John Vaughn,
Auburn 
CAREER
— Holds the Auburn career record with 132 PATs made and
133 attempted ... PAT percentage of .992 is third in team history
... Is the SEC’s active leader in PAT kicks made and is
ninth all-time ... Stands tied for fifth in AU history with
34 field goals made and sixth with 50 attempted ... Percentage
of .680 is good for sixth in Tiger history.
2006
— Preseason Coaches Third-Team All-SEC ... Set a career-best
with four field goals against Washington State, connecting from
31, 44, 52 and 30 yards ... The 52-yard field goal marked his
career high and first from 50 yards or longer ... Finished with
16 total points against the Cougars after four PATs ... Four
field goals against Washington State is most by an AU kicker
since Jaret Holmes had four against Alabama in 1997.
2005
— Lou Groza Award Preseason Watch List ... Preseason All-SEC
First-Team ... Coaches’ Preseason All-SEC First-Team ...
Lindy’s Preseason Second-Team All-SEC ... Athlon Sports
Preseason First-Team All-SEC ... Made 12-of-20 field goals and
all 50 extra points attempted ... Kicked a 19-yard field goal
in the third quarter against Wisconsin in the Capital One Bowl
... Second in the SEC in scoring with 7.5 points per game ...
Kicked a 20-yard field goal with six seconds left to give Auburn
a 31-30 victory over Georgia ... Was good on four extra points
against the Bulldogs and also punted once on a fake field goal
(touchback) ... Was 2-for-2 against Ole Miss, connecting on
field goals of 35 and 39 yards, respectively ... Was 1-of-6
on field goals against LSU ... Lone make against the Tigers
was a 26-yarder in the second quarter ... Connected on field
goals from 22 and 38 yards, respectively, against Arkansas ...
Made all four extra points attempted against the Razorbacks
... Attempted three field goals against South Carolina, connecting
on distances of 36 and 39 yards ... 46-yard attempt against
the Gamecocks sailed wide left ... Also connected on six PATs
against the Gamecocks ... Named the Coaches’ Special Teams
Player of the Week for his efforts against Western Kentucky
... Tied a personal best with three field goals against Western
Kentucky ... Field goals were first of the season and came at
distances of 28, 20 and 32 yards, respectively ... Made nine
extra points against Ball State and did not attempt a field
goal ... Connected on four extra points against Mississippi
State ... Did not attempt a field goal against Georgia Tech
... Was perfect on two PATs.
2005
SPRING — Named the A-Day Special Teams MVP after
connecting on three field goals, including two from 46 yards.
2004
— Successful on 12-of-15 field goal attempts ... Was 2-for-2
on attempts at 40-49 yards ... Was 7-for-8 from 20-29 yards
... Connected on three first-half field goals (23, 19, 24) to
put Tigers up, 9-0, against Virginia Tech in the Nokia Sugar
Bowl ... The mark tied an Auburn bowl record, last accomplished
by Jaret Holmes in the 1998 Peach Bowl ... Connected on a 22-yarder
in the fourth quarter against Tennessee in the SEC Championship
game ... Made 32-yard field goal, his first attempt in three
games against Georgia ... Connected on both field goal attempts
from 24 and 29 yards against Tennessee ... Made a 29-yard field
goal and the extra-point that was the difference in a 10-9 win
over #5 LSU ... Nailed a career-long 43-yard field goal against
Louisiana-Monroe ... First on the team in scoring with 87 points
... Has made 10 of his last 11 field goals.
2003
— Made all 27 extra-point attempts and was 6-of-10 on
field goals during the season ... Connected on field goals from
22 and 32 yards against Alabama ... Made a 34-yard field goal
against Arkansas ... Connected on a 22-yard field goal against
Western Kentucky ... Made a 21-yard field goal and all six extra-point
attempts against Vanderbilt ... Connected on his first attempt,
a 22-yarder against Georgia Tech.
High
School — High School Coach: Carlton Flatt ...
Connected on 39-of-44 field goals and 137-of-142 point after
attempts in his career… Made seven-of-nine field goals
as a senior ... Made 39-of-41 field goals inside the 50 and
never missed inside 39 yards ... Ranked fourth nationally in
career field goals with 39 ... Broke Tennessee record for career
field goals with 39… Helped lead Brentwood to a 9-3 record
and a berth in the Division II, class 3A championship game as
a senior ... A four-year starter ... Two-time Tennessee Sports
Writers first-team Division II All-State selection… Named
to the Associated Press All-State second team for all divisions
... …Selected to The Tennessean All-Midstate team as a
junior and senior ... One of the top five kickers in Tennessee
according to the Knoxville News Sentinel ... A five-year starter
on the soccer team.
PERSONAL
— Son of Julia and Mark Vaughn ... Three siblings, Will,
18, Eliza, 17, and Bryant, 13 ... Born June 15, 1984 ... Played
at the same high school as Jake Slaughter, King Dunlap and Kody
Bliss ... Majoring in exercise science.