Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Old Dominion
Marvin Branch Jr.
LB • 6'2" • 222 lbs • Suffolk, VA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Marvin Branch Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
77
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
77
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
80
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Old Dominion
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Old Dominion
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Massachusetts
Player Story
Marvin Branch Jr. built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a linebacker from Suffolk, VA wearing No. 37, spending time with Old Dominion. The clearest part of Marvin Branch Jr.'s career was his defensive...
Read the storyMarvin Branch Jr., LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Old Dominion. Marvin Branch Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 111
- TFL
- 3.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Marvin Branch Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Old Dominion · LB
- Career Tackles
- 111
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 20 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Old Dominion
- Top game
- Massachusetts
- Latest roster
- No. 37 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 9 tackles · LB 735th (top 63%) · Conference USA 278th (top 44%) · National 2,769th (top 48%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Old Dominion | 5 | 4 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23.8 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 5 | 10 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 23.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 12 | 88 | 3.5 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 58.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 3 | 9 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.1 |
Related Context
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Marvