He has also been a member of the New England Patriots, San Diego Chargers, Chicago Bears, Atlanta Falcons, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Calgary Stampeders.

He was a top-recruited linebacker according to all the national recruiting platforms including ESPN, Scout, Rivals, MaxPreps, and PrepStar.

[1] He earned honors as an Under Armour All-American, 2010 Georgia Class 4A Defensive Player of the Year, DeKalb County All-Class Defensive Player of the Year, two-time Georgia Merit Scholar, two-time President's Education Award recipient, National Beta Club, National Honors Society, and a Franklin D. Watkins Award finalist for the nation’s top African-American scholar-athlete.

[3] He was the Defensive MVP of his final college football game in the 2014 Foster Farms Bowl.

Vaughters is also a member of Omega Psi Phi and was involved in other student organizations including Men Against Abuse Now (MAAN) and the Stanford PACS (Philanthropy and Civil Society) Community Grants Program.

[7] The team placed him on the practice squad injured list after suffering a torn left distal bicep tendon on September 30, 2015.

[10] Vaughters was signed to the practice roster of the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League on July 25, 2016.

[17] He was promoted to the active roster on November 2,[18] and made his NFL debut in that weekend's game against the Philadelphia Eagles.

[23] In Week 5 of the 2020 season against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday Night Football, Vaughters recorded his first career sack on Tom Brady during the 20–19 win.

[27] On September 11, 2021, Vaughters was elevated to the active roster prior to the Falcons’ first game of the 2021 season versus the Philadelphia Eagles.

[33] However, he played in just six regular season games in 2023 where he recorded 15 defensive tackles, five sacks, and two forced fumbles.