The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2019 Football Roster
Roster
Byron Vaughns
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-4
- Hometown:
- Fort Worth, Texas
- Weight:
- 245
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Eastern Hills
- Major:
- Physical Culture and Sport
A third-year linebacker who has played in 10 career games … made his debut at Rice in 2019 … a member of the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (spring 2020) ... signed with the Longhorns in December of 2017 … was a two-time all-district honoree in high school.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2019)
Played in 10 games … made his career debut at Rice … logged 14 total tackles, including 10 solo stops … recorded his first career tackle against Rice … logged his first solo tackle at West Virginia … posted a career-high eight tackles versus Kansas … made one tackle and forced a fumble on special teams at TCU… registered two tackles against Baylor on the road.
FRESHMAN (2018)
Did not play.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played for head coach Tracy Simien at Eastern Hills … a December signee who was a two-time all-district honoree … chosen to the 2017 Super Team by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football … listed No. 41 in the Austin American-Statesman’s Fab 55 … named unanimous first-team All-District 8-5A in 2017 … rated No. 361 nationally (No. 26 OLB) and No. 53 overall in Texas by 247Sports … rated the No. 26 OLB nationally and No. 69 overall in Texas by ESPN … ranked the No. 41 OLB nationally and No. 71 overall in Texas by Rivals … played in only five games as a senior due to an injury … despite that, accumulated 51 tackles, eight sacks, 12 tackles for loss, 15 pressures, four forced fumbles, one interception and four passes defended … in the five games in which he played, the defense allowed an average of 14.0 points per game, while in the five he did not, the defense allowed 44.6 points per game … helped Eastern Hills to a 3-2 record while he played versus a 1-4 record without him in 2017 … selected first-team All-District 8-5A in 2016 … posted 27 tackles for loss, nine sacks, six forced fumbles and two interceptions as a junior … also caught five passes for 312 yards (62.4 ypc) and two touchdowns … began his high school career at Arlington Martin … also played basketball, baseball and ran track in high school.
PERSONAL
Son of Paul and Natalia Vaughns … siblings are Ayva, Pryze and Nakayla.
