Troy Drayton
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| Position | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Born | June 29, 1970 Steelton, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school | Steelton-Highspire | ||||||||
| College | Penn State | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1993: 2nd round, 39th overall pick | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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Troy Anthony Drayton (born June 29, 1970) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for nine season in the National Football League (NFL) from 1993 to 2001, primarily 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 played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions from 1989 to 1992, earning third-team All-American homors in 1992. He currently resides in Coral Springs, Florida.
NFL career statistics
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| 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 |
| Career | 122 | 91 | 243 | 2,645 | 10.9 | 51 | 24 | |
Playoffs
| 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 |
| Career | 3 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 | |
References
- ↑ "1993 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
External links
- Former Penn State TE Drayton surprises mom, finally gets degree, 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
Categories:
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
- American football tight ends
- Penn State Nittany Lions football players
- Los Angeles Rams players
- St. Louis Rams players
- Miami Dolphins players
- Kansas City Chiefs players
- Players of American football from Coral Springs, Florida
- People from Steelton, Pennsylvania
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- Oakland Raiders players
- American football tight end, 1970s birth stubs