 Drayton in 2022 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Running backs coach |
| Team | Penn State |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | (1971-03-11)March 11, 1971 (age 54) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1989–1992 | Allegheny |
| Position | Running back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1993 | Allegheny (RB) |
| 1994 | Eastern Michigan (RB) |
| 1995 | Penn (RB) |
| 1996–1999 | Villanova (RB) |
| 2000 | Bowling Green (RB) |
| 2001–2003 | Green Bay Packers (OQC/ST) |
| 2004 | Mississippi State (RB) |
| 2005–2007 | Florida (RB) |
| 2008 | Tennessee (RB) |
| 2009 | Syracuse (RB) |
| 2010 | Florida (RB) |
| 2011 | Ohio State (WR) |
| 2012–2014 | Ohio State (RB) |
| 2015–2016 | Chicago Bears (RB) |
| 2017–2021 | Texas (AHC/RB/RGC) |
| 2022–2024 | Temple |
| 2025–present | Penn State (RB) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 9–25 |
Stanley Drayton (born March 11, 1971) is an Americanfootball coach who is currently the running backs coach atPenn State. He previously served as the head football coach atTemple. He formerly served as the associate head coach, running backs coach, and run game coordinator atTexas, coached running backs atOhio State and also coached running backs in theNational Football League (NFL) for theChicago Bears.
Drayton was born on March 11, 1971, inCleveland, Ohio.[1] He attendedAllegheny College, where he playedrunning back on the football team. As a sophomore, Drayton helped lead the Gators to the 1990NCAA Division III national championship and ended his career as the top rusher in Division III history (a record later broken). He also competed in track and field, winning numerousNCAC titles, and earned all-conference honors in both sports. Drayton is married to Monique Fuller and has two children. Drayton's uncle was a gold medal-winning Olympic track athlete,Paul Drayton.
Drayton held running back coaching positions with theEastern Michigan Eagles (1994),Penn Quakers (1995),Villanova Wildcats (1996–1999), andBowling Green Falcons (2000), before being hired by theGreen Bay Packers as Assistant Offensive Quality Control and Special Teams Coach from 2001 to 2003.
Following his time with the Packers he worked as a running backs coach with theMississippi State Bulldogs (2004),Florida Gators (2005–2007),Tennessee Volunteers (2008), andSyracuse Orange (2009). He returned to the Gators for the 2010 campaign.
In January 2011, Drayton was hired as a wide receivers coach by theOhio State Buckeyes. Following the 2011 season, he was reassigned to the role of running backs coach, under new head coachUrban Meyer (his former boss and mentor at Florida). He also served as assistant head coach in 2013 and 2014. Under Drayton's tutelage, Buckeye running backCarlos Hyde recorded 1,521 yards and 15 touchdowns, while also recording the eighth-highest yardage per game in the nation with 126.8. In 2014, Drayton guidedEzekiel Elliott to 1,878 yards, third-most in the country and the second-most in Ohio State history.[2]
In February 2015, Drayton was hired as a running backs coach for theChicago Bears.[3] In Drayton's first year, the running back trio ofMatt Forte,Jeremy Langford andKa'Deem Carey ended the 2015 season sixth in rushing attempts with 469 and 11th in total rushing yards with 1,851.[4] The group also ranked 11th in the league in rushing yards per game with 115.7.[5] Forte led the three in attempts (218), yards (898) and yards per attempt (4.1)[4] despite not playing in three due to injury,[6] while Langford had the most touchdowns with six.[4] Playing in eleven games, Carey scored twice on 43 attempts.[6] A year later, with Drayton, rookieJordan Howard recorded 1,313 rushing yards in 2016, the second-highest in the NFL behind Elliott.[7]
Drayton returned to the college ranks in 2017, joining theTexas Longhorns.[7]
On December 15, 2021, Drayton andTemple agreed to terms for him to become the next head football coach of the Owls.[8] On September 10, 2022, Drayton won his first game as the head coach of the Owls against theLafayette Leopards.[9] Temple fired Drayton on November 17, 2024, with two games remaining in the2024 season. Drayton's record at Temple was 9–25, with no postseason appearances. Defensive coordinatorEverett Withers succeeded Drayton as interim head coach.[10]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temple Owls(American Athletic Conference)(2022–2024) | |||||||||
| 2022 | Temple | 3–9 | 1–7 | 10th | |||||
| 2023 | Temple | 3–9 | 1–7 | T–13th | |||||
| 2024 | Temple | 3–7 | 2–4 | [a] | |||||
| Temple: | 9–25 | 4–18 | |||||||
| Total: | 9–25 | ||||||||
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