Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-8vs NC State | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 2 | W 59-3vs Norfolk State | 8 | 81 | 10.1 | 0 | 21 | Season-high 81 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 27-38vs West Virginia | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 18 | 114 | 5.5 | 0 | 21 |
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Noah Vaughn
Senior running back for Virginia. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′9″ · 196 lb · Maryville, TN · Maryville
The numbers
114
rushing yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 81 rush yds, 6 rec yds, vs Norfolk State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior running back for Virginia. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Virginia in 2023.
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
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In Their Words
139 windows · 2026 fan posts
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Noah Vaughn
He has spent three seasons in the Virginia backfield. One game to point at: 81 rush yds, 6 rec yds against Norfolk State — Week 2, 2026.
114 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 18 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Virginia3-star out of Maryville
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Virginia
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Virginia
Played his entire career under Tony Elliott.
Career stats
Game log
Game by game
Noah Vaughn's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 34–8
vs NC State
21 rush yds (6 car)
Dominant 26-point win at home against NC State.
With B. Pribula — 155 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 97.4 · 110 rush yds (15 car) · D. Sparks — 45.4 yards per punt · 5 punts · 1 inside the 20
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Norfolk State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.76(03:04) Shotgun #3 N.Vaughn rush middle for 21 yards gain to the NSU42 (#0 B.Blake), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Norfolk State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.63(11:27) Shotgun #3 N.Vaughn rush left for 15 yards gain to the NSU01 (#11 C.Turner), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · NC State · 3&1 · Q2 · EPA +1.18(14:17) Shotgun #3 N.Vaughn rush middle for 5 yards gain to the UVA37 (#4 K.Mack; #10 T.White), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Norfolk State · 2&4 · Q2 · EPA +1.05(03:26) Shotgun #3 N.Vaughn rush left for 11 yards gain to the UVA37 (#13 B.Thompson; #2 N.Bashir), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · West Virginia · 2&8 · Q3 · EPA -0.87(04:30) Shotgun #3 N.Vaughn rush middle for 1 yard gain to the UVA50 (#99 D.Afogho; #52 C.McIntyre Jr)
- Week 2 · Norfolk State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.80(07:09) Shotgun #3 N.Vaughn rush middle for 8 yards gain to the UVA28 (#15 R.Perry)
- Week 3 · West Virginia · 2&3 · Q3 · EPA -0.75(11:23) Shotgun #3 N.Vaughn rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UVA43 (#1 G.Latimer)
- Week 3 · West Virginia · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.70(12:03) Shotgun #3 N.Vaughn rush middle for 7 yards gain to the UVA41 (#16 I.Patterson)
- Week 3 · West Virginia · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.67(05:12) Shotgun #3 N.Vaughn rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UVA49 (#99 D.Afogho; #93 N.Gabriel)
- Week 2 · Norfolk State · 2&2 · Q2 · EPA +0.63(06:40) Shotgun #3 N.Vaughn rush middle for 10 yards gain to the UVA38 (#1 J.Saunders; #5 S.Hall), 1ST DOWN
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +12 rushing yards.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Tony Elliott — 18-11 over that span.
2024Virginia5-7HC: Tony Elliott · Balanced
2025Virginia11-3HC: Tony Elliott · Balanced
2026Virginia2-1HC: Tony Elliott · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / carry (84th percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 38.0 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 38.0 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Elliott
Pass share
34.3%
68 pass / 130 run
Plays / game
66.0
3 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
76 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Starter
The No. 1,322 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the ACC as a senior.
The backfield · Virginia
- #21Jekail Middlebrook752 rushing yards · 2025
- #28Solomon Beebe338 rushing yards · 2025
- #2Peyton Lewis290 rushing yards · 2025
- Xavier Brown241 rushing yards · 2025
- #3Noah Vaughn174 rushing yards · 2025
2 more on the roster · Virginia team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology