John Vaughn John Vaughn ( born June 15 , 1984 in Nashville is an American football placekicker . He was signed by the Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2007 . He played college football at Auburn . College career . In the 2006 season , Vaughn was named the SEC Special Teams Player of the Year and was a Lou Groza Award finalist . His 42 - yard Cotton Bowl Classic field goal was his twentieth made out of twenty - four attempts for a 83 . 3 % on the season and made him just the second Auburn kicker ever to complete twenty or more field goals in a single season . Vaughn had new career long field goals in consecutive weekends with a 52 - yarder against Washington State and a 55 - yarder against Mississippi State . Twice during the season he completed four field goals in a single game — in wins against Washington State and the eventual BCS Champion Florida Gators . He is one of the best kickers in Auburn history . Vaughn holds more Auburn University records than any other kicker . Vaughn finished his Auburn career with 162 extra - point conversions ( out of 163 attempts ) , a school record and third best in SEC history . He also converted 50 field goals for a 72 . 5 % success rate . Vaughn ' s career total of 312 points made him the Auburn career - scoring leader ahead of Bo Jackson and Carnell Williams , and ranks tied for 12th in SEC history . Vaughn was the leading scorer on the undefeated 2004 SEC Champion team . Vaughn never had a kick blocked in his entire 4 your career at Auburn University . While Vaughn will arguably be remembered for his failed attempts against LSU in 2005 which cost Auburn the game , Vaughn rebounded and only missed 5 kicks the rest of his college career . ESPN College Gameday did special segment on Vaughn to share his story . He is also remembered for a game winning field goal in 2005 that beat Georgia 31 - 30 with 0 : 06 remaining in the game . In 2008 , Vaughn was inducted into The Great American Rivalry High School Football Hall of Fame . Vaughn holds several state records in the TSSAA . His 39 career field goals is a Tennessee State Record and ranks him tied for 4th in national high school football history . In 2010 , John Vaughn was voted as the kicker for the Auburn All Decade team of the 2000s . Professional career . First stint with Titans . Vaughn went undrafted in the 2007 NFL Draft but signed as an undrafted free agent with the Tennessee Titans on April 30 , 2007 . He was released from the Titans after Tennessee ' s 3rd Pre - season game Orlando Predators . John Vaughn was signed by the Orlando Predators of the AFL in February 2008 . One of the most productive newcomers to the Orlando Predators Vaughn beat out Jay Davis to become the Predators starting kicker as a rookie . Hit a 33 yard game winning field goal against the Columbus Destroyers as time expired . Second stint with Titans . Vaughn was re - signed by the Titans on July 31 , 2008 . Vaughn handled all kicking responsibilities for the Titans in the 2008 preseason . Going 7 - 9 on field goals , Vaughn connected on a 33 yard game winning field goal as time expired to beat the Oakland Raiders . Vaughn was cut by the Tennessee Titans in the final roster cuts to make place for All - Pro Kicker Rob Bironas , a former Auburn kicker himself .