The Texas Longhorns will see another defensive lineman head to the pros with Vernon Broughton being selected as the No. 71 overall pick in the third round to th

Former Texas Longhorns defensive back Vernon Broughton has been drafted by the New Orleans Saints. The Houston native was taken 71st in the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Broughton spent much of his career backing up former stars Byron Murphy and T’Vondre Sweat. This year, as a starter Broughton blossomed into a third round NFL Draft pick.

Broughton is the sixth Longhorn taken thus far in the 2025 draft, and the fourth member of the Horns’ defense. Jahdae Barron, Alfred Collins and Andrew Mukuba all went in the first two rounds. Broughton was a rarity in modern college football, playing his entire five-year college career in Austin.