Stanley Drayton (born March 11, 1971) is an

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coach. He is currently the head coach at

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. He formerly served as the associate head coach, running backs coach, and run game coordinator at

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and also coached running backs for the

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and

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Biography

Drayton was born on March 11, 1971, in

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. He attended

Allegheny College he, תגל ערבה ותפרח כחבצלת , mottoeng = "Add to your faith, virtue and to your faith, knowledge" (2 Peter 1:5)"The desert shall rejoice and the blossom as the rose" (Isaiah 35:1) , faculty = 193 ...

, where he played

running back A running back (RB) is a member of the offensive backfield in gridiron football. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback to rush the ball, to line up as a receiver to catch the ball, and block. Th ...

on the football team. As a sophomore, Drayton helped lead the Gators to the 1990

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national championship, and ended his career as the top rusher in Division III history (record later broken). He also competed in track and field, winning numerous NCAC titles, and earned all-conference honors in both sports. Drayton is married to Monique Fuller and has two children.

Career

Early career

Drayton held running back coaching positions with the

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(1994),

Penn Quakers The Penn Quakers are the athletic teams of the University of Pennsylvania. The school sponsors 33 varsity sports. The school has won three NCAA national championships in men's fencing and one in women's fencing. School colors There are ...

(1995),

Villanova Wildcats The Villanova Wildcats are the athletic teams of Villanova University. They compete in the Big East ( NCAA Division I) for every sport; except football and rowing where they compete in the Colonial Athletic Association ( Football Championship ...

(1996–1999), and

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(2000), before being hired by the

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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 the

Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State Bulldogs is the name given to the athletic teams of Mississippi State University, in Mississippi State, Mississippi. The university is a founding member of the Southeastern Conference and competes in NCAA Division I. Sports sp ...

(2004),

Florida Gators The Florida Gators are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Florida, located in Gainesville. The University of Florida, its athletic program, its alumni and its sports fans are often collectively referred to as th ...

(2005–2007),

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(2008), and

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(2009). He returned to the Gators for the 2010 campaign. In January 2011, Drayton was hired as a wide receivers coach by the

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. Following the 2011 season, he was reassigned to the role of running backs coach, under new head coach

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(his former boss and mentor at Florida). He also served as assistant head coach in 2013 and 2014. Under Drayton's tutelage, Buckeye running back

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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 guided

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to 1,878 yards, third-most in the country and the second-most in Ohio State history.

Chicago Bears

In February 2015, Drayton was hired as a running backs coach for the

. In Drayton's first year, the running back trio of

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Jeremy Langford Jeremy Langford (born December 6, 1991) is an American football running back who is a free agent. He played college football at Michigan State, and was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 2015 NFL Draft. Early years Langfor ...

and

Ka'Deem Carey Ka'Deem Carey (born October 30, 1992) is an American football running back for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college foo ...

ended the 2015 season sixth in rushing attempts with 469 and 11th in total rushing yards with 1,851. The group also ranked 11th in the league in rushing yards per game with 115.7. Forte led the three in attempts (218), yards (898) and yards per attempt (4.1) despite not playing in three due to injury, while Langford had the most touchdowns with six. Playing in eleven games, Carey scored twice on 43 attempts. A year later, with Drayton, rookie

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recorded 1,313 rushing yards in 2016, the second-highest in the NFL behind Elliott.

Texas

Drayton returned to the college ranks in 2017, joining the

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Temple

On December 15, 2021, Drayton and

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agreed to terms for him to become the next head football coach of the Owls. On September 10, 2022, Drayton won his first game as the Head Coach of the Owls against the

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Head coaching record

References

External links

Texas profile
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