JAMES

VAUGHTERS

James Vaughters, our 120th ranked defensive end, is best suited to be a primary backup. We project he will end up with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers because they could use a player of this quality to play defensive end. The Buccaneers currently have 4 healthy defensive ends, and 3 are rated better than Vaughters: (Carl Nassib, Ifeadi Odenigbo, and William Gholston).

The Buccaneers currently have no defensive ends under contract beyond the 2026 season, so Vaughters is probably looking at a one year deal, due to his rank, with the team.