Troy Anthony Drayton (born June 29, 1970) is an American former professional football tight end from 1993 to 2001. He played in nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL), mainly for the Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams and the Miami Dolphins. He was selected by the Rams in the second round of the 1993 NFL draft.[1] He was an All-American at Pennsylvania State University where he played from 1989 to 1992. He currently resides in Coral Springs, Florida.
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born: | June 29, 1970 Steelton, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Steelton (PA) Highspire | ||||||||
| College: | Penn St. | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1993 / round: 2 / pick: 39 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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NFL career statistics
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Regular season
edit| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1993 | RAM | 16 | 2 | 27 | 319 | 11.8 | 27 | 4 |
| 1994 | RAM | 16 | 16 | 32 | 276 | 8.6 | 22 | 6 |
| 1995 | STL | 16 | 16 | 47 | 458 | 9.7 | 31 | 4 |
| 1996 | STL | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| MIA | 10 | 10 | 26 | 320 | 12.3 | 51 | 0 | |
| 1997 | MIA | 16 | 15 | 39 | 558 | 14.3 | 30 | 4 |
| 1998 | MIA | 15 | 15 | 30 | 334 | 11.1 | 35 | 3 |
| 1999 | MIA | 14 | 13 | 32 | 299 | 9.3 | 26 | 1 |
| 2000 | KAN | 16 | 1 | 8 | 70 | 8.8 | 21 | 2 |
| 122 | 91 | 243 | 2,645 | 10.9 | 51 | 24 | ||
Playoffs
edit| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1997 | MIA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | MIA | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | MIA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 | ||
References
edit- ^ "1993 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
External links
edit- Former Penn State TE Drayton surprises mom, finally gets degree[permanent dead link], The Sporting News, May 16, 2008
- Troy Drayton: My Five Most Memorable Games Archived July 8, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, The Finsiders, June 25, 2013
- Penn State great Troy Drayton says he won't watch Nittany Lions until names come off jerseys, Dustin Hockensmith, PennLive, August 30, 2013
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