Brandon Drayton: S · Marshall · #8.
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Brandon Drayton
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for two head coaches in five seasons at Marshall. First career honor, 2020: All-Conference USA. One game to point at: 14 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against UAB — Week 11, 2021.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
60 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-7@ Navy | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 20-13vs Old Dominion | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 49-21@ North Texas | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-0vs Florida International | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-13@ Florida Atlantic | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-21vs UAB | 14 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 49-28@ Charlotte | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-53vs Western Kentucky | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 60 | 28 | 2.5 | 0.5 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
70tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFL70 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 2 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 8.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 6.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 5.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 8.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Huff
Pass share
52.5%
491 pass / 444 run
Plays / game
77.9
12 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
527 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
More tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #51 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Marshall, 270 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 43 games over five seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Doc Holliday → Charles Huff. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
