#6

JonJon Vaughns

LB · UCLA · Sr. · #6

Returning to UCLA for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

JonJon Vaughns

LB · UCLA · Sr · #6

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#334 national
CFB
College
UCLA
2021–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025

2 coaches
2021
2022
2023
2024
Deshaun Foster
UCLA
era →
2025
Deshaun Foster
UCLA

Coaching transition mid-career: Chip Kelly → Deshaun Foster. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021UCLA8-4HC: Chip Kelly · Run-heavy
2022UCLA9-4HC: Chip Kelly · Run-leaning
2023UCLA8-5HC: Chip Kelly · Run-leaning
2024UCLA5-7HC: Deshaun Foster · Balanced, slow tempo
2025UCLA3-9HC: Deshaun Foster · Balanced, slow tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025UCLA107466.01.01----
2024UCLA410.50.0------
2023UCLA24143.51.0------
2022UCLA51281.00.052--
2021UCLA19120.50.0------
Career20510111.52.062--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2025

W 42–37

vs Penn State

7 TOT  ·  3 SOLO  ·  0 TFL

Edged out Penn State at home in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

UCLA

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Linebacker · UCLA

Returning around him

  • 22% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • Transfer portal: +13 net (42 in / 29 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

UCLA · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #26 · 2026 recruiting class #62

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Linebacker

Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.

LB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jahad Woods’s 2021 season.

Jahad Woods

85%match

Washington State · 2021

#2

Dequan Jackson

Colorado State · 2022

85%
#3

Easton Mascarenas-Arnold

Oregon State · 2023

82%
#4

Matt Salopek

Miami (OH) · 2022

81%
#5

Kobe Wilson

SMU · 2024

All-ACC
80%

Matches Jahad on

TFL rate
Sack rate
Solo tackle rate

Differs from Jahad on

Class year (higher)
Based on 9 features · 4 seasons in pool · Opponent-adjusted weighted z-score distance

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #10072

Final rank
#11063
Avg #10787.7
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #10072 this season.