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28 DAYS TO 2021 KICKOFF: Vaughn Malone

In which BracketCat counts down the 28th day until the 2021 kickoff with a profile of Kansas State defensive back Vaughn Malone.

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#24 Nigel Malone
It would be pretty awesome if sophomore Vaughn Malone could have a career approaching anything as successful as the career of Nigel Malone (24).
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NOTE: Kansas State has elected to advance players’ classification even though the 2020 season did not affect eligibility. Those who wish to take advantage of this extra year will be listed as a (“super”) senior again after their original eligibility would have been exhausted.

#28 Vaughn Malone

Redshirt Sophomore | 5-11 | 182 lbs. | Austin, Texas
Vaughn Malone
Vaughn Malone
Courtesy Kansas State Athletics
  • Position: Defensive Back
  • Previous College: None
  • Projection: Third-String
  • Status: Preferred Walk-On

Vaughn Alexander Malone (b. Dec. 7, 2000) is a preferred walk-on defensive back from St. Michael’s Catholic Academy in Austin, Texas, who is majoring in human ecology.

He redshirted in 2019 and did not see any game action during the shortened 2020 season.

Malone played under head coach Benjamin Ortiz at St. Michael’s, where he earned honorable mention all-district honors as a senior.

He also picked up honorable mention all-state honors in the 800-meter relay with a time of 1:32.35.

Malone, who is majoring in nutrition and health, is the son of K-State assistant head coach, passing game coordinator and cornerbacks coach Van Malone, who also was an All-American at Texas before playing five seasons in the NFL with the Detroit Lions.