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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2024Texas
Vernon Broughton
DL • 6'4" • 305 lbs • Houston, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Vernon Broughton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
64
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
54
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
67
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Texas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Texas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas A&M
Player Story
Vernon Broughton built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Houston, TX wearing No. 45, spending time with Texas. The clearest part of Vernon Broughton's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Texas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2025
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 7
- Overall
- No. 71
- NFL Team
- New Orleans Saints
Vernon Broughton, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Texas. Vernon Broughton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 67
- TFL
- 11
- Sacks
- 6.5
- QB hurries
- 10
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Vernon Broughton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Texas · DL
- Career Tackles
- 67
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2020 Postseason · Texas
- Top game
- Texas A&M
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Cy Ridge · Texas
- High school pipeline
- Cy Ridge · 20 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2025 · Round 3 · Pick 7 · New Orleans Saints
- Latest roster
- No. 45 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 39 tackles · DL 72nd (top 7%) · SEC 123rd (top 17%) · National 1,001st (top 17%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Postseason | Texas | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 59.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Texas | 4 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 9.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Texas | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - | 0 | 34.7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Texas | 11 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23.4 |
| 2024 Postseason | Texas | 15 | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 46.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Texas | 15 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 46.8 |
Related Context
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Vernon Broughton played DL for Texas. Across 5 tracked seasons, Vernon Broughton recorded 67 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Texas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason
Texas paired 2 primary output with 28.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 20.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas A&M
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Texas
Games
15
Havoc Plays / G
1.0
Efficiency
20.5
Usage
6.1
Consistency
15.6
Best Game by takeover score
Texas A&M
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ohio State: 2. Arizona State: 0. Clemson: 1.5. Colorado State: 2. Michigan: 0. UTSA: 0. UL Monroe: 0. Mississippi State: 2. Oklahoma: 0. Georgia: 1. Florida: 0. Arkansas: 1. Kentucky: 0. Texas A&M: 6. Georgia: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio State: 1 by 24.2. Arizona State: 4 by 16.7. Clemson: 1 by 19.2. Colorado State: 2 by 28.3. Michigan: 3 by 12.5. UTSA: 1 by 4.2. UL Monroe: 1 by 4.2. Mississippi State: 5 by 40.8. Oklahoma: 3 by 12.5. Georgia: 1 by 14.2. Florida: 2 by 8.3. Arkansas: 2 by 18.3. Kentucky: 3 by 12.5. Texas A&M: 4 by 66.7. Georgia: 6 by 25
Split Comparison
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Wins1.0 · Games = 12 · +0.0 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 3 · -0.0 vs Wins
Game Log
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15 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Texas A&M
Best efficiency game
66.7 vs Texas A&M
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/11 | vs Ohio StateSplash game | L 14-28 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 1/1 | @ Arizona State | W 39-31 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/21 | vs Clemson | W 38-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 12/7 | vs Georgia | L 19-22 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/1 | @ Texas A&M2+ sacks · Splash game | W 17-7 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Kentucky | W 31-14 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Arkansas | W 20-10 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Florida | W 49-17 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Georgia | L 15-30 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Oklahoma | W 34-3 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Mississippi StateSplash game | W 35-13 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/22 | vs UL Monroe | W 51-3 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs UTSA | W 56-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Michigan | W 31-12 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Colorado StateSplash game | W 52-0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Vernon Broughton story
Vernon Broughton built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Houston, TX wearing No. 45, spending time with Texas. The clearest part of Vernon Broughton's career was his defensive production: 67 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 37 career games in the available record. That gives Vernon Broughton's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Texas
2020-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202020212022202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Postseason | Texas | 2 | 28.3 | 11.4 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Texas | 1 | 7.7 | 1.7 | -1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Texas | 5 | 12.5 | 3.9 | 4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Texas | 7 | 12.1 | 3.3 | 2 |
| 2024 Postseason | Texas | 15.5 | 20.5 | 6.1 | 8.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Texas | 15.5 | 20.5 | 6.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Texas A&M
Week 14 · W 17-7 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#2
@ Colorado
Week 1 · W 55-23 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
74.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.4 takeover score.
#3
@ Baylor
Week 4 · W 38-6 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
71.7 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 71.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Alabama
Week 2 · L 19-20
2
Havoc Plays
58.6 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.6 takeover score.
#5
vs Wyoming
Week 3 · W 31-10
2
Havoc Plays
53.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 53.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Postseason · Texas
2 primary output · 28.3 efficiency · 11.4 usage
59.1
#2
2024 Postseason · Texas
46.8
15.5 primary · 20.5 efficiency · 6.1 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Texas
46.8
15.5 primary · 20.5 efficiency · 6.1 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
8
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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