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Vernon Broughton New Orleans Saints · #91

Defensive Tackle · 6' 5", 311 lbs · Houston, TX · Age 25

Vernon Broughton is a Defensive Tackle for the New Orleans Saints, drafted 71st overall, 2025. In 2026 he recorded 6 tackles.

Defensive TackleDrafted 71st overall2-yr veteran
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Vernon Broughton
Season avg6 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Career avg9 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
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Scouting report

Vernon Broughton — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Defensive Tackle · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Vernon Broughton is a Defensive Tackle for the New Orleans Saints, drafted 71st overall, 2025. In 2026 he recorded 6 tackles.
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Pass rush
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Run defense
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Disruption
Solid · defense
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Splash plays
Elite · defense
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Ball skills
Solid · defense
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Act II

Where Vernon Broughton stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
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Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
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Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #755 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
12Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Vernon Broughton — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Tackling
6 TKL
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The engine

How the model sees Vernon Broughton

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
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Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 2-season history below.
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Everything it reads
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2 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 25 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Vernon Broughton career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklSackFFPDINT
2025130000
2026 in progress · 4 games460100
Career590.0100
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the New Orleans Saints built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record
82off index
98def index
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95%playoff odds
66roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades B+ (82), defense A+ (98) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 71, pass rush 99, coverage 97.
How his role moves
Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Vernon Broughton

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2001-07-15

The beginning

Vernon Broughton is a Defensive Tackle for the New Orleans Saints, in his 2nd NFL season.

New Orleans Saints

Turning pro

Drafted 71st overall, 2025 as a Defensive Tackle.

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Vernon Broughton is a New Orleans Saints defensive tackle, drafted 71st overall, 2025.

Chapter

Across 2 seasons (2025–2026) he has recorded 9 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 6 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2026.

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Broughton's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 5"
Weight
311 lbs
Draft
71st overall, 2025
Born
Houston, TX
Age
25
Jersey
#91
Background

Vernon Broughton is from Houston, TX and is 25 years old. He was drafted 71st overall, 2025 and plays defensive tackle at 6' 5", 311 lbs.

Over 2 seasons (2025–2026) he has recorded 9 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions. Broughton is currently on the New Orleans Saints roster.

The person

Vernon Broughton is a depth defensive lineman who has generated 0 sacks and 9 tackles across 2 seasons (2025–2026).

Pass rush0 career sacks with 1 forced fumbles.
Run defense9 career tackles up front.
Draft pedigree71st overall, 2025.
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FAQ

Vernon Broughton — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Vernon Broughton, answered.

What position does Vernon Broughton play?
Vernon Broughton is a Defensive Tackle for the New Orleans Saints.
When was Vernon Broughton drafted?
Vernon Broughton was drafted 71st overall, 2025.
How many seasons has Vernon Broughton played?
2 (2025–2026).
What are Vernon Broughton's career stats?
He has recorded 9 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.
Vernon Broughton career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

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Target share
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This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

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