It seems a number of backs had big years when he was their coach. And he has been an Assistant Head Coach for both Ohio State and Texas. Drayton is also currently the Run Game Coordinator at Texas.
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Coaching career1993 Allegheny College 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–present Texas AHC/RB/RGC
In January 2011, Drayton was hired as a wide receivers coach by the Ohio State Buckeyes. Following the 2011 season, he was reassigned to the role of running backs coach, under new head coach Urban 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 back
Carlos 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 guided
Ezekiel Elliott to 1,878 yards, third-most in the country and the second-most in Ohio State history.[3]
In February
2015, Drayton was hired as a running backs coach for the Chicago Bears.[4] In Drayton's first year, the running back trio of Matt Forte, Jeremy Langford and Ka'Deem Carey ended the 2015 season sixth in rushing attempts with 469 and
11th in total rushing yards with 1,851.[5] The group also ranked 11th in the league in rushing yards per game with 115.7.[6] Forte led the three in attempts (218), yards (898) and yards per attempt (4.1)[5] despite not playing in three due to injury,[7] while Langford had the most touchdowns with six.[5] Playing in eleven games, Carey scored twice on 43 attempts.[7] A year later, with Drayton, rookie
Jordan Howard recorded 1,313 rushing yards in 2016, the second-highest in the NFL behind Elliott.[8]
Drayton returned to the college ranks in 2017, joining the Texas Longhorns.[8]
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