Terrell Vaughn

Senior wide receiver for Utah State. 2023: 90 catches, 937 receiving yards, 11 TD.

WR · Utah State · Sr.

5′7″ · 175 lb · Oxnard, CA

CFB Index 82 · #35 of 497 WRsHigh confidenceAll-ConferenceUtah State 2023 alumnus

The story

4 wide receiver for Utah State. 2023: 90 catches, 937 receiving yards, 11 TD.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at Utah State, 1,591 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.

202213 games

All-Mountain Westhonorable_mention

202313 games

All-Mountain Westsecond

Career arc

Recruit

—

No recruit profile

CFB

College

Utah State

2022–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

5 honors · 1 category

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ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 2ND TEAM

All-Mountain West 2nd team (2023)

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Blake Anderson, all run-leaning offenses — 12-14 over that span.

2022Utah State6-7HC: Blake Anderson · Run-leaning

2023Utah State6-7HC: Blake Anderson · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

82All-Conference level #35 of 497?

High confidence12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (98th percentile). Strength: rec tds (98th percentile). Concern: yards / catch (30th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#136 / 639 · 79th pct

9.9%

Explosive rate#235 / 639 · 63rd pct

16.0%

Catch rate#270 / 639 · 58th pct

85.2%

EPA / target#393 / 639 · 39th pct

0.64

Yards / catch#448 / 639 · 30th pct

10.5

Box-score rates (7)

Receptions#9 / 566 · 98th pct

Rec TDs#11 / 566 · 98th pct

Rec yards#43 / 566 · 92nd pct

937

Long catch#54 / 566 · 90th pct

Rush TDs#54 / 294 · 41st pct

Rush yards#196 / 294 · 30th pct

Yards / catch#451 / 566 · 20th pct

10.4

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

61st → 39th percentile

Explosive rate

51st → 63rd percentile

Catch rate

92nd → 58th percentile

TD rate

45th → 79th percentile

Yards / catch

39th → 30th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	7.9	88.6	11.2	1.1
Road6g	5.8	52.8	9.3	0.5

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-78g	7.8	87.4	11.8	1.1
Weeks 8+5g	5.6	47.6	8.4	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Bronco Mendenhall

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

Awards

Player standing · 2023

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

82 · #35 of 497 WRs

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Utah State	90	937	10.4	11	--
2022	Utah State	57	654	11.5	5	--
Career		147	1,591	10.8	16	--

Season	Team
2023	Utah State	4	3	227	--	--
2022	Utah State	13	72	504	--	--
Career		17	75	731	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2023

W 78–28

vs Idaho State

4 rush yds (1 car)

Dominant 50-point win at home against Idaho State.

With R. Briggs — 101 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD · S. Kotsanlee — 45 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 69 LONG

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 6 · Colorado State · 3&11 · Q3 · EPA +7.17Cooper Legas pass complete to Terrell Vaughn for 76 yds for a TD (Elliott Nimrod KICK)
Week 7 · Fresno State · 2&9 · Q4 · EPA +4.16Cooper Legas pass complete to Terrell Vaughn for 43 yds for a TD (J. Royals Run For Two-point Conversion)
Week 12 · Boise State · 4&2 · Q2 · EPA -4.15Terrell Vaughn pass intercepted A'Marion McCoy return for 21 yds to the BOIS 21
Week 1 · Iowa · 3&6 · Q3 · EPA +3.97Cooper Legas pass complete to Terrell Vaughn for 39 yds to the IOWA 32 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · Idaho State · 3&15 · Q1 · EPA +3.57Cooper Legas pass complete to Terrell Vaughn for 21 yds to the IDST 46 for a 1ST down
Week 11 · Nevada · 3&3 · Q4 · EPA +3.13Cooper Legas pass complete to Terrell Vaughn for 25 yds for a TD (Elliott Nimrod KICK)
Week 4 · James Madison · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +3.09McCae Hillstead pass complete to Terrell Vaughn for 42 yds to the JMU 31 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Georgia State · 2&6 · Q4 · EPA +3.00McCae Hillstead pass complete to Terrell Vaughn for 31 yds to the GAST 40 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · James Madison · 3&6 · Q3 · EPA +2.82Terrell Vaughn 6 Yd pass from McCae Hillstead (Elliott Nimrod Kick)
Week 4 · James Madison · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.62McCae Hillstead pass complete to Terrell Vaughn for 20 yds for a TD (Elliott Nimrod KICK)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 14-24@ Iowa	12	93	7.8	1	39
Wk 2	W 78-28vs Idaho State	11	73	6.6	2	21	2 TD catches
Wk 3	L 21-39@ Air Force	6	61	10.2	1	23
Wk 4	L 38-45vs James Madison	10	124	12.4	2	42	2 TD catches
Wk 5	W 34-33@ UConn	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 6	W 44-24vs Colorado State	8	143	17.9	1	76	Season-high 143 yds
Wk 7	L 32-37vs Fresno State	7	119	17.0	1	43
Wk 8	L 21-42@ San José State	3	30	10.0	0	14
Wk 10	W 32-24@ San Diego State	8	91	11.4	1	38
Wk 11	W 41-24vs Nevada	6	46	7.7	1	25
Wk 12	L 10-45vs Boise State	5	29	5.8	0	11
Wk 13	W 44-41@ New Mexico	6	42	7.0	0	15
Bowl	L 22-45vs Georgia State	8	86	10.8	1	31
Total		90	937	10.4	11	76

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