Despite a small sample size to work from in 2025, the New Orleans Saints will count on Vernon Broughton for a strong comeback in 2026.

The New Orleans Saints used the first of their two third-round picks in the NFL Draft on Texas Longhorns defensive tackle Vernon Broughton. Broughton was the seventh choice in the third round and the ...

Vernon Broughton made his New Orleans Saints debut this week against the San Francisco 49ers, but his follow up performance will have to wait. Broughton suffered a hip injury against the 49ers that is ...

A four-star recruit out of Cypress Ridge High School in Texas, Broughton elected to stay in-state over recruiting pitches from other national powers. After playing in just two games in 2020 as a ...

NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Saints strengthened their defense in the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft, selecting Texas defensive tackle Vernon Broughton at No. 71 and Virginia safety Jonas Sanker ...

The New Orleans Saints drafted Vernon Broughton in the third round this past April. But the rookie defensive lineman is a healthy scratch ahead of the first game of the season. Broughton was among the ...

Vernon Broughton. DT was a need so I'm glad we picked one. He is a run-stopper which we needed since our run defense was atrocious plus he can handle double teams which is a plus. Vernon Broughton, ...

While he was at the University of Texas, Vernon Broughton mostly lined up as a three-technique defensive tackle — meaning he lined up over the outside shoulder of the offensive guard. But one of the ...

A former four-star recruit from Cy Ridge High School in Houston, Texas, where he was the 31st-ranked player from his state and the 18th defensive tackle during the 2020 recruiting cycle. He missed six ...

The Denver Broncos are looking to add to the trenches, especially on the defensive side of the ball. It has led to a busy few weeks for Broncos defensive line coach Jamar Cain, and according to The ...