EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 28 | — |
| Success rate | 53.6% | — |
| Explosive run rate | 10.7% | — |
| Stuffed at the line | 10.7% | — |
| First downs | 10 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 1 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 1 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 6 | — |
| Target share | 18.2% | — |
| Catch rate | 66.7% | — |
| Success rate per target | 33.3% | — |
| Yards per target | 4.7 | — |
| Explosive catches | 0.0% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 1 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 0 | — |
Where Blue's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (3 of Blue’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
4 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Car | Rush yds | Y/C | Rush TD | Rush SR | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | Central Michigan#120 · 3-4 | 6 | 29% | 33 | 162 | 4.9 | 1 | 53.6% | 5 | 29 | 0 | 18.2% |
| 2025 | Liberty#101 · 4-8 | 10 | 18% | 47 | 234 | 5.0 | 2 | 44.7% | 8 | 119 | 1 | 5.2% |
| 2024 | Liberty#84 · 8-4 | 11 | 16% | 35 | 207 | 5.9 | 1 | 56.2% | 7 | 43 | 0 | 6.6% |
| 2023 | Liberty#28 · 13-1 | 6 | 6% | 19 | 116 | 6.1 | 0 | 57.9% | 4 | 26 | 1 | 6.7% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Vaughn Blue's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Vaughn Blue's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 | @ | L 7–38 | 5.4 | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | W 13–10 | 7.0 | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 17 | |
| 3 | W 24–10 | 5.0 | 15 | 55 | 3.7 | 0 | 10 | · | · | · | · | · | |
| 4 | @ | L 3–52 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||||
| 5 | W 41–17 | 5.4 | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | 18 | · | · | · | · | · | |
| 6 | @ | L 14–31 | 4.4 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | L 14–21 | — | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 11 | · | · | · | · | · | |
| 2026 · 6 games | 5.4 | 33 | 162 | 4.9 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 0 | 17 | ||
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 33 | — |
| Yards | 162 | 343rd / 1456 |
| Yards / carry | 4.9 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 359th / 631 |
| Long | 18 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 5 | 985th / 1995 |
| Yards | 29 | 1280th / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 5.8 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 17 | — |
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 1 | 4244th / 5408 |
| Solo | 1 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 1 | — |
| Lost | 0 | — |
| Recovered | 0 | — |
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · New Mexico | — | 48 | ~18 (12–23) | 5 | · | 38% |
| Wk 2 · Colgate | — | 63 | ~30 (20–39) | 10 | 1 | 48% |
| Wk 3 · Wyoming | ✓ RB | 65 | ~32 (22–41) | 15 | · | 49% |
| Wk 5 · Akron | — | 61 | ~13 (3–25) | 5 | · | 21% |
| Wk 6 · Ohio | — | 56 | ~14 (4–27) | 4 | · | 25% |
| Wk 7 · Western Michigan | ✓ RB | 73 | ~14 (4–27) | 3 | · | 19% |
| Season | 2 GS | 417 | 121 (96–149) | 42 | 1 | 29% |
9 RBs on the Central Michigan roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Jayden Clerveaux | RB | SR | 41 | 239 | 5.8 | 2 | 3 | +0.33 |
| 24 | Vaughn Blue | RB | JR | 33 | 162 | 4.9 | 1 | 5 | +0.05 |
| Nicholas Woodford | RB | 21 | 116 | 5.5 | 2 | 8 | -0.03 | ||
| 2 | Brock Townsend | RB | SO | 14 | 80 | 5.7 | 2 | 8 | +0.13 |
| 22 | Trav Moore | RB | FR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | -0.93 |
| 45 | Jordan Stapleton | RB | FR | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | — | +0.41 |
| 8 | Rusty VanWetzinga IV | FB | JR | — | — | — | — | 2 | +0.67 |
| 40 | Kobe Hendricks | RB | FR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 47 | Jayel Harris | RB | FR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Central Michigan depth chart →