024	Virginia	36	120	3.3	--
Career		73	396	5.4	--

Season	Team
2026	Virginia	1	6	6.0	0	--
2025	Virginia	--	--	--	--	--
2024	Virginia	10	77	7.7	0	--
Career		11	83	7.5	0	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026

W 59–3

vs Norfolk State

81 rush yds (8 car)

Dominant 56-point win at home against Norfolk State.

With B. Pribula — 162 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 51.1 · -8 rush yds (2 car) · D. Sparks — 54 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 61 LONG

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 2 · Norfolk State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.76(03:04) Shotgun #3 N.Vaughn rush middle for 21 yards gain to the NSU42 (#0 B.Blake), 1ST DOWN
Week 2 · Norfolk State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.63(11:27) Shotgun #3 N.Vaughn rush left for 15 yards gain to the NSU01 (#11 C.Turner), 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · NC State · 3&1 · Q2 · EPA +1.18(14:17) Shotgun #3 N.Vaughn rush middle for 5 yards gain to the UVA37 (#4 K.Mack; #10 T.White), 1ST DOWN
Week 2 · Norfolk State · 2&4 · Q2 · EPA +1.05(03:26) Shotgun #3 N.Vaughn rush left for 11 yards gain to the UVA37 (#13 B.Thompson; #2 N.Bashir), 1ST DOWN
Week 2 · Norfolk State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.80(07:09) Shotgun #3 N.Vaughn rush middle for 8 yards gain to the UVA28 (#15 R.Perry)
Week 2 · Norfolk State · 2&2 · Q2 · EPA +0.63(06:40) Shotgun #3 N.Vaughn rush middle for 10 yards gain to the UVA38 (#1 J.Saunders; #5 S.Hall), 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · NC State · 3&3 · Q4 · EPA -0.59(05:13) #3 N.Vaughn rush left for 1 yard gain to the NCS25 (#2 R.Royal, III; #90 J.Victor)
Week 2 · Norfolk State · 2&4 · Q4 · EPA -0.41(08:14) Shotgun #3 N.Vaughn rush right for 0 yards to the NSU12 (#96 J.Pegha)
Week 1 · NC State · 2&5 · Q4 · EPA -0.35(05:54) #3 N.Vaughn rush middle for 2 yards gain to the NCS26 (#92 C.Bond; #10 T.White)
Week 2 · Norfolk State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.28(02:41) Shotgun #7 B.Pribula pass complete short right to #3 N.Vaughn caught at NSU38, for 6 yards to the NSU36 (#0 B.Blake)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 2 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 34-8vs NC State	6	21	3.5	5
Wk 2	W 59-3vs Norfolk State	8	81	10.1	21	Season-high 81 yds
Total		14	102	6.8	21

The backfield · Virginia

#21Jekail MiddlebrookRB · Sr.752 rushing yards · 2025
#28Solomon BeebeRB · Jr.338 rushing yards · 2025
#2Peyton LewisRB · Jr.290 rushing yards · 2025
Xavier BrownRB · Sr.241 rushing yards · 2025
#3Noah VaughnRB · Sr.174 rushing yards · 2025

2 more on the roster · Virginia team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

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