Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 8 | L 23-38vs UConn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 14 | W 34-12@ Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#23
Vaughn Pemberton
Senior linebacker for Boston College. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 235 lb · Lake Forest, IL
Returning to Boston College for 2026
The numbers
2
tackles · 2025
2 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, at Syracuse
Swing playSwung Ball State from 25% to 54% to win.Ball State at Ohio · 42-21
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Boston College. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to Ball State in 2021.
- Transferred from Ball State to Boston College in 2025.
Vaughn Pemberton
Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Syracuse — Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
3 programs, one constant: he played.
2021
- Signed with Ball State2-star out of Loyola Academy
202410 games
- Entered the portal
2025
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coaches2022–2023
Boston College
Coaching transition mid-career: Jeff Hafley → Bill O'Brien. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Ball State5-7HC: Mike Neu · Balanced
2023Ball State4-8HC: Mike Neu · Run-heavy
2024Ball State3-9HC: Mike Neu · Balanced
2025Boston College2-10HC: Bill O'Brien · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 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
Bill O'Brien
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boston College | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Ball State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| 2023 | Ball State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Ball State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 1 |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Boston College
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Boston College
Returning around him
- 4 Boston College players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -4 net (26 in / 30 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Boston College · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #71 · 2026 recruiting class #53
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology