#91 Vernon Broughton
EDGE room context
View full depth chart →Vernon Broughton holds the DE · Backup spot in New Orleans Saints’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Vernon Broughton played 1 game in 2025 with a 34% snap share.
Background & career
Vernon Broughton is a 6'5", 305-pound defensive end for the New Orleans Saints. The Texas product was selected 71st overall in the 2025 NFL Draft by New Orleans and signed a four-year contract. During his college career, Broughton appeared in 56 games with 18 starts for the Longhorns, recording 70 tackles, 10.5 stops for loss, 6.5 sacks, 15 quarterback hits, and four fumble recoveries. In 2024, he started all 16 games and logged 39 tackles, 4.5 stops for loss, and four sacks. Broughton made his NFL debut against San Francisco on September 14, 2025, recording three assisted tackles before suffering a season-ending hip injury and being placed on injured reserve.
Texas2020 – 2024