Defensive tackle, Cincinnati, 2014–18
Cortez Broughton
Lettered 2015–18 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 96
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 288 lb
- Class (2018)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Warner Robins, GA
- Born
- Sep 2, 1996
Cortez Broughton played defensive tackle at Cincinnati (2014–18). The Los Angeles Chargers took Broughton in round 7, No. 242 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
10tackles, career highvs. Navy, 20182.5sacks, career highat UCLA, 2018Team titles: American champions, 2014
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Cincinnati | 42 | 21 | 5 | 2.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2017 | Cincinnati | 34 | 12 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2018 | Cincinnati | 50 | 30 | 16.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Career | 126 | 63 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8 of 13 | 3 | 13 | 16 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: ESPN play-by-play participants, via SportsDataverse: tackles only, counted in the games whose play-by-play names tacklers (G: those games, of his team’s), so part of the season, not its total. A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Cincinnati | 96 | DT | RS | ||
| 2015 | Cincinnati | 96 | DT | Fr. | ||
| 2016 | Cincinnati | 96 | DT | So. | ||
| 2017 | Cincinnati | 96 | DT | Jr. | ||
| 2018 | Cincinnati | 96 | DT | Sr. | 6′3″ | 288 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2018 Cincinnati 13 games, 50 tackles, 5.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at UCLA | W 26–17 | 5 | 4 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | at Miami (OH) | W 21–0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Alabama A&M | W 63–7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Ohio | W 34–30 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | at UConn | W 49–7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs. Tulane | W 37–21 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | at Temple | L 17–24 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 27 | at SMU | W 26–20 | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Navy | W 42–0 | 10 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs. South Florida | W 35–23 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | at UCF | L 13–38 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | vs. East Carolina | W 56–6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Virginia Tech | W 35–31 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Cincinnati 12 games, 34 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Austin Peay | W 26–14 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Michigan | L 14–36 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | atMiami (OH) | W 21–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | atNavy | L 32–42 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Marshall | L 21–38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs.UCF | L 23–51 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | atSouth Florida | L 3–33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs.SMU | L 28–31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | atTulane | W 17–16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs.Temple | L 24–35 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atEast Carolina | L 20–48 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.UConn | W 22–21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Cincinnati 12 games, 42 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. UT Martin | W 28–7 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | at Purdue | W 38–20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Houston | L 16–40 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs.Miami (OH) | W 27–20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.South Florida | L 20–45 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atUConn | L 9–20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs.East Carolina | W 31–19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | atTemple | L 13–34 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. BYU | L 3–20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 12 | atUCF | L 3–24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Memphis | L 7–34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at Tulsa | L 37–40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2019 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2¼″ |
| Weight | 293 lb |
| Arm length | 32¾″ |
| Hand size | 9⅛″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.98 s |
| Vertical jump | 33½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′5″ |
| Bench press | 24 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.65 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.57 s |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 6 games with a stat; latest team: Buffalo Bills.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Los Angeles Chargers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Chargers | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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