Troy Anthony Drayton (born June 29, 1970) is an American former professional

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

tight end The tight end (TE) is an offense (sports), offensive position in American football, arena football, and Canadian football. It is a hybrid that combines the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a receiver (football), receiv ...

from 1993 to 2001. He played in nine seasons in the

National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a Professional gridiron football, professional American football league in the United States. Composed of 32 teams, it is divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National ...

(NFL), mainly for the Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams and the

Miami Dolphins The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami metropolitan area. The Dolphins compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East division. The team ...

. He was selected by the Rams in the second round of the

1993 NFL draft The 1993 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 25–26, 1993, at the Marriot M ...

. He was an

All-American The All-America designation is an annual honor bestowed on outstanding athletes in the United States who are considered to be among the best athletes in their respective sport. Individuals receiving this distinction are typically added to an Al ...

Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State or PSU) is a Public university, public Commonwealth System of Higher Education, state-related Land-grant university, land-grant research university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsyl ...

where he played from 1989 to 1992. He currently resides in

Coral Springs, Florida Coral Springs is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 134,394. Approximately northwest of Fort Lauderdale, it is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area in South ...

NFL career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

References

External links

Former Penn State TE Drayton surprises mom, finally gets degree
''

The Sporting News ''The Sporting News'' is a website and former magazine publication owned by Sporting News Holdings, which is a U.S.-based sports media company formed in December 2020 by a private investor consortium. It was originally established in 1886 as a ...

'', May 16, 2008
''Troy Drayton: My Five Most Memorable Games''
, The Finsiders, June 25, 2013

Dustin Hockensmith, ''PennLive'', August 30, 2013 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 {{Tightend-1970s-stub