Tyler Vaughns

Tyler Vaughns (born June 1, 1997) is an American football wide receiver for the Arlington Renegades of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at USC.

Tyler Vaughns

Vaughns in 2023
No. 8 – Arlington Renegades
Position:	Wide receiver
Personal information
Born:	(1997-06-01) June 1, 1997 (age 28) Pasadena, California, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	184 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school:	Bishop Amat (La Puente, California)
College:	USC
NFL draft:	2021: undrafted
Career history
Indianapolis Colts (2021)* Pittsburgh Steelers (2021–2022)* Arlington Renegades (2023–present)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
XFL champion (2023) All-UFL Team (2025) Second-team All-Pac-12 (2020)
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Early life

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]

College career

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.

Statistics

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

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

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 scoring a touchdown with USC.

Indianapolis Colts

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]

Pittsburgh Steelers

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]

Arlington Renegades

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]