Miami · L 3-52
No carries.
Eastern Michigan · W 35-7
7 carries, 19 yards, 1 TD
The other 7 games average 27 yards. This one was 8 below.
Blue has carries in 8 of Central Michigan’s 9 games: none against Miami.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Vaughn Blue
Played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 55 rushing yards against Wyoming — Week 3, 2026.
206 rushing yards · 2 rushing TD · 50 carries
Play style
Does a little of everything without one standout trait.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Against Eastern Michigan on Nov. 4: 7 carries for 19 yards. In the 8 games drawn here: 50 carries for 206 yards.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when the play moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Central Michigan | 50 | 206 | 4.1 | 2 | 18 |
| 2025 | Liberty | 47 | 234 | 5.0 | 2 | 22 |
| 2024 | Liberty | 35 | 207 | 5.9 | 1 | 45 |
| 2023 | Liberty | 19 | 116 | 6.1 | 0 | 21 |
| Career | 151 | 763 | 5.1 | 5 | 45 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Central Michigan | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 0 | 17 |
| 2025 | Liberty | 8 | 119 | 14.9 | 1 | 59 |
| 2024 | Liberty | 7 | 43 | 6.1 | 0 | 23 |
| 2023 | Liberty | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 1 | 12 |
| Career | 25 | 220 | 8.8 | 2 | 59 |
Last game (Wk 10): 19 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-38@ New Mexico | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 2 | W 13-10vs Colgate | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 3 | W 24-10vs Wyoming | 15 | 55 | 3.7 | 0 | 10 | Season-high 55 yds |
| Wk 5 | W 41-17vs Akron | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-31@ Ohio | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-21vs Western Michigan | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-28vs Miami (OH) | 10 | 25 | 2.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 10 | W 35-7vs Eastern Michigan | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 1 | 6 | |
| Total | 50 | 206 | 4.1 | 2 | 18 |
Week 2 · 2026
W 13-10
vs Colgate
3 rec · 29 yds · 27 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD
A close one, won by 3 at home.
With A. H Flores — 122 rush yds (22 car) · 1 TD · 57 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 24.4 · D. Duley — 32.5 yards per punt · 4 punts · 1 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
331st in rushing yards, among all 1,551 FBS players with a rushing row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How the yards come, and how often it works
Success rate
44%46 carriesFumble rate
2.0%1 of 50 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.1 yds/carry on 50 carries · 9% explosive (10+ yds) · 44% success rate.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 30.4 | 5.2 | 0.2 |
| Road2g | 17.5 | 5.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 27.0 | 5.9 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 22.0 | 2.6 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Drinkall
Pass share
35.9%
196 pass / 350 run
Plays / game
60.7
9 games
Team sack rate
9.4%
212 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #297 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 35 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Jamey Chadwell and Matt Drinkall.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Central Michigan
