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OFFICIAL ATHLETICS SITE OF THE GLENVILLE STATE PIONEERS

2026 Football Transfer Class

Za'Heir Barnes-Vaughn

  • Position Defensive Line
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 270
  • Hometown Somerset, N.J.
  • High School Mooresville
  • Prev School Shaw / Notre Dame College / Austin Peay
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Biography

Biography
  • Mid year transfer from Austin Peay, a D1 FCS member of the United Athletic Conference (UAC)
  • 6-foot-1, 270-pound defensive lineman out of Somerset, N.J.
  • Started career at Shaw before making stops at Notre Dame College (Ohio) and Austin Peay
  • Played in 20 games over four seasons with the Governors, Falcons and Bears, totaling 57 tackles, 5.5 TFL, one sack and one fumble recovery
(2025)
  • Did not compete due to injury
Austin Peay (2024) - R-Jr.
  • Started in all six games he appeared in for the Governors before missing the rest of the season with an injury
  • Totaled 18 tackles and two pass breakups
  • Had a season-high 18 tackles at West Georgia
  • Logged four tackles at Central Arkansas
  • Finished with three tackles in contests against Southern Illinois and Alabama A&M
  • Notched two stops versus Southern Utah
Notre Dame College (2023) - R-So.
  • Played in five games for the Falcons
  • Produced 18 tackles, 3.0 TFL and one fumble recovery on the year
  • Finished with a season-high five tackles versus Ohio Dominican
  • Had four tackles and a TFL at Glenville State
  • Also logged four tackles at Frostburg State
  • Logged three tackles and a TFL versus Fairmont State
  • Made two stops with a TFL against West Virginia Wesleyan
Shaw (2022) - R-Fr.
  • Played in three games for the Bears, using a redshirt
  • Totaled 21 tackles, 2.5 TFL, one sack and one pass deflection over those three contests
  • Recorded a career-high 11 tackles with 1.5 TFL and one sack at Fayetteville State
  • Finished with five tackles in games at Virginia State and Wayne State (Mich.)
Shaw (2021) - Fr.
  • Appeared in six games as a true freshman
  • Had six tackles and one TFL on the season
  • Logged two tackles in games against Lincoln (Pa.) and Livingstone
  • Added a TFL at Livingstone
High School
  • Attended Mooresville High School in Mooresville, N.C.
  • Two-time All-Conference selection
  • Also picked All-County twice

Statistics

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Season Statistics

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