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Jersey Number 16
Zemaiah Vaughn
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 178
- Position:
- CB
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Beaumont, Texas
- High School:
- Beaumont United HS
- Prev School:
- Beaumont United HS
- Major:
- Sociology, 2024
Bio
VAUGHN QUICK HITS
Personal: Son of Chris and Zipporah … has seven siblings … brother, Zach, transferred to Utah as a wide receiver in 2021 ... brother, Xzavier, is a quarterback at University of Arkansas – Pine Bluff.
- Played in 56 career games at Utah with 36 starts (31 consecutive GS)
- Earned All-Pac-12 in 2023.
- His 31 consecutive starts ranked third among active Big 12 secondary players at the end of the regular season.
- Named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week coming off his performance in Week 14 at UCF.
- Also has 5.0 third-down stops.
- Season-best six tackles came against both TCU and UCF (1.0 TFL).
- Credited 3.0 TFL and 1.0 sack against BYU, doubling his previous career-high TFL tally.
- Was a force all over the field at UCF, making six solo tackles with a strip-sack, two PBU and a 60-yard pick-six.
- Contributed a TFL and pass breakup at Utah State.
- Pac-12 All-Conference Honorable Mention (Coaches)
- Contributed 53 total tackles (5.0 TFL, 0.5 sack) plus one interception, one QB hurry and a team-leading seven passes defended (6 PBU, 1 INT).
- Earned at least 1.0 TFL in three of the final four games.
- Averaged 5.7 tackles over the final four games, capped by a career-high eight (1.5 TFL, 0.5 sack) in the Las Vegas Bowl vs. Northwestern.
- His bowl performance came two games after resetting his previous career-high with seven stops (1.0 TFL) at No. 17 Arizona, adding a PBU in the game.
- First interception of the season came in the Baylor win, helping Utah continue its rally in a come-from-behind victory.
- Broke up two passes during the fourth quarter vs. Cal.
- Twenty-five tackles (1.0 TFL), one forced fumble, one recovery and a team-leading nine pass breakups.
- Had a career-high three pass breakups vs. Arizona, to go with a season-best three tackles and a fumble recovery.
- Season-high four stops came in the Pac-12 Championship vs. No. 4 USC.
- Followed that up with three tackles in the Rose Bowl Game vs. No. 11 Penn State.
- Forced his first career fumble in the game at No. 12 Oregon.
- Knocked away two passes during the regular season win over No. 7 USC.
- Twenty-five tackles (3.0 TFL, 0.5 sack) with four pass breakups.
- Had five tackles at Stanford and against No. 3 Oregon in the regular season, also recording 1.5 TFL and a pass breakup vs. the Cardinal.
- Recorded three tackles and a pass breakup at USC.
- Notched a tackle for loss and a pass breakup vs. Colorado.
- Had another three-stop night at Oregon State.
- Two tackles in the Pac-12 Championship vs. No. 10 Oregon.
- Recorded his first career interception against Washington, returning it for 73 yards.
- One tackle against Washington State.
- First-team all-district as a senior.
- Finished in the top-three in District MVP voting.
- 854 passing yards and eight touchdowns as a senior, adding 1,049 rushing yards.
- Led all quarterbacks in 21-6A in rushing his senior year.
- Dislocated his femur his freshman year and had to spend time in the hospital.
Personal: Son of Chris and Zipporah … has seven siblings … brother, Zach, transferred to Utah as a wide receiver in 2021 ... brother, Xzavier, is a quarterback at University of Arkansas – Pine Bluff.
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