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Vaughn Blue

#24Vaughn Blue

Vaughn Blue is a Pass-Catching Back for Liberty. Vaughn's 2025 season ranks in the 8th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 59 plays — a developing rate for the RB.

What projects, and what doesn't · RBs · held out 2019-2025

How well one season predicts the next, measured on seasons the model never trained on. 1.00 would be perfectly predictable; 0.00 means last year told us nothing.

  • Usage share (volume)0.52
    Beats guessing the RB average by 18%. n=4,219 RB seasons
  • EPA per play (efficiency)0.10
    Not projectable — we do not forecast this. n=3,575 RB seasons
  • Total EPA (value)0.41
    Beats guessing the RB average by 9%. n=3,575 RB seasons

Across all positions, usage carries year to year at 0.47 and efficiency at 0.07. So Vaughn Blue's projection is a projection of opportunity — how much of the offense he runs through. How well he converts it is something this model does not claim to know a year in advance, and the number above is why.

2025 Production

Rushing
234 Rush yards2 Rush TD47 Carries5.0 Yards/carry
Receiving
8 Receptions119 Rec yards1 Rec TD14.9 Yards/rec

Performance Analysis · 2025 · vs RB peers

  • Efficiency8
  • Volume24
  • Explosiveness40
  • Consistency30
  • Receiving92
Player type
Pass-Catching Back

Third-down weapon out of the backfield. Routes, hands, and separation in coverage define this role as much as rushing.

3rd-down backReceiving threatPass protection
Peer percentiles
Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)8th %ile · below avg
Game-to-game consistency30th %ile · below avg
Key findings
  • Below-average efficiency vs RB peers — value comes through volume, not per-play impact.
  • Limited usage share suggests a rotational or specialist role.
  • High game-to-game variance — boom-or-bust profile.
  • Strong second-half surge — EPA/play improved 0.66 from the first to second half of the season.
  • Peak game: 1.12 EPA/play in Wk 14 vs Kennesaw State (SP+ -5).

NIL Market Tier· 2025

On3 valuation ↗
Starter

Meaningful starter. Local collective + position-group deals.

Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.

Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week

+1.1201.12Wk 1 vs Maine: -0.25 EPA/play1Wk 2 vs Jacksonville State: -0.20 EPA/play2Wk 3 vs Bowling Green: -0.09 EPA/play3Wk 7 vs UTEP: -0.11 EPA/play7Wk 8 vs New Mexico State: -0.07 EPA/play8Wk 10 vs Delaware: +0.30 EPA/play10Wk 11 vs Missouri State: +0.12 EPA/play11Wk 12 vs Florida International: +0.87 EPA/play12Wk 13 vs Louisiana Tech: +0.19 EPA/play13Wk 14 vs Kennesaw State: +1.12 EPA/play14
EPA per play · x-axis: weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost
WkOpponentResultOpp SP+CarRush YdsAvgRush TDRecRec YdsRec TDEPA/play
1vsMaineW28-7263.00-0.25
2@Jacksonville StateL24-34-6.7166.00-0.20
3@Bowling GreenL13-23-12.64184.50-0.09
7@UTEPW19-8-17.517754.40100-0.11
8vsNew Mexico StateW30-27-15.54194.803120-0.07
10vsDelawareW59-30-10.95234.610.30
11vsMissouri StateL17-21-10.75346.801200.12
12@Florida InternationalL27-34-10.53237.7113600.87
13@Louisiana TechL28-34-1.34235.800.19
14vsKennesaw StateL42-48-5.4273.5026911.12

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy
Overall
8.3%
Passing plays
4.2%
Rushing plays
11.7%
Standard downs
9.6%
Passing downs
5.1%
EPA by down type
Standard downs
0.19
Passing downs
-0.02
Pass / Rush EPA
0.41 / 0.09

Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).

EPA = expected points added (opponent-adjusted). NIL estimates are model-based ranges, not reported deals. Data: CollegeFootballData. Not betting advice.