Utah CB Zemaiah Vaughn Joins Minnesota Vikings As Undrafted Free Agent
Apr 27, 2025, 3:51 PM | Updated: Apr 28, 2025, 2:45 pm
SALT LAKE CITY – Utah cornerback Zemaiah Vaughn was quickly scooped up by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent on Saturday.
The deal was first announced by Utah Football on Saturday, April 26.
.@VaughnZemaiah is headed north and has signed with the @Vikings!!🙌#ProUtes | #GoUtes pic.twitter.com/tlRmlV8Cgq
— Utah Football (@Utah_Football) April 27, 2025
Vaughn will join a Vikings team that finished with a 14-3 record in 2024.
Minnesota’s secondary was elite last season. They had as many interceptions as touchdowns allowed. The next closest team to that ratio was the Lions, who had two more touchdowns allowed than interceptions. However, they had eight fewer picks than the Vikings.
The team will officially enter the JJ McCarthy era in 2025 with an abundance of young playmakers on both sides of the ball.
Vaughn has the tools to be a real difference maker in both man and zone coverage. He put on a show at pro day and also has plenty of tape showing that he can outrun, outpower, and outsmart wide receivers.
Zemaiah Vaughn out of the University of Utah had himself a very nice day. At 6’3, he jumped a 39.5 vertical (highest mark of DB group in attendance) & displayed great movement skills in drills. Very explosive & very fluid! #NFLDraft #NFLDraft2025 #BIG12ProDay @DraftDiamonds pic.twitter.com/XUbKoIoGvY
— Malik Boynton (@malikboynton2) March 21, 2025
About Zemaiah Vaughn
Vaughn was born in Beaumont, Texas, and attended Beaumont United High School, where he played quarterback and received multiple all-district honors.
He walked on with Utah Football in 2020, where he transitioned to defense and appeared in four games.
In 2021, Vaughn built a role for himself with the Utes. In 13 games and four starts, he posted 25 tackles, three tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and four pass breakups.
For his college career, he recorded 144 total tackles (111 solo), 14 tackles for loss, three sacks, 27 pass breakups, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, and three interceptions with one touchdown.
He earned All-Pac-12 in 2023.
Zemaiah Vaughn Big 12 Pro Day
Height: 6′ 3″
Weight: 187 lbs.
Vertical Jump: 39.5″
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