Last confirmed: Tennessee, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 193 lb · Spring Hill, TN · Independence
Rashaan Gaulden: DB · Tennessee · #7.
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Rashaan Gaulden
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. He has spent two seasons in the Tennessee secondary. On tape: 10 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against South Carolina, Week 7, 2017.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
63 tackles. 5 passes defended. 1 interception. 3.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Sports Illustrated Oct 21
Bleacher Report Oct 19
Knoxville News Sentinel Oct 14Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-41@ Georgia Tech | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 42-7vs Indiana State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-26@ No. 24 Florida | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 17-13vs Massachusetts | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 0-41vs No. 7 Georgia | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 9-15vs South Carolina | 10 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 7-45@ No. 1 Alabama | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | L 26-29@ Kentucky | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-10vs Southern Miss | 9 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-50@ Missouri | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-42vs Vanderbilt | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 63 | 35 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
8%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
63tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%4 TFL63 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 5 pass breakups · 1 interception.
2 seasons under Butch Jones — 13-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Pass share
44.1%
319 pass / 405 run
Plays / game
60.3
12 games
Team sack rate
9.4%
363 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2017
63 tackles in 11 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Tennessee, 131 tackles — drafted at #85 overall by the Carolina Panthers.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Butch Jones.
Where he ended up · NFL
Carolina PanthersEntering 9th NFL season
Carolina PanthersEntering 9th NFL season
