Dustin Vaughan finished his playing career as the all-time leader in five offensive categories where he led West Texas A&M to the NCAA Division II playoffs two times, including the first-ever appearance in the semifinals in 2012. The quarterback was twice named the Lone Star Conference Offensive Player of the Year while finishing second in the Harlon Hill Trophy voting as a senior in 2013.
 
The Buffs went 31-9 during his three-years as a starter where he completed 1,040 of 1,622 passes for 13,525 yards and 123 touchdowns. He still holds Lone Star Conference career records in passing attempts (1,624), completions (1,040), passing yards (13,525), passing yards per game (307.4), passing touchdowns (123), total yards (13,608) and total yards per game (309.3) to go along with numerous single-season league bests.
 
Vaughan was named LSC Male Athlete of the Year in 2014.
 
Vaughan also took care of business in the classroom, earning LSC Football Academic Player of the Year honors in 2012 and 2013 while also being named the conference's Scholar Athlete of the Year. He was also named the CoSIDA Academic Player of the Year in 2012.
 
The Corpus Christi, Texas native signed with the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2014. He also spent time with the Buffalo Bills, Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens.