Zemaiah Vaughn: CB · Utah · #5.
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Zemaiah Vaughn
Jams receivers off their route at the line. Five seasons in the Utah secondary to date. The first career honor came in 2024: Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against TCU — Week 8, 2024.
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
39 tackles. 5 passes defended. 1 interception. 5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Salt Lake Tribune Nov 2
KJZZ Oct 29The Salt Lake Tribune Oct 27
KUTV Oct 23Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-0vs Southern Utah | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 23-12vs Baylor | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-21@ Utah State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 22-19@ No. 14 Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-23vs Arizona | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 19-27@ Arizona State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 7-13vs TCU | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 14-17@ Houston | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-22vs No. 9 BYU | 4 | 4 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 12 | L 24-49@ No. 18 Colorado | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 28-31vs No. 22 Iowa State | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 28-14@ UCF | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total | 39 | 34 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
13%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
39tackles this season39 tackles · 5 for loss · 2 sacks · 5 pass breakups · 1 interception.
5 seasons under Kyle Whittingham — 36-22 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Pass share
47.6%
358 pass / 394 run
Plays / game
62.7
12 games
Team sack rate
6.5%
370 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons at Utah, 132 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kyle Whittingham.
