Brandon Drayton

S · Marshall · Sr. · #8

Marshall 2021 alumnus

This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Brandon Drayton

S · Marshall · Sr · #8

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

Recruit

★★★

#983 national

CFB

College

Marshall

2020–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2020–2021

2 coaches

2020

Doc Holliday

Marshall

2021

Charles Huff

Marshall

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Doc Holliday → Charles Huff. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020Marshall7-3HC: Doc Holliday · Run-leaning

2021Marshall7-6HC: Charles Huff · Balanced, fast tempo

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Marshall	70	36	2.5	0.5	2	--	--
2020	Marshall	45	19	1.0	1.0	1	1	--
Career		115	55	3.5	1.5	3	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 12 · 2021

W 49–28

at Charlotte

7 TOT · 2 SOLO · 0 TFL

Dominant 21-point win on the road against Charlotte.

How he plays

Play style

Plays like an extra linebacker near the line.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Box Safety

Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.

His 2021 production profile sits closest to Marvin Grant’s 2021 season.

Marvin Grant

82%match

Purdue · 2021

Keidron Smith

Ole Miss · 2021

78%

Cam'Ron Kelly

North Carolina · 2021

All-ACC

78%

Jaylon Carlies

Missouri · 2021

NFL Rd 5

76%

Kenderick Duncan Jr.

Louisville · 2021

75%

Matches Marvin on

Class year

TFL rate

PD rate

Differs from Marvin on

Height (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Beau Freyler's sophomore season at Iowa State (2022).

Beau Freyler

86%match

Iowa State · 2022

Luke Brockermeyer

Texas · 2021

85%

Namdi Obiazor

TCU · 2023

NFL Rd 6

85%

Cam Jones

Indiana · 2021

84%

Cam'Ron Kelly

North Carolina · 2021

All-ACC

84%

Matches Beau on

PD rate

Tackle volume

TFL rate