Tyler Vaughns (born June 1, 1997) is an American football wide receiver for the Dallas Renegades of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at USC.
Vaughns attended Bishop Amat High School in La Puente, California.[1] He played wide receiver and defensive back on the football team. He also played basketball in high school. A five star recruit, Vaughns committed to the University of Southern California (USC) to play college football.[2][3]
After redshirting his first year at USC in 2016, Vaughns played in 14 games and made 10 starts in 2017, recording 57 receptions for 809 yards and five touchdowns.[4][5][6] As a redshirt sophomore in 2018, he started 11 of 12 games, finishing the season with 58 receptions for 674 yards and six touchdowns. He returned as a starter his redshirt junior year in 2019.
| Season | Team | Games | Receiving | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2016 | USC | Redshirted 
| |||||
| 2017 | USC | 14 | 10 | 57 | 809 | 14.2 | 5 |
| 2018 | USC | 12 | 11 | 58 | 674 | 11.6 | 6 |
| 2019 | USC | 13 | 11 | 74 | 912 | 12.3 | 6 |
| 2020 | USC | 6 | 5 | 33 | 406 | 12.3 | 3 |
| Career | 45 | 37 | 222 | 2,801 | 12.6 | 20 | |
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
184 lb (83 kg) |
32+7⁄8 in (0.84 m) |
9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) |
4.69 s | 1.64 s | 2.74 s | 4.40 s | 7.15 s | 31.5 in (0.80 m) |
10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) |
7 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[7][8] | ||||||||||||
Vaughns signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent on May 6, 2021.[9] He was waived on August 31, 2021 and re-signed to the practice squad the next day, but released two days later.[10][11][12]
On September 7, 2021, Vaughns was signed to the Pittsburgh Steelers practice squad.[13] He was released on January 14, 2022.[14] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Steelers on January 18, 2022.[15]
On August 30, 2022, Vaughns was waived by the Steelers.[16]
The Arlington Renegades selected Vaughns in the 10th round of the 2023 XFL Supplemental Draft on January 1, 2023.[17] He re-signed with the team on January 22, 2024.[18] On June 2, 2025, Vaughns was named to the All-UFL Team.[19]
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