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2008 (Freshman): Started three of the seven games in which he saw action, suffering a season-ending arm injury at Wofford ... Made his first career start against Presbyterian ... Recorded 22 tackles on the season including 14 unassisted and one pass break-up ... Posted a career-high eight tackles, four solo, at The Citadel.
Prior to Western: A three-time All-Area selection, garnering the honor at three different positions (wide receiver as a sophomore, linebacker as a junior and first team at free safety as a senior) ... Help guide White County High to its first-ever state playoff appearance in his final season ... As a receiver, caught 69 passes for 1,047 yards and 13 touchdowns ... Defensively his final two years, accumulated 172 total stops including 95 solo stops with seven interceptions and two scores ... Finished with a career-best 104 total hits and five picks as a senior ... Off the gridiron, helped establish the school benchmark on the track in the boy's 4x100-meter relay.
Personal: Is the son of Anthony Vaught and Tracy Thomason ... Has two siblings, Amanda Vaught and Brookly Rose Thomason ... His grandfather (Don Carter) was a high school All-American and played collegiate football at LSU ... Was born in Sylva.
