2020 WorldWide Rams Draft Profile: Ke'Shawn Vaughn | Vanderbilt | RB

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Player Bio: Ke'Shawn Vaughn attended Pearl-Cohn High School in Nashville, TN. Vaughns was an electrifying running back at Pearl-Cohn, rushing for over 2,000 yards his junior and senior years. In his senior year, he rushed for 2,646 yards and 45 touchdowns. After one game, he rushed for 341 yards and six touchdowns, and two hours later was taking orders at McDonald's Drive-Thru to assist with his mother's finances. He went on to be named the 2014 Tennessee Gatorade Player of the Year, 2014 Tennessee Mr. Football, and the 2014 Mr. 4A Back of the Year. He was a Two-time All-state, Two-time All-Mid-State, and Two-Time All-Region and played all four years on varsity. He would accept a scholarship to the University of Illinois and spent two seasons before transferring to Vanderbilt.

ACCOLADES
2020 Reeses Senior Bowl Participant
2020 NFL Scouting Combine Participant
2019 Maxwell Award Watch List
2019 Doak Walker Award Watch List
2019 Athlon Sports Preseason All-American All-Purpose Second-Team 
2019 Athlon Sports Preseason All-SEC First-Team  
2019 Lindy’s Preseason All-SEC First-Team
2019 Media Preseason All-SEC Second-Team 

KE'SHAWN VAUGHN
RUNNING BACK

HOMETOWN                      |          CLASS
NASHVILLE, TN                  |          SENIOR (RS)​​
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DRAFT YR:  2020     COMBINE INVITE: YES

SCHOOL:  VANDERBILT                        |      CONFERENCE:  SEC
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HEIGHT/WEIGHT:  5-10 / 214         ARMS: 30 7/8"          HANDS: 8 7/8”       PROJECTED 40-TIME: 4.65         

COMBINE RESULTS
BENCH    |    40 YD DASH    |    VERTICAL JUMP    |    BROAD JUMP    |    3 CONE DRILL    |    20 YD SHUTTLE    |    60 YD SHUTTLE
​   DNP      |          4.51           |               32"              |           117"           |             DNP           |              DNP             |             N/A

PRO-DAY RESULTS
BENCH     |   40 YD DASH    |    VERTICAL JUMP      |    BROAD JUMP    |    3 CONE DRILL   |    20 YD SHUTTLE    |    60 YD SHUTTLE 
​   N/A       |          N/A           |            N/A                  |           N/A            |            N/A           |               N/A             |             N/A ​

game film
​#5 KE'SHAWN VAUGHN VS BAYLOR (2018)

#5 Ke'shawn vaughn 2019 highlights

Strengths: He is an exciting back that attacks the hole from a quick burst from the backfield. Once he hits the hole, he has that one cut move without losing acceleration, shaking the defender. He is a muscular built back that shows in his arms, legs, and shoulders. He is a powerful back that once contacted; he continues to keep his legs pumping to move the pile. He will run through arm tackles with relative ease. He good upper body strength to compliment his body on short-yardage runs and also apply a lethal straight-arm to the defender. He has excellent contact balance after bouncing off the tackler. He has gentle soft hands to catch the ball out of the backfield and can be explosive after the catch. He is a willing participant as a pass blocker.

Weaknesses: He tends to bounce his runs outside for big plays instead of depending or waiting on his blocks. He does not hit the edge and turn the corner effectively. Despite being a willing participant to block in the backfield, he needs work on blocking. The film will show that he will throw his body in front of the rusher as opposed to squaring him up. He will need to work more at his routes out of the backfield, limited during his career. It will be a red flag for 11 personnel offensive schemes.

Draft Grade: 5.95

Draft Projection: 3rd -4th round

NFL Comparison: Jamaal Williams

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