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Vernon Broughton
DT · NO · 2025–2026
Born July 15, 2001 · College Texas · Drafted 2025, round 3, pick 71 (NO) · 6-5, 311 lb
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | NO | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | NO | 7 | 15 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | NO | 8 | 18 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | NO | 1 | – | – | 20 | 29.9 |
Game logs
2026 game log (7 games)
2025 game log (1 games)
2025 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2025-09-14 | vs SF | L 21–26 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |