The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2022 Football Roster
Roster
Vernon Broughton
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-4
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- Weight:
- 293
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Cypress Ridge
- Major:
- Physical Culture and Sports
A fifth-year defensive lineman who has played in 55 games with 16 starts ... has been credited with 69 career tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, four fumble recoveries, three pass breakups and one forced fumble ... earned Academic All-Big 12 First Team honors in 2021 …made his collegiate debut versus UTEP in 2020 ... was an All-American and two-time all-district honoree in high school ... participated in the 2020 Under Armour All-America Game ... was also one of five finalists for the 2019 Watkins Award, presented each year to the nation’s top African American male high school scholar-athlete ... 2020-21 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team honoree ... three-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (fall 2020, spring 2021, spring 2022).
SENIOR (2024)
A mainstay on the defensive line by appearing in all 15 games throughout the 2024 season ... made impacts in both Texas' first and last regular season SEC game: five tackles, one sack, one tackle for loss, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery vs. Mississippi State (9/28) and four tackles, two tackles for loss, two sacks, two quarterback hurries and one fumble recovery at Texas A&M (11/30) ... was credited with a season-high six tackles in the Longhorns' SEC Championship game against Georiga (12/7) ... one of five Longhorn defenders to have 3.0-or-more (3.0) sacks and 3.5-or-more (3.5) tackles for loss ... one of four Texas defensive players to record at least one pass breakup (2), one quarterback hurry (5), one fumble recovery (3) and one forced fumble (1) ... had at least one tackle (2), one quarterback hurry (1) and one pass breakup (1) in Texas' season-opening win against Colorado State (8/31) ... combined for 11 tackles (8 solo, 3 assisted) in Texas' postseason games: six tackles vs. Georgia (12/7), one vs. Clemson (12/21) and four vs. Arizona State (1/1) ...
JUNIOR (2023)
Played in all 14 games with one start … established career highs with 17 tackles (seven solo) 4.5 tackles for loss, one sack, one pass breakup and one fumble recovery … had two tackles and half a tackle for loss in the season-opening victory over Rice … had a solo tackle in the win at No. 3 Alabama … registered two tackles (one solo) with one tackle for loss and a pass breakup against Wyoming … had a sack for a three-yard loss and a quarterback hurry at Baylor … collected tackles against Kansas and in the Red River Rivalry versus Oklahoma … had a solo tackle and recovered a fumble at Houston … recorded one tackle against BYU … tallied two tackles (one solo) and half a tackle for loss against Kansas State … recorded two solo tackles and a tackle for loss at TCU … started at Iowa State, collecting half a tackle for loss … had two tackle against Texas Tech … appeared in the Big 12 Championship Game against Oklahoma State and the CFP semifinal versus Washington.
SOPHOMORE (2022)
Played in 12 games with one start … collected seven tackles (five solo), one tackle for loss and four quarterback hurries ... recorded two tackles (one solo) in the season-opening win over ULM … had two quarterback hurries against Alabama … made his first career start at Texas Tech and had two tackles (two solo) and one tackle for loss … registered a solo tackle against West Virginia … had a tackle and a quarterback hurry at Kansas State ... tallied one solo tackle in the Alamo Bowl against Washington.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2021)
Played in all 12 games … tallied five tackles (one solo), 0.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks … recorded a tackle at Arkansas … equaled his career-high with two tackles against Texas Tech … had a solo tackle in the victory at TCU …collected one tackle and a share of a sack at West Virginia.
FRESHMAN (2020)
Saw action in two games ... made his collegiate debut versus UTEP in the season opener ... logged two tackles and one sack in the Valero Alamo Bowl versus Colorado.
HIGH SCHOOL
An All-American and two-time all-district honoree ... selected to participate in the 2020 Under Armour All-America Game ... one of five finalists for the 2019 Watkins Award, presented each year to the nation’s top African American male high school scholar-athlete ... rated No. 80 on the ESPN300, No. 10 at defensive end and No. 14 overall in Texas by ESPN ... ranked No. 134 nationally overall, No. 10 at defensive tackle and No. 13 overall in Texas by Rivals ... No. 172 nationally, No. 12 at defensive tackle, and No. 28 overall in Texas according to 247Sports ... listed at No. 9 on the Austin American-Statesman’s Fab 55 ... ranked No. 3 in the Houston Top 100 by the Houston Chronicle ... selected second-team All-District 17-6A in 2019 ... recorded 36 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, three sacks, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries as a senior ... collected eight tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss and a forced fumble in a shutout against Morton Ranch ... posted seven tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and a forced fumble against Cypress Creek ... notched six tackles, three tackles for loss, one sack and a fumble recovery against Memorial ... helped Cypress Ridge to a 5-5 overall record in 2019 ... named first-team 2019 Super Team and to the Texas Top 300 by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football ... named to the Touchdown Club of Houston’s 2019 UIL High School Preseason Team ... tabbed first-team All-District 17-6A in 2018 ... recorded 92 tackles, including 25 tackles for loss and six sacks, along with three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries as a junior ... part of a defense that allowed 18.2 points per game, including two shutouts ... posted eight tackles (five solo), one tackle for loss and one forced fumble against Morton Ranch ... helped Cypress Ridge to a 7-3 overall record, including a 5-3 district mark, in 2018 ... played his sophomore season at Houston Spring Woods as a defensive tackle and tight end ... primarily played basketball in high school until his sophomore year.
