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Vernon Broughton

Defensive Tackle, New Orleans Saints · #91.

Player facts

Team: New Orleans Saints
Position: Defensive Tackle
Number: 91
Born: Jul 15, 2001 (age 25)
Birthplace: Houston, TX, USA
Height: 6' 5"
Weight: 311 lbs
College: Texas
Experience: 2 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	6	1	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career	9	1	8	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.5	0	0

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Mon, Oct 5	vs ATL	L 45-24	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs LV	L 35-27	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	@ BAL	W 24-17	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ DET	L 31-30 OT	3	1	2	0	1	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 4 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

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.

From Wikipedia’s article on Vernon Broughton, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

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.

College career

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. In 2023, he tallied 17 tackles with five being for a loss, a sack, and a fumble recovery for the Longhorns. Broughton entered the 2024 season as a starter on the Longhorns defensive line. 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. In the 2024 SEC Championship Game, Broughton totaled six tackles against Georgia. 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.