James Vaughters

James Vaughters
No. -- Free agent
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: (1993-06-27) June 27, 1993
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school: Tucker (GA)
College: Stanford
Undrafted: 2015
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

James Alan Vaughters (born June 27, 1993) is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Stanford. Vaughters was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2015. He has also been a member of the New England Patriots, Calgary Stampeders, and San Diego Chargers.

Early life

Vaughters was born to Jonathan and Vanessa Vaughters in Chicago, Illinois. He is the third of four children: Jahnisa Tate, Jonathan Vaughters, and younger sister Ryan Vaughters. After moving to Ohio in 1996, James and family moved to Stone Mountain, Georgia where he lived the rest of his childhood from 1999-2011.

At Tucker High School, in Tucker, Georgia, Vaughters accumulated accolades both as a student, community mentor, and as an athlete. He graduated in the top 10% of his class with a 4.0 GPA, including a curriculum consisting of several AP classes. He helped Tucker to their first State Championship and two semi-final appearances. He was a top-recruited linebacker on all the national recruiting platforms including ESPN, Scout, Rivals, MaxPreps, and PrepStar. As a senior, Vaughters had 95 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, four interceptions (one for touchdown), four sacks, and one fumble recovery (for a touchdown).[1] He earned honors as an Under Armour All-American, 2010 GA Class 4A Defensive Player of the Year, DeKalb County All-Class Defensive Player of the Year, two-time GA Merit Scholar, two-time President's Education Award recipient, National Beta Club, National Honors Society, and a Franklin D. Watkins Award finalist (Nation’s top African-American scholar-athlete).[1] He also appeared in several national publications including the Wall Street Journal.[2]

College career

At Stanford University, Vaughters earned a degree in political science, and played football. He started at outside linebacker for his junior and senior seasons, after contributing as both an inside and outside linebacker for his freshman and sophomore seasons. As a senior, Vaughters had 51 tackles, 11.0 tackles for loss, and 6.5 sacks in 13 games.[3] He was the Defensive MVP of his final college football game in the 2014 Foster Farms Bowl. He played in the 2015 East-West Shrine Game, an annual college football all-star game held by Shriner's Hospital for Children. Vaughters is also a member of Omega Psi Phi and was involved in other student organizations including Men Against Abuse Now (MAAN) and the Stanford PACS (Philanthropy and Civil Society) Community Grants Program.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 2 in 248 lb 4.87 s 1.66 s 2.84 s 4.47 s 7.09 s 32.5 in 9 ft 4 in 35 reps
All values are from Pro Day[4]

Green Bay Packers

After going undrafted in the 2015 NFL Draft, Vaughters signed with the Green Bay Packers on May 8, 2015.[5] On September 5, 2015, he was released by the Packers during final team cuts.[6] Vaughters was signed to the Packers' practice squad two days later.[7] The team placed him on the practice squad injured list after suffering a torn left distal bicep tendon on September 30, 2015.[8] He was released by the Packers with an injury settlement on October 3, 2015.[9]

New England Patriots

On January 21, 2016, Vaughters signed a future contract with the New England Patriots.[9] He was released by the Patriots on May 2, 2016.[10]

Calgary Stampeders

Vaughters was signed to the Calgary Stampeders' practice roster on July 25, 2016.[11]

San Diego Chargers

On August 15, 2016, Vaughters was signed by the San Diego Chargers.[12] He was released by the Chargers during final team cuts on September 3, 2016.[13]

References

  1. 1 2 "James Vaughters - 2011 Football Roster - GoStanford.com | Stanford Athletics". www.gostanford.com. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  2. ↑ Everson, Darren; Diamond, Jared (2011-02-09). "Stanford Corners the 'Smart' Market". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  3. ↑ "James Vaughters - 2011 Football Roster - GoStanford.com | Stanford Athletics". www.gostanford.com. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  4. ↑ "James Vaughters - Stanford, OLB : 2015 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Packers sign 17 rookie free agents". Packers.com. May 8, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Packers reduce roster to 53". Packers.com. September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Packers sign WR James Jones, assemble practice squad". Packers.com. September 7, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Packers announce roster moves". Packers.com. September 30, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  9. 1 2 Kyed, Doug (January 21, 2016). "Patriots sign Linebacker James Vaughters to future/reserve contract". NESN.com. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Patriots release DB Rashaan Melvin and LB James Vaughters". Patriots.com. May 2, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Stamps add pair to practice roster". Stampeders.com. July 25, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  12. ↑ Henne, Ricky (August 15, 2016). "Chargers make six roster moves; place Johnson, Lissemore on IR". Chargers.com. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  13. ↑ Henne, Ricky (September 3, 2016). "Chargers cut down roster to 53". Chargers.com. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
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