Vaughn Blue

Position:
Running Back
Height:
5-11
Weight:
195
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Mount Pleasant, S.C.
High School:
Oceanside Collegiate Academy
Previous School:
Liberty
Twitter:
@BlueVaughn
Instagram:
@vaughn.blue

CAREER

In three-years and 28-game career at Liberty, rushed for 557 yards on 101 carries with three touchdowns, a long run of 45 yards and finished with 19 receptions for 188 yards and two touchdowns… Averaged 5.5 yards per carry … Scored five total touchdowns in three years.

2025 AT LIBERTY

As a redshirt sophomore running back, saw action in 10 games … Named to the Walter Camp Award preseason Watch List (Nation’s Most Outstanding Player) … Earned Athlon Sports CUSA Preseason All-Conference First-Team honors … Concluded the year with 234 rushing yards on 47 carries and two touchdowns with a long run of 22 yards and eight receptions for 119 yards with one touchdown and a long catch of 59 yards … Finished with two rushes for seven yards and two receptions for 69 yards and a touchdown with a long of 59 yards in the season finale vs. Kennesaw State (11/29) … Rushed four times for 23 yards at Louisiana Tech (11/22) … Scored a touchdown, rushed three times for 23 yards and caught one pass for 36 yards at Florida International (11/15) … Rushed five times for 34 yards with a long of 22 and caught one pass for two yards vs. Missouri State (11/8) … Scored a touchdown, rushed five times for 23 yards with a long of 12 vs. Delaware (11/1) … Rushed for 19 yards on four carries and caught a season-high three passes for 12 yards vs. New Mexico State (10/14) … Rushed for a career-high 75 yards on 17 carries with a long of 16 yards and caught one pass for zero yards at UTEP (10/8).

2024 AT LIBERTY

As a redshirt freshman running back, saw playing time in all 12 games with three starts (UTEP, Jax State and Sam Houston) … Ranked fourth on the team in rushing and finished the year with 35 carries for 207 yards, averaged 5.9 yards per carry and one rushing touchdown … Also added seven receptions for 43 yards … Had four carries for 61 yards and recorded a season-long run of 45 yards vs. New Mexico State … Finished with five carries for 50 yards against Jacksonville State, including a 25-yard touchdown run … Had three carries for 20 yards at Middle Tennessee … Finished with four carries for 38 yards vs. Western Kentucky … Finished with six carries for 14 yards against Buffalo in Liberty’s appearance in the Bahamas Bowl.

2023 AT LIBERTY

As a true freshman running back, saw playing time in six games … Missed the middle portion of the season due to an injury … Played in the first three and the last three games of the season … Finished the season with 19 carries for 116 yards … Also had four receptions for 26 yards and a touchdown … Had four carries for 50 yards and had a 12-yard touchdown reception in first collegiate game against Bowling Green … Had five carries for 14 yards during the regular season matchup against New Mexico State … Returned from his injury to have five carries for 38 yards against UTEP … Had one carry and one reception against No. 8 Oregon in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl.

HIGH SCHOOL

A 2023 graduate of Oceanside Collegiate Academy in Mount Pleasant, S.C., where he played four years of varsity football for head coach Chad Wilkes … Two-time All-State … Two-time Region Player of the Year … Two-time All-Region honoree … Two-time all-conference player … Played running back for the Landsharks … Finished with 3,253 total yards and scored 42 touchdowns in his career … In four-year career, rushed for 3,253 yards on 468 attempts (7.0 average yards per carry), 120.5 yards per game and 35 touchdowns with a long of 49 yards, finished with 29 receptions for 525 yards and seven touchdowns with a long of 63 yards (18.1 average per catch) … Had 18 100-yard rushing games in his career … Rushed for 1,266 yards and nine touchdowns on 187 carries, 158.3 yards rushing per game and 6.8 yards per carry caught 15 passes for 253 yards and five touchdowns in eight games as a senior … Led the Landsharks to the Lower State Championship, 12-2 overall record, and 4-0 league record during his senior season … Finished his senior year with 1,500 all-purpose yards and seven 100-yard rushing games, including seven straight … Caught six passes for 53 yards and two touchdowns, rushed 20 times for 73 yards vs. Abbeville … Rushed for a career-high 227 yards and two touchdowns on 27 carries vs. AJHS … Rushed for 162 yards and one touchdown on 23 carries and caught three passes for 100 yards and a touchdown vs. Woodland … Rushed for 205 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries vs. MCHS … Rushed for 175 yards and a touchdown on 29 carries, caught two passes for 25 yards and a touchdown vs. SFHS … As a junior, rushed for 1,390 yards and 16 touchdowns on 201 carries (126.4 yards per game and 6.9 yards per carry) and caught seven passes for 55 yards in 11 games … Had seven 100-yard rushing games … Led the Landsharks to an 8-4 overall record and 4-0 league record as a junior … Scored three touchdowns and ran for 109 yards on 17 carries and caught two passes for 33 yards vs. Gilbert … Rushed for 189 yards and three touchdowns on 27 carries vs. Lake City … Scored three touchdowns and rushed for 258 yards on 27 carries (9.6 average yards per carry) vs. Hanahan …Named Post and Courrier Player of the Week after his performance vs. Hanahan … Averaged 12.5 yards per carry, finished with 212 yards on 17 carries and scored three touchdowns vs. NCHS … Rushed for 166 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries vs. GCA … Rushed for 578 yards and 10 touchdowns on 78 carries, caught seven passes for 217 yards and two touchdowns in six games as a sophomore … Rated as a consensus three-star recruit … Also participated in track & field.

PERSONAL

Born Vaughn Blue on September 15, 2004 … Son of Justin and Ashley Fazio … Recruited by Liberty, Charlotte, Western Kentucky, and Central Michigan …Finance major.

ARTICLES
Oceanside alum Vaughn Blue commits to Central Michigan
Lowcountry football player at Liberty brings joy to 8-year-old boy in hospice
“You’re my boy Blue,” Vaughn to help carry OCA this season | WCBD News 2