Melvin Vaughn

TE · Old Dominion 2017 · #9

Last confirmed: Old Dominion, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′2″ · 233 lb · Chesapeake, VA · Oscar Smith

Melvin Vaughn: TE · Old Dominion · #9.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Donnie LeeUAB · 2017 · 90% season match
Steven WalkerColorado State · 2014 · 82% season match
Jonnu SmithFlorida International · 2015 · 74% season match
Desroy MaxwellNorthern Illinois · 2015 · 71% season match
Malcolm JohnsonMississippi State · 2014 · 68% season match

Melvin Vaughn

TE · Old Dominion · #9

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. He arrived as a 2-star recruit and has three seasons of production at Old Dominion behind him. On tape: 69 receiving yards and 6 receptions against North Texas, Week 9, 2017.

How he plays

Play style

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Old Dominion in the news

ODU first trip to RustonWAVY.com Oct 23

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2017	Old Dominion	33	354	10.7	4
2016	Old Dominion	22	233	10.6	1
2014	Old Dominion	30	315	10.5	3
Career		85	902	10.6	8

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 8 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 6	L 28-58vs Florida Atlantic	3	54	18.0	2	26	2 TD catches
Wk 7	L 3-35@ Marshall	5	55	11.0	0	20
Wk 8	L 31-35vs Western Kentucky	4	33	8.3	0	10
Wk 9	L 38-45@ North Texas	6	69	11.5	0	35	Season-high 69 yds
Wk 10	W 6-0vs Charlotte	5	38	7.6	0	14
Wk 11	W 37-30@ Florida International	4	47	11.8	1	19
Wk 12	W 24-21vs Rice	4	42	10.5	0	18
Wk 13	L 10-41@ Middle Tennessee	2	16	8.0	1	10
Total		33	354	10.7	4	35

Signature game

Week 6 · 2017

L 28-58

vs Florida Atlantic

3 rec · 54 yds · 2 TD

With B. Cate — 40.8 yards per punt · 5 punts · 68 long · J. Cox — 202 rush yds (22 car) · 2 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 9 · North Texas · 2nd and 12 · Q1 · EPA +3.42Steven Williams pass complete to Melvin Vaughn for 33 yds to the NoTex 28 for a
Week 11 · Florida International · 3rd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +3.01Steven Williams pass complete to Melvin Vaughn for 9 yds for a TD, (Nick Rice KICK)
Week 6 · Florida Atlantic · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.99Steven Williams pass complete to Melvin Vaughn for 12 yds for a TD, (Nick Rice KICK)
Week 13 · Middle Tennessee · 3rd and 4 · Q4 · EPA +2.72Blake LaRussa pass complete to Melvin Vaughn for 6 yds for a TD, (Nick Rice KICK)
Week 6 · Florida Atlantic · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.72Steven Williams pass complete to Melvin Vaughn for 26 yds for a TD, (Nick Rice KICK)
Week 13 · Middle Tennessee · 4th and 3 · Q2 · EPA +2.67Steven Williams pass complete to Melvin Vaughn for 10 yds to the MTnSt 34 for a

4 more plays

Week 6 · Florida Atlantic · 3rd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +2.34Steven Williams pass complete to Melvin Vaughn for 16 yds to the FlAtl 35 for a
Week 7 · Marshall · 2nd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +2.30Steven Williams pass complete to Melvin Vaughn for 20 yds to the Marsh 48 for a
Week 7 · Marshall · 3rd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +2.18Steven Williams pass complete to Melvin Vaughn for 12 yds to the ODU 40 for a
Week 9 · North Texas · 3rd and 3 · Q1 · EPA −2.10Steven Williams pass complete to Melvin Vaughn for a loss of 5 yards to the NoTex 46

Teams and coaches

3 seasons under Bobby Wilder — 21-16 over that span.

2014Old Dominion6-6HC: Bobby Wilder · Pass-leaning

2016Old Dominion10-3HC: Bobby Wilder · Run-leaning

2017Old Dominion5-7HC: Bobby Wilder · Run-leaning

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

10 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: epa / target (20th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#189 / 709 · 73rd pct

7.3%

Yards / catch#484 / 709 · 32nd pct

10.7

Explosive rate#538 / 709 · 24th pct

7.3%

Catch rate#553 / 709 · 22nd pct

60.0%

EPA / target#565 / 709 · 20th pct

0.30

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#22 / 96 · 78th pct

Rec TDs#18 / 96 · 76th pct

Rec yards#30 / 96 · 69th pct

354

Long catch#50 / 96 · 46th pct

Yards / catch#58 / 96 · 40th pct

10.7

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

29th → 20th percentile

Explosive rate

29th → 24th percentile

Catch rate

87th → 22nd percentile

TD rate

9th → 73rd percentile

Yards / catch

27th → 32nd 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

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 8 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	4.0	41.8	11.1	0.5
Road4g	4.2	46.8	10.6	0.5

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-72g	4.0	54.5	14.5	1.0
Weeks 8+6g	4.2	40.8	9.6	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2017 season

Head Coach

Bobby Wilder

Pass share

44.7%

375 pass / 463 run

Plays / game

69.8

12 games

Team sack rate

5.3%

380 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

33 catches in 8 games

More catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Melvin Vaughn

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Old Dominion in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

33 catches in 8 games

Four seasons at Old Dominion

His moves

2013