Vernon Broughton
 Broughton with the Texas Longhorns in 2024 | |||||
| No. 91 – New Orleans Saints | |||||
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| Position | Defensive tackle | ||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born | July 15, 2001 Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||
| Listed weight | 305 lb (138 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school | Cypress Ridge (Harris County, Texas) | ||||
| College | Texas (2020–2024) | ||||
| NFL draft | 2025: 3rd round, 71st overall pick | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||
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Vernon Broughton II (born July 15, 2001) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Longhorns and was selected by the Saints in the third round of the 2025 NFL draft.
Early life
[edit]Broughton attended Cypress Ridge High School in Harris County, Texas. He was rated as a four-star recruit and the 79th overall player in the class of 2020, and committed to play college football for the Texas Longhorns over offers from schools such as LSU, Ohio State, and Texas A&M.[1][2]
College career
[edit]In his first three collegiate season from 2020 to 2022, Broughton appeared in 25 games for Texas, where he totaled 13 tackles with two being for a loss, and a sack.[3] In 2023, he tallied 17 tackles with five being for a loss, a sack, and a fumble recovery for the Longhorns.[4] Broughton entered the 2024 season as a starter on the Longhorns defensive line.[5] In the 2024 regular season finale, he recorded two sacks and the game-sealing fumble recovery against rival Texas A&M, earning SEC co-defensive player of the week honors.[6] In the 2024 SEC Championship Game, Broughton totaled six tackles against Georgia.[7] During the 2024 season, he played all 15 games, notching 39 tackle with four and a half being for a loss, four sacks, two forced fumbles, and three fumble recoveries.[8]
College statistics
[edit]| Season | GP | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
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| Solo | Ast | Cmb | TfL | Sck | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | PD | FR | Yds | TD | FF | ||
| Texas Longhorns | |||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 16 | 24 | 15 | 39 | 5 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Career | 56 | 39 | 31 | 70 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Professional career
[edit]Broughton declared for the 2025 NFL draft.[8] He initially accepted an invite to play in the 2025 Senior Bowl, but later dropped out of the bowl.[9]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
311 lb (141 kg) |
35 in (0.89 m) |
9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | |||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[10][11] | ||||||||||||
Broughton was selected by the New Orleans Saints with the 71st pick in the third round of the 2025 NFL draft.[12] He signed his four-year rookie contract worth 6.64 million.[13] Broughton made his NFL debut in Week 2 against the San Francisco 49ers and recorded 3 tackles. However, he suffered a season-ending hip injury in the contest, and was placed on injured reserve on September 17.[14]
Personal life
[edit]Broughton is married to his wife Camille.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ VanHaaren, Tom (July 18, 2019). "DE Broughton, No. 79 recruit, to play for Texas". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
- ^ Carlton, Chuck (July 18, 2019). "Texas picks up key defensive commitment in Cy Ridge lineman Vernon Broughton". Dallas News. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
- ^ Vasquez, Cat (January 27, 2025). "NFL draft: Scouting report for Texas football DT Vernon Broughton". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
- ^ a b "After missing spring game because of his wedding, Texas DT is now all business". Austin American-Statesman. August 22, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
- ^ Craven, Mike (September 4, 2024). "Alfred Collins, Vernon Broughton vow to continue standard set for Longhorn DT room". Dave Campbell's Texas Football. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
- ^ Gatlin, Jamie (December 3, 2024). "Vernon Broughton and Quintrevion Wisner earn weekly SEC honors". Longhorns Wire. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
- ^ Davis, Brian. "Two invited Longhorns who need to boost their NFL Draft stock choosing to skip the Senior Bowl". A to Z Sports. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
- ^ a b Hutchinson, Emma. "Texas Longhorns DT Vernon Broughton Declares for 2025 NFL Draft". Texas Longhorns on SI. SI.com. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
- ^ Davis, Brian (January 28, 2025). "Barryn Sorrell boosting his NFL Draft stock while four other Longhorns skip out on Senior Bowl". A to Z Sports. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
- ^ Reuter, Chad; Zierlein, Lance. "Vernon Broughton Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
- ^ "Vernon Broughton College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
- ^ Davis, Tyler J. (April 25, 2025). "New Orleans Saints pick Vernon Broughton, former Texas DL, in 3rd round of NFL draft". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
- ^ Spotrac. "Vernon Broughton | NFL Contracts & Salaries". spotrac.com. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
- ^ Sigler, John (September 15, 2025). "Report: Rookie draft pick suffered a season-ending injury in his Saints debut". Saints Wire. Retrieved September 16, 2025.