Defensive line, Texas, 2020–24
Vernon Broughton
- Number
- No. 45
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 305 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Houston, TX
- Born
- 2001
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Vernon Broughton played defensive line at Texas (2020–24). The New Orleans Saints took Broughton in round 3, No. 71 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
2sacks, career highat Texas A&M, 2024Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2023
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Texas | 45 | DL | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Texas | 45 | DL | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Texas | 45 | DL | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Texas | 45 | DL | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Texas | 45 | DL | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′4″ | 305 |
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
2024 Texas 15 games, 39 tackles, 4 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Colorado State | W 52–0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | at Michigan | W 31–12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. UTSA | W 56–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. UL Monroe | W 51–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Mississippi State | W 35–13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Oklahoma | W 34–3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Georgia | L 15–30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Florida | W 49–17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at Arkansas | W 20–10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Kentucky | W 31–14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at Texas A&M | W 17–7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Dec 7 | vs.Georgia | L 19–22 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | vs. Clemson | W 38–24 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Arizona State | W 39–31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 10 ✦ | vs. Ohio State | L 14–28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2023 Texas 11 games, 15 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | at Alabama | W 34–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Wyoming | W 31–10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | at Baylor | W 38–6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Kansas | W 40–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Oklahoma | L 30–34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Houston | W 31–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. BYU | W 35–6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Kansas State | W 33–30 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at TCU | W 29–26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Iowa State | W 26–16 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs. Texas Tech | W 57–7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Texas 6 games, 6 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs.UL Monroe | W 52–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs.Alabama | L 19–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | atTexas Tech | L 34–37 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. West Virginia | W 38–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at Oklahoma State | L 34–41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atKansas State | W 34–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Texas 4 games, 5 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | atArkansas | L 21–40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs.Texas Tech | W 70–35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | atTCU | W 32–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | atWest Virginia | L 23–31 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
2020 Texas 1 game, 2 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Colorado | W 55–23 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2025 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′5″ |
| Weight | 311 lb |
| Arm length | 35″ |
| Hand size | 9¼″ |
| Wingspan | 83⅞″ |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 5 games with a stat; latest team: New Orleans Saints.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | New Orleans Saints | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | New Orleans Saints | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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