John Vaughn

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John Vaughn
Vaughn in a 2004 Tiger Walk
Date of birth:	June 15, 1984 (1984-06-15) (age 23)
Place of birth:	Brentwood, Tennessee
Career information
Position(s):	Place kicker
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	210 lb (95 kg)
College:	Auburn University
Organizations
As player:
2007	Tennessee Titans
Stats at NFL.com

This article is about the former Auburn University American football placekicker. For the former University of Michigan and NFL American football running back, see Jon Vaughn.

John Vaughn (born June 15, 1984 in Brentwood, Tennessee) is an American football placekicker who played college football for Auburn University.

In the 2006 season, Vaughn was named the SEC Special Teams Player of the Year and was a Lou Groza Award finalist. His 42-yard Cotton Bowl field goal was his twentieth made out of twenty-four attempts for a 83.3% on the season and made him just the second Auburn kicker ever to complete twenty or more field goals in a single season. Vaughn had new career long field goals in consecutive weekends with a 52-yarder against Washington State and a 55-yarder against Mississippi State. Twice during the season he completed four field goals in a single game — in wins against Washington State and the eventual BCS Champion Florida Gators.

Vaughn finished his Auburn career with 162 extra-point conversions (out of 163 attempts), a school record and third best in SEC history. He also converted 50 field goals for a 72.5% success rate. Vaughn's career total of 312 points made him the Auburn career-scoring leader and ranks tied for 12th in SEC history.

Vaughn went undrafted in the 2007 NFL Draft but signed as an undrafted free agent with the Tennessee Titans on April 30, 2007. He joins fellow former Auburn placekicker Rob Bironas, who is the current starter for the Titans.

Vaughn was released from the Titans after Tennessee's 3rd Pre-season game

John Vaughn was signed by the Orlando Predators of the AFL in February of 2008.