Tyler Brayton

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Tyler Brayton
Tyler Brayton in 2006 game vs Chargers.jpg
Brayton with the Raiders in 2006
No. 91, 96
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1979-11-20) November 20, 1979 (age 44)
Richland, Washington, U.S.
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:280 lb (127 kg)
Career information
High school: Pasco (WA)
College: Colorado
NFL draft: 2003  / Round: 1 / Pick: 32
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:318
Sacks:17.5
Forced fumbles:6
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Tyler Brayton (born November 20, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Oakland Raiders 32nd overall in the 2003 NFL draft. He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes. Brayton also played for the Carolina Panthers and Indianapolis Colts.

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College career

In 47 games at the University of Colorado, Brayton recorded 152 tackles with 12.5 sacks, 25 stops for losses, 34 quarterback pressures, 17 third-down hits, three fumble recoveries, three forced fumbles and six pass deflections. [1]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 6+1⁄8 in
(1.98 m)		277 lb
(126 kg)		34 in
(0.86 m)		9+5⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		4.75 s1.66 s2.80 s4.31 s7.14 s34 in
(0.86 m)		9 ft 8 in
(2.95 m)		25 reps
All values from NFL Combine. [2]

Oakland Raiders

Brayton was the last NFL draft pick in the first round in 2003, after Oakland acquired the first-round pick from the eventual Super Bowl Champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for head coach Jon Gruden at the end of the 2001 season. [3] Gruden became the Buccaneers coach after Tony Dungy's firing, with the latter taking over as the Indianapolis Colts coach when Jim E. Mora was fired the same year. Brayton was one of two Raiders selected in the first round in 2003; the other was Nnamdi Asomugha. In his debut season, he played and started in all 16 games and finished the campaign with 61 tackles and 2.5 sacks. The following season, he recorded 45 tackles, 2.5 sacks and his first career interception at the Kansas City Chiefs on December 25. During the 2005 season, Brayton played in all 16 games, notching up three starts and finished the season with 16 tackles and one sack. In 2006, he finished with 42 tackles. In his final year with the Raiders, Brayton finished the season with 11 tackles.

On November 6, 2006 in a game against the Seattle Seahawks, Brayton kneed Seahawks tight end Jerramy Stevens in the groin after Stevens had kneed him, and was ejected. Brayton was later fined $25,000 by the NFL [4] and Stevens was fined $15,000.

Carolina Panthers

On March 4, 2008, Brayton was signed by the Carolina Panthers. In his first season at the Panthers, he played and started in all 16 games and finished the campaign with 40 tackles and a career-high 4.5 sacks. [5]

On December 12, 2010 in a game against the Atlanta Falcons, Tyler Brayton came off the bench and elbowed Atlanta Falcons cornerback Christopher Owens in the head while Owens was running along the Carolina sideline as part of the punt coverage unit. The NFL fined Tyler Brayton $15,000 for the illegal hit. [6] Carolina released him on July 29, 2011. [7]

Indianapolis Colts

Brayton signed with the Indianapolis Colts on August 15, 2011. [8]

NFL career statistics

Legend
BoldCareer high

Regular season

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
2003 OAK 16166148132.58000010100
2004 OAK 1515453782.5412402470000
2005 OAK 163222021.00000001000
2006 OAK 1613433490.01000011000
2007 OAK 160121020.02000010100
2008 CAR 1616403554.56000031100
2009 CAR 1515463795.06000012100
2010 CAR 1514221660.04000021210
2011 IND 1612715122.03000000000
141933182526617.534124024166610

Playoffs

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
2008 CAR 114310.00000000000
114310.00000000000

Personal life

Brayton is the grandson of former Washington State University baseball coach Bobo Brayton. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ College Statistics Carolina Panthers website
  2. ↑ "Tyler Brayton, Colorado, DE, 2003 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com.
  3. ↑ "2003 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  4. ↑ "Brayton gets fine, but no suspension", San Francisco Chronicle, February 16, 2008.
  5. ↑ Career Statistics Stats courtesy of nfl.com
  6. ↑ "Tyler Brayton hit with $15,000 fine". 19 December 2010.
  7. ↑ "NFL cuts roundup". 29 July 2011.
  8. ↑ http://www.everything-colts.com/offseasoncentral.htm Everything-Colts.com
  9. ↑ Brayton participated on the NBC show American Ninja Warrior June 1st, 2015. "Oakland Raiders official bio", Oakland Raiders website, February 16, 2008.
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