MANHATTAN, Kan. – Highlighted by a first-team designation by the Associated Press, Kansas State sophomore running back Deuce Vaughn has been named to several All-America teams as organizations have begun to release their lists of top college football players for the 2021 season.
Vaughn, who was named a First Team All-American by the Associated Press as an all-purpose player, is the first Wildcat to be named a first-teamer by the AP since Jordy Nelson in 2007. He is the first Wildcat freshman or sophomore to be named an Associated Press First Team All-American since David Allen earned the nod as a punt returner in 1998.
In addition to his designation by the Associated Press, Vaughn has also been named a Second Team All-American by CBS Sports and USA TODAY.
A native of Round Rock, Texas, Vaughn enters the bowl season ranked fifth in the nation in scrimmage yards per game (144.1) as he is one of only two players with 1,000 rushing yards and 400 receiving yards this season. He has totaled 1,258 rushing yards and 471 receiving yards as he is closing in on becoming just the fourth player in Big 12 history and third nationally in the last five years with 1,000 rushing yards and 500 receiving yards in the same season.
Vaughn currently ranks sixth in the nation with 144.1 all-purpose yards this year, while he is third nationally among active players with a 134.1 career mark. He enters K-State’s bowl game ranked eighth in school history in single-season rushing yards (1,258), fourth in single-season rushing yards per carry (5.88) and tied for 10th in single-season rushing touchdowns (14).
More organizations will announce their All-America teams throughout the week.
Kansas State, 7-5, takes on LSU, 6-6, in the TaxAct Texas Bowl, which will be played Tuesday, January 4, 2022, inside NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. The game kicks off at 8 p.m., and will be shown nationally on ESPN.