Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-67@ Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#52
Vaughn Highland
Senior defensive tackle on Akron's 2026 roster. No game stats recorded yet.
6′1″ · 315 lb · Pennsville, NJ · St. Mark's | Eastern University | Southern Connecticut State | Arkansas- Pine Bluff
Returning to Akron for 2026
The story
4 defensive tackle on Akron's 2025 roster. No game stats recorded yet.
The record fills in as he plays.
Vaughn Highland
The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Texas Tech, Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Moorhead
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Akron
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive tackle · Akron
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -3 net (15 in / 18 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Akron · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #121 · 2026 recruiting class #132
Background
2025 (Arkansas-Pine Bluff): Appeared in 12 games… recorded 38 total tackles, 23 solo & 15 assisted.. recorded 4.5 TFL for 19 yards… recorded 0.5 sacks for four yards… forced one fumble.. recorded a career-high six tackles at Alabama State (11/22/25)… 2024 (Southern Connecticut State): Played in s...
The defensive line · Akron
- #1Cyrus Durham9 tackles for loss · 2025
- #5Ronald Hull3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #8Jon'Trell Mixon1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #16Dahvon Frazier1 tackle for loss · 2025
- #52Vaughn Highland1 game · 2025
20 more on the roster · Akron team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology