Drayton had previous NFL experience working for the Packers as a quality control coach from 2001 to 2003. Before he was hired by the Bears in 2015, Drayton was the assistant head coach and running backs coach at Ohio State. Prior to that, he coached wide receivers for the Buckeyes. He was a running backs coach and recruiting coordinator at Florida when the Gators won a national championship. He also made stops at Syracuse, Tennessee, Mississippi State, Bowling Green, Villanova, Penn and Allegheny.