#97

Kanious Vaughn

DE · UTEP · So. · #97

UTEP 2023 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Kanious Vaughn

DE · UTEP · So · #97

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
UTEP
2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2023UTEP3-9HC: Dana Dimel · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
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How he plays

Play style

Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Finisher

Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes.

EDGE

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Samuel Okunlola’s 2023 season.

Pittsburgh · 2023

#2

Nelson Paul

SMU · 2023

38%
#3

Josaiah Stewart

Coastal Carolina · 2021

All-Sun BeltNFL Rd 3 · Pk 26
38%
#4

Jonah Elliss

Utah · 2023

Consensus All-AmericanNFL Rd 3 · Pk 12
37%
#5

Michael Kennedy

Northern Illinois · 2022

All-MAC
35%

Matches Samuel on

Hurry rate

Differs from Samuel on

Class year (lower)
Weight (lower)
Height (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Nasir Wyatt's freshman season at Oregon (2025).

Nasir Wyatt

75%match

Oregon · 2025

#2

Parker Shattuck

South Alabama · 2024

65%
#3

Nikia Eason Jr.

UAB · 2020

65%
#4

Samuel Okunlola

Pittsburgh · 2023

64%
#5

Donnie Smith

Troy · 2025

62%

Matches Nasir on

Sack rate
Pressure-to-sack conversion
Hurry rate

Differs from Nasir on

Class year (higher)