Vernon Broughton: DL · Texas · #45.
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Vernon Broughton
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches at Texas: Tom Herman and Steve Sarkisian. On tape: 6 tackles against Georgia, Week 15, 2024.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
39 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 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
2024 season · 15 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-0vs Colorado State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-12@ No. 10 Michigan | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 56-7vs UTSA | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 51-3vs UL Monroe | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 35-13vs Mississippi State | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-3vs No. 18 Oklahoma | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 15-30vs No. 5 Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 49-17vs Florida | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 20-10@ Arkansas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-14vs Kentucky | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 17-7@ No. 20 Texas A&M | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 15 | L 19-22vs No. 5 Georgia | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Bowl | W 38-24vs No. 13 Clemson | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 39-31vs No. 10 Arizona State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 14-28vs No. 6 Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 24 | 4.5 | 4.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
12%4 TFLSack rate
10%4 sacksHurry rate
13%5 hurries39 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 4 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 15 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-79g | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Steve Sarkisian
Pass share
48.7%
541 pass / 570 run
Plays / game
69.4
16 games
Team sack rate
6.0%
584 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
39 tackles in 15 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #146 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Texas, 6 sacks — drafted at #71 overall by the New Orleans Saints.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tom Herman → Steve Sarkisian. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
New Orleans SaintsEntering 2nd NFL season
New Orleans SaintsEntering 2nd NFL season
