Tyler Vaughns (born June 1, 1997) is an American football wide receiver for the Dallas Renegades of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at USC.
Early life Vaughns attended Bishop Amat High School in La Puente, California. 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.
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. 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
Indianapolis Colts Vaughns signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent on May 6, 2021. He was waived on August 31, and was re-signed to the practice squad the next day, but released two days later.
Pittsburgh Steelers On September 7, 2021, Vaughns was signed to the Pittsburgh Steelers' practice squad. He was released by the Steelers on January 14, 2022. Vaughns signed a reserve/future contract with Pittsburgh on January 18. On August 30, Vaughns was waived by the Steelers.
Arlington / Dallas Renegades The Arlington Renegades selected Vaughns in the 10th round of the 2023 XFL Supplemental Draft on January 1, 2023. He re-signed with the team on January 22, 2024. On June 2, 2025, Vaughns was named to the All-UFL Team.
XFL/UFL career statistics Regular season Year Team League Games Receiving GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 2023 ARL XFL 9 7 31 302 9.7 27 1 2024 ARL UFL 10 10 45 503 11.2 39 3 2025 ARL 10 9 41 475 11.6 41 4 2026 DAL 10 10 41 527 12.9 59 7 Career 39 36 158 1,807 11.4 59 15
Postseason Year Team League Games Receiving GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 2023 ARL XFL 2 2 11 112 10.2 29 1 Career 2 2 11 112 10.2 29 1
Records and achievements Most receptions in a UFL game: 11 (Week 2, 2026)https://trojanswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/trojans/football/2026/04/09/usc-football-2016-recievers-tyler-vaughns-still-producing/89517001007/ Most receiving yards in a UFL game: 146 (Week 2, 2026)
References
External links USC Trojans bio