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Vernon Broughton

Texas · Edge Rusher · 2020-24

SACKS
7
TFL
11
TKL
67

Career totals · 5 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

From 2020 to 2024, Broughton recorded 67 tackles, 11 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks.

Broughton was the No. 71 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 70 overall, the 21st-highest edge rusher rating at Texas since 1990 and No. 119 among all edge rushers of the 2020-2024 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2025
    • No. 71 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Vernon Broughton season-by-season statistics at Texas
SeasonTklTFLSacksPD
20202110
202150.50.50
20226100
202315411
2024394.542
Total67116.53

Seasons with tracked stats at Texas. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Texas Teammates

  1. 90T'Vondre Sweat2019-23EDGE
  2. 90Bijan Robinson2020-22RB
  3. 88Jahdae Barron2020-24CB
  4. 86Joseph Ossai2018-20LB
  5. 83Michael Taaffe2022-25S
  6. 83Anthony Hill Jr.2023-25LB
  7. 80Xavier Worthy2021-23WR
  8. 77Sam Ehlinger2017-20QB
  9. 77Ja'Tavion Sanders2022-23TE
  10. 77Andrew Mukuba2024S

Full Texas all-time roster

Top Edge Rushers of the 2020-2024 Era

  1. 93Aidan HutchinsonMichigan · 2018-21EDGE
  2. 93Will Anderson Jr.Alabama · 2020-22EDGE
  3. 90Jordan DavisGeorgia · 2018-21EDGE
  4. 90Abdul CarterPenn State · 2022-24EDGE
  5. 90Calijah KanceyPittsburgh · 2020-22EDGE
  6. 90Jalen CarterGeorgia · 2020-22EDGE
  7. 90Kayvon ThibodeauxOregon · 2019-21EDGE
  8. 90Mason GrahamMichigan · 2022-24EDGE

Best college edge rushers since 1990Best SEC players

Sources: Wikipedia (Vernon Broughton) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.