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James Vaughters

LB

James Vaughters is an NFL LB. He last played in 2021 with ATL, a career spanning 7 NFL seasons. Last season's 46.3 ScoutIndex Rating landed in the 47th percentile among DEFs, below average for the position.

Size

6'2", 255#

College

Stanford

Draft

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Seasons

2015–2021

2021 ScoutIndex Rating · DEF

Methodology
45.4

44th percentile among DEFs

6 games

Splash plays×0.15+1.44
Pass rush×0.3-0.02
Ball skills×0.25-0.68
Run defense×0.2-0.91
Availability×0.1-0.67

Career (regular season)

SeasonTmSIGPass ydsPass TDRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
2021ATL45.46
2020CHI46.312
2019CHI32.12

Career profile

Across 3 NFL seasons on file, James Vaughters has played in 20 regular-season games, playing for 2 teams: CHI (2019–2020), ATL (2021).

By the ScoutIndex Rating, his best qualified season was 2020: a 46.3, in the 47th percentile among DEFs that year.

2021 splits

regular season

2021 game log

WkOppLineScore
Week 8CAR—40.4
Week 9NO—71.1
Week 10DAL—40.5
Week 12JAX—39.6
Week 14CAR—40.1
Week 16DET—40.2

James Vaughters — common questions

What position does James Vaughters play?
James Vaughters is listed as an LB.
Which teams has James Vaughters played for?
In the seasons on file (1999 onward), James Vaughters has played for CHI (2019–2020), ATL (2021).
Where did James Vaughters go to college?
James Vaughters played college football at Stanford.
How many touchdowns has James Vaughters scored?
James Vaughters has no rushing, receiving or passing touchdowns in the regular-season games on file.
What is James Vaughters's ScoutIndex Rating?
James Vaughters rated 45.4 for 2021, the 44th percentile among DEFs (provisional or limited sample). Ratings run 0–99; about 60 is a league-average qualified starter.

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