NFL Analyst Compares Cowboys RB to Lakers’ Bronny James

“Vaughn is fighting to get on the field,” Watkins wrote. “Vaughn, if you remember, was the feel-good story of the 2023 draft when picked in the sixth round out of Kansas State. He’s played in 14 games since. His father is Chris Vaughn, the Cowboys’ assistant director of college scouting.

“You can debate whether the Cowboys did this as a favor to Chris, but Deuce hasn’t been given an easy road to earn roster spots. He’s also understanding of the critiques of that. In some ways you can compare it to Bronny James, LeBron James’ son whom the Lakers drafted in the second round last year.”

On the surface, the Bronny comparison seems like a bit of a reach.

While the Lakers very well may have drafted him as a favor to LeBron, he also played some significant minutes for them last year as a rookie second-round pick, and he clearly factors into the team’s long-term plans for the future.

Conversely, Vaughn was a sixth-round pick who’s seemingly been a fringe roster player every year since he was drafted, and many analysts believe he’ll be nothing more than a depth piece on an NFL roster.

However, the point of nepotism leading to each being drafted where they were is certainly worth pointing out.

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