Khaleed Vaughn Class: Graduate Student Hometown: Atlanta, GA High School: North Atlanta Height / Weight: 6-4 / 270 Position: DE Experience: 3VL

Khaleed Vaughn Fact: First-Team Academic All-ACC member each of the last two seasons.

Fall 2003 Depth Chart Position: Starting defensive end
Years Lettered: 2000-02
Bowl Participation: Started the 2001 Gator Bowl against Virginia Tech, played in the 2001 Humanitarian Bowl against Louisiana Tech, and started the 2002 Tangerine Bowl against Texas Tech.

Overview: A preseason first-team All-ACC player as chosen by Street & Smith...a second-team preseason selection by The Sporting News...also outstanding in the classroom; he has been First-Team Academic All-ACC in both 2001 and 2002...will have a chance to be just the ninth three-time, First-Team Academic All-ACC player in Clemson history in 2003...could be the first defensive lineman in Tiger history to do it...a graduate student who earned his degree in August of 2002...earned his undergrad degree in marketing...with the graduation of Nick Eason and Bryant McNeal, he will be a leader of the defensive front in 2003...returning as a starting defensive end for his third-straight year...has started 25 of last 26 games entering 2003, dating to the Gator Bowl game against Virginia Tech at the conclusion of the 2000 season...only miss was the Humanitarian Bowl when Braxton K. Williams got the start in a new defense designed to stop Louisiana Tech’s passing attack...got the starting role in the 2001 Gator Bowl when Eason was injured and could not play; he has been in the lineup ever since...has at least one tackle in 28 straight games and in 34 of his 37 career games...will have a chance to join classmate J.J. Howard as the first Tiger to play in 50 games in a career if the Tigers reach a bowl game in 2003...his brother (Nigel) is also a returning letterman on the Clemson 2003 team...has 18 career tackles for loss and nine career sacks, first among active Tigers...has played 1,553 snaps in 37 games, an average of 42 snaps per game...needs just 56 tackles to reach the 200 mark for his career...that is also a high among defensive linemen and second only to John Leake in career tackles among active players.

In 2002: Had 60 tackles in 2002, 10th on the Clemson team...second on the team in quarterback pressures (19) and now has 29 for his career, best among current Tigers...had four sacks to rank third on the Clemson team...had all four sacks within the first six games of the season...had four quarterback pressures in the win over Ball State...had outstanding games against SEC foes, Georgia and South Carolina; he also tied his season high with seven tackles in each game...had at least three tackles in every game...had his only career interception at Duke; it was an important play in Clemson’s comeback victory...had a caused fumble in the Ball State game...had solid all-around game in the win over Georgia Tech; he had five tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack, and three quarterback pressures...played 650 snaps and played at least 32 plays in every game...his low figure of the year was against rival South Carolina, as it had just 51 offensive plays in that game...had six tackles, including a sack, at Virginia...had 12 quarterback pressures over the first four games of the season...member of LifeLine, the team’s leadership organization.

In 2001: First-Team Academic All-ACC...one of the most improved players on the defense...tied for second on the team in tackles for loss (9) and sixth overall in tackles (64)...second among defensive linemen in tackles behind Jovon Bush...finished strong; he had a career-high 10 tackles at South Carolina in 62 plays...had his sacks against Florida State and Maryland...had eight tackles in a fine performance at Maryland...also had nine stops in the Wofford game...had eight tackles in 56 plays at Georgia Tech...started 11 games after starting only the bowl game for injured Nick Eason in 2000...tripled his tackle total in his sophomore year compared to his freshman year, as his playing time increased by nearly three times as well.

In 2000: Named the Defensive Rookie-of-the-Year by the Tiger coaching staff...started the Gator Bowl against Virginia Tech due to an injury to Nick Eason...had two tackles in 50 snaps against Virginia Tech...one of the most improved players on the team over the course of the season...had his best game at Florida State, with five tackles in 43 snaps; he also had a quarterback pressure in that game...had three sacks in his limited time, tied for fifth on the team...had his sacks against Missouri, Virginia, and North Carolina...had three tackles against both The Citadel and Wake Forest...saw more and more action as the season progressed; he averaged 35 plays a game over the last three contests...did not start a game, but averaged 18 tackles a game.

In 1999: Red-shirted...made the Academic Honor Roll in the spring of 2000.

