#22

Deuce Vaughn

Former running back at Kansas State. 2022: 1,558 rushing yards, 9 rushing TD, 42 catches.

RB · Kansas State · Jr. · #22

5′6″ · 176 lb · Round Rock, TX

CFB Index 81 · #18 of 317 RBsHigh confidenceConsensus AADallas — drafted 2023, Rd 6, Pick 35, #212 overall

On production he ranks #18 of 317 RBs; on reputation he is a consensus All-American. The gap between those two numbers is the story.

Recruiting

3★

APB recruit

No. 1200 nationally · Signed with Kansas State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former running back at Kansas State. 2022: 1,558 rushing yards, 9 rushing TD, 42 catches.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kansas State in 2020.
Drafted round 6 by the Dallas in 2023.
Named All-America (AP) in 2022.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Kansas State, 3,614 rushing yards, an All-American season (2022) — drafted at #212 overall by Dallas.

His career

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

The week the volume broke through — put up 170 yds vs Texas Tech.Texas Tech · W 37-282022

202010 games

Signed with Kansas State3-star out of Cedar Ridge
All-Big 12second

202112 games

All-Americafirst · 4 selectors
All-Big 12second

202214 games

All-Americafirst · 6 selectors
All-Big 12second

2023

Drafted by Dallasround 6, pick 212

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1200 national

CFB

College

Kansas State

2020–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

R6 · #212

Dallas · 2023

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

13 honors · 2 categories

🏆

ALL-AMERICA · CONSENSUS

Consensus AA (2022)

4 first-team selectors

🥈

ALL-BIG 12 · 1ST TEAM

All-Big 12 1st team (2022)

Coaching lineage · 2020–2022

1 coach

2020–2022

Chris Klieman

Kansas State

Played his entire career under Chris Klieman.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

DallasEntering 4th NFL season

#212Rd 6 · Pick 35

DallasEntering 4th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Chris Klieman — 22-15 over that span.

2020Kansas State4-6HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2021Kansas State8-5HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2022Kansas State10-4HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

81All-Conference level #18 of 317?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rec yards (99th percentile). Strength: carries (99th percentile). Concern: epa / carry (22nd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / carry#159 / 398 · 60th pct

5.5

Explosive rate#176 / 398 · 56th pct

7.2%

TD rate#282 / 398 · 29th pct

3.1%

Success rate#298 / 398 · 25th pct

39.7%

EPA / carry#312 / 398 · 22nd pct

0.04

Box-score rates (8)

Rec yards#4 / 338 · 99th pct

378

Carries#5 / 346 · 99th pct

293

Long run#6 / 346 · 98th pct

Receptions#7 / 338 · 98th pct

Rush yards#9 / 346 · 98th pct

1558

Rush TDs#49 / 346 · 84th pct

Yards / carry#114 / 346 · 65th pct

5.3

Fumbles lost#61 / 244 · 48th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / carry

74th → 22nd percentile

Success rate

80th → 25th percentile

Explosive rate

52nd → 56th percentile

Yards / carry

79th → 60th percentile

TD rate

87th → 29th 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

2022 season · 14 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home8g	129	5.9	0.8
Road6g	87.5	4.3	0.5

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	113	5.3	0.6
Weeks 8+7g	109	5.1	0.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Collin Klein

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

Awards

Player standing · 2022

Consensus All-American

First team on a majority of the recognized selector lists.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

81 · #18 of 317 RBs

Three-star recruit. Now #18 at the position.

Selector Grid · 2022

AP—

FWAA—

AFCA1st

WCFF—

SN1st

SI—

Named Consensus All-American — recognized on 3+ of the 5 NCAA-recognized selector lists.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Kansas State	293	1,558	5.3	9	--
2021	Kansas State	235	1,404	6.0	18	--
2020	Kansas State	123	652	5.3	7	--
Career		651	3,614	5.6	34	--

Season	Team
2022	Kansas State	42	378	9.0	3	--
2021	Kansas State	49	468	9.6	4	--
2020	Kansas State	25	434	17.4	2	--
Career		116	1,280	11.0	9	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 14 · 2022

W 31–28

at TCU

130 rush yds (26 car) · 1 TD

Edged out TCU on the road in a shootout.

With T. Zentner — 31 LONG · 100 PCT · 7 PTS · M. Knowles — 48 rush yds (2 car)

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 1 · Alabama · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +6.73Deuce Vaughn run for 88 yds for a TD (Ty Zentner KICK)
Week 9 · Oklahoma State · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +6.04Deuce Vaughn run for 62 yds for a TD, (Ty Zentner KICK)
Week 13 · Kansas · 3&12 · Q2 · EPA +4.79Will Howard pass complete to Deuce Vaughn for 80 yds to the Kans 14 for a 1ST down
Week 5 · Texas Tech · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +3.89Deuce Vaughn run for 69 yds to the TexTc 8 for a 1ST down
Week 14 · TCU · 2&5 · Q4 · EPA +3.66Deuce Vaughn 44 Yd Run (Ty Zentner Kick)
Week 8 · TCU · 2&2 · Q2 · EPA +3.33Deuce Vaughn run for 47 yds for a TD, (Chris Tennant KICK)
Week 11 · Baylor · 2&15 · Q2 · EPA +3.27Will Howard pass complete to Deuce Vaughn for 20 yds for a TD, (Ty Zentner KICK)
Week 13 · Kansas · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.17Deuce Vaughn run for 32 yds to the Kans 29 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · South Dakota · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.14Deuce Vaughn run for 39 yds for a TD, (Chris Tennant PAT MISSED)
Week 10 · Texas · 4&6 · Q4 · EPA +3.04Adrian Martinez pass complete to Deuce Vaughn for 7 yds to the Texas 43 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 14 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 34-0vs South Dakota	18	126	7.0	1	39
Wk 2	W 40-12vs Missouri	24	145	6.0	2	29
Wk 3	L 10-17vs Tulane	20	81	4.1	0	26
Wk 4	W 41-34@ Oklahoma	25	116	4.6	0	22
Wk 5	W 37-28vs Texas Tech	23	170	7.4	0	69	Season-high 170 yds
Wk 6	W 10-9@ Iowa State	10	23	2.3	0	9
Wk 8	L 28-38@ TCU	12	83	6.9	1	47
Wk 9	W 48-0vs Oklahoma State	22	158	7.2	1	62	158-yard day
Wk 10	L 27-34vs Texas	19	73	3.8	0	11
Wk 11	W 31-3@ Baylor	25	106	4.2	0	18
Wk 12	W 48-31@ West Virginia	22	67	3.0	1	15
Wk 13	W 47-27vs Kansas	25	147	5.9	1	32
Wk 14	W 31-28@ TCU	26	130	5.0	1	44
Bowl	L 20-45vs Alabama	22	133	6.0	1	88
Total		293	1558	5.2	9	88