Vashaun Coulon

By Lee Brecheen

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Class 2026 Quarterback Vashaun Coulon, St. Augustine High School (New Orleans).

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When I was growing up, my favorite Quarterback under 6’0 feet in height was Doug Flutie played for Boston College and in the NFL New England Patriots, and in Canada for the Toronto Argonauts. and was one of the most exciting quarterbacks to ever play the game in college.

With the new college Offense’s you see now a few players in college and in the NFL that are changing the game under  6-0 tall, players like Kyler Murray Oklahoma and now Arizona Cardinals NFL, and the current QB for Florida State Tommy Castellanos might be 5-5-10 180 pounds and Kyler is 5-10 180  and there are others but too many to list.

A kid who reminds me a little bit of former LSU QB Herb Tyler, who played High School football for O.P. Walker in Algiers, is current St. Augustine High School Quarterback Vashaun Coulon, 5-11, 170 pounds is a little taller than Herb Tyler, who was around 5-10 or 5-9. In Vashaun's 1^st year as a starter in 2024, he led his team to the playoffs and looked great, poised, with a strong arm and knows how to work the pocket, and he is tough to sack. I think a sleeper and in the right Offense in college could put up big numbers because he sees the field well with a strong arm and very mature kid. In the Classroom, he is a straight-A Student, and on the field, he is a big-time leader too. The  St. Augustine High School football team has a chance to go deep in the playoffs in 2025 because of Coulon at Quarterback. His godbrother, Jhamal Shel, is currently a starting Cornerback for Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana, and had a great game against LSU this year in Tiger Stadium.

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Quotes from Vashaun Colon below

“Being a player at St. Aug High School is an honor, especially knowing the school’s legacy in shaping leaders around the city. The pride of representing such a prestigious institution, both on the field and in the classroom, must be immense, with a strong sense of community and high expectations.”

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“My strength at Quarterback is my brain, using my greatest gift from God, which is my head, as my Dad tells me, being able to predict where defenders are going to be and being able to change a play to put us in good situations to have positive gains. I believe I have the arm to make any throw, and I can extend plays using my legs. Being able to mature in the Offense understanding everyone’s job, not just my own, and being able to dictate the other 21 players on the field as head coach Robert Valdez (Former Southern U starting Offensive Lineman . Walker HS Alum) always tells me.”

“The Catholic League has several schools with great Wide Receivers they are great guys, but what I think separates our Wide Receivers at St. Aug is their work ethic and ability to adjust when things are going right, plays aren’t always gonna be open so being able to be a playmaker outside of the play is what makes those guys so special and makes my job easy.”

“Recruiting is moving at a slower pace than I want it to. Schools like Millsaps, Ave Marie, Ottawa U, and Louisiana Christian have offered, but I’m not much focused on things like that at the moment. Coach Valdez always tells me, What God has for me no one can take it from me.”

“My favorite Quarterback growing up would be former LSU QB Joe Burrow. I feel like he's the best in the business right now. I would say my favorite college QB currently would be Carson Beck with Miami U because I think he is a game-changer.”

“I’ve always been a big LSU fan, growing up watching former St. Aug Running Back Leonard Fournette dominate in Death Valley as a kid has always been cool to me..e”

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Lee Brecheen, owner of Louisiana Football Magazine since 1997, and www.lafootballmagazine.com (Check out both players in the Warren Easton team preview in Class 5A under 2025 Football Preview still on the website). Also, make sure to hit the free Subscribe button to our TV Show on YouTube (The Sports Scouting Report with Lee Brecheen) to help the show grow and promote more players.

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