 Brayton with the Oakland Raiders in 2006 | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | (1979-11-20)November 20, 1979 (age 45) Richland, Washington, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 280 lb (127 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Pasco (WA) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Colorado | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2003: 1st round, 32nd pick | ||||||||||||
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Tyler Brayton (born November 20, 1979) is an American former professionalfootball player who was adefensive end in theNational Football League (NFL). He was selected by theOakland Raiders 32nd overall in the2003 NFL draft. He playedcollege football for theUniversity of Colorado Boulder and professionally for theOakland Raiders,Carolina Panthers, andIndianapolis Colts.
In 47 games at theUniversity 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]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft6+1⁄8 in (1.98 m) | 277 lb (126 kg) | 34 in (0.86 m) | 9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.75 s | 1.66 s | 2.80 s | 4.31 s | 7.14 s | 34 in (0.86 m) | 9 ft 8 in (2.95 m) | 25 reps | |
| All values fromNFL Combine.[2] | ||||||||||||
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 ChampionTampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for head coachJon Gruden at the end of the 2001 season.[3] Gruden became the Buccaneers coach afterTony Dungy's firing, with the latter taking over as theIndianapolis Colts coach whenJim E. Mora was fired the same year. Brayton was one of two Raiders selected in the first round in 2003; the other wasNnamdi 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 theKansas 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 theSeattle Seahawks, Brayton kneed Seahawks tight endJerramy Stevens in the groin after Stevens had kneed him, and was ejected. Brayton was later fined $25,000 by theNFL[4] and Stevens was fined $15,000.
On March 4, 2008, Brayton was signed by theCarolina 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 theAtlanta Falcons, Tyler Brayton came off the bench and elbowedAtlanta Falcons cornerbackChristopher 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]
Brayton signed with theIndianapolis Colts on August 15, 2011.[8]
| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2003 | OAK | 16 | 16 | 61 | 48 | 13 | 2.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | OAK | 15 | 15 | 45 | 37 | 8 | 2.5 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | OAK | 16 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | OAK | 16 | 13 | 43 | 34 | 9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | OAK | 16 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | CAR | 16 | 16 | 40 | 35 | 5 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | CAR | 15 | 15 | 46 | 37 | 9 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | CAR | 15 | 14 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | IND | 16 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 141 | 93 | 318 | 252 | 66 | 17.5 | 34 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2008 | CAR | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Brayton is the grandson of formerWashington State University baseball coach Bobo Brayton.[9]