Vickiel Vaughn
Vaughn in 2010 with the Arkansas Diamonds.
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| Date of birth | October 24, 1983 |
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| Place of birth | Little Rock, Arkansas |
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| Position(s) | Safety |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Weight | 204 lb (93 kg) |
| College | Arkansas |
| High school | Plano (TX) West |
| NFL draft | 2006 / Round: 7 / Pick: 254 |
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| 2006–2007 | San Francisco 49ers |
| 2007 | →Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe) (loan) |
| 2007–2008 | Denver Broncos |
| 2008 | Dallas Cowboys |
| 2010 | Arkansas Diamonds (IFL) |
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| Career stats | |
| Tackles | 39 |
| INT | 3 |
| Passes defended | 7 |
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Vickiel Vaughn (born October 24, 1983) is an American football safety. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arkansas.
Vaughn attended Plano West Senior High School in Plano, Texas. Rated as one of the nation’s top 25 football players by The Sporting News and one of the top 125 by USA Today, Vaughn caught 25 passes for 414 yards and five touchdowns in his senior year as a wide receiver. That same season as a defensive back, Vaughn made 67 tackles and six interceptions. Rivals100.com ranked Vaughn second among all high school safeties. Vaughn participated in the 2002 U.S. Army All-American Bowl Game in San Antonio, Texas.
Vaughn played college football for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks from 2002 to 2005, all under head coach Houston Nutt. Vaughn appeared in all 14 games for Arkansas as a true freshman in 2002. Primarily, Vaughn played on punt returns and kickoff coverage. He made three tackles throughout the course of the season, including two in special teams action. He had one solo stop against Minnesota in the 2002 Music City Bowl.
As a sophomore in 2003, after spending his first season as a free safety, he moved to linebacker position in fall camp. He played in all 13 games and played mostly on special teams early in the season. Vaughn was second on the team with 10 special teams tackles and had 23 overall tackles, one interception, and two forced fumbles this season. Vaughn made two big plays on a South Carolina fourth-quarter drive to keep the Gamecocks out of the end zone. On third down, he made a touchdown-saving pass deflection near the Arkansas goal line. Then on fourth down, he forced a fumble that was recovered by Arkansas.
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