In High School: Recorded a team-best 101 tackles, and had eight sacks, four fumble recoveries, and two interceptions as a senior at North Atlanta High School...also caught 28 passes for 247 yards as a tight end...All-Metro selection by Atlanta Journal Constitution...had 15 tackles, an interception, and a touchdown against South Atlanta High...recorded 12 tackles, three sacks, and an interception against Southside High in the last game of his high school career...lettered three times in football and started his last two seasons on the gridiron...coached by Mike Walker at North Atlanta High School...lettered four times in basketball, where he averaged 15 points and 10 rebounds per game (started at center for four seasons)...also lettered two times in track and field, where he recorded a 6’6” high-jump mark...received the October (1998) NFL Scholar-of-the-Month Award (for Atlanta)...chose Clemson over Marshall and Mississippi State...pronounced kuh-LEED...born Khaleed Vaughn on 5-20-81...earned his undergraduate degree in human resource development in August of 2002.

K. Vaughn 2000 Game-By-Game Stats

Date	Opponent	Plays	Hit	Ast	Tot	TFL	Sacks
9-2	THE CITADEL	11	2	1	3
9-9	MISSOURI	12	1	1	2	1-3	1-3
9-16	WAKE FOREST	10	0	3	3
9-23	at Virginia	18	1	1	2	1-4	1-4
9-30	at Duke	16	0	0	0
10-7	N.C. STATE	13	0	1	1
10-14	MARYLAND	14	0	0	0
10-21	at North Carolina	10	1	0	1	1-3	1-3
10-28	GEORGIA  TECH	28	0	0	0
11-4	at Florida State	43	2	3	5
11-18	SOUTH CAROLINA	19	0	1	1
1-1	Virginia Tech	*50	1	1	2
Totals		244	8	12	20	3-10	3-10
* - start

K. Vaughn 2001 Game-By-Game Stats

Date	Opponent	Plays	Hit	Ast	Tot	TFL	Sacks	QP
9-1	CENTRAL FLORIDA	*61	1	0	1			2
9-8	WOFFORD	*52	4	5	9	1-4
9-22	VIRGINIA	*59	0	1	1
9-29	at Georgia Tech	*56	4	4	8
10-13	at N.C. State	*56	1	1	2	1-3
10-20	NORTH CAROLINA	*45	3	3	6	1-3
10-27	at Wake Forest	*60	5	3	8	1-1		1
11-3	FLORIDA STATE	*48	2	3	5	1-6	1-6
11-10	at Maryland	*61	5	3	8	2-9	1-8	2
11-17	at South Carolina	*62	4	6	10	1-3		2
12-1	DUKE	*50	3	1	4	1-4
12-31	Louisiana Tech	50	0	2	2			1
Totals		660	32	32	64	9-33	2-14	8
* - start

K. Vaughn 2002 Game-By-Game Stats

Date	Opponent	Plays	Hit	Ast	Tot	TFL	Sacks	QP
8-31	at Georgia 	*46	4	3	7	1-13	1-13	2
9-7	LOUISIANA TECH	*49	1	2	3			3
9-14	GEORGIA TECH	*49	3	2	5	2-10	1-9	3
9-21	BALL STATE	*43	1	2	3			4
10-3	at Florida State	*55	2	1	3	1-1	1-1	1
10-12	at Virginia	*54	4	2	6	1-6	1-6	1
10-19	WAKE FOREST	*61	1	2	3
10-24	N.C. STATE	*43	4	3	7	1-3
11-2	at Duke	*66	3	1	4
11-9	at North Carolina	*44	1	2	3
11-16	MARYLAND	*55	4	1	5			1
11-23	SOUTH CAROLINA	*32	4	3	7			2
12-23	Texas Tech	*53	2	2	4			1
Totals		650	34	26	60	6-34	4-30	18
* - start; Note:  Had a caused fumble against Ball State; had an interception at Duke.

K. Vaughn Career Stats

Year	GP-S	Plays	Hit	Ast	Tot	TFL	Sacks	Int	QP	PBU	CF-RF
2000	12-1	244	8	12	20	3-10	3-10	0-0	3	0	0-0
2001	12-11	660	32	32	64	9-33	2-13	0-0	8	2	1-0
2002	13-13	650	34	26	60	6-34	4-30	1-0	18	1	1-0
Totals	37-25	1554	74	70	144	18-77	9-53	1-0	29	3	2-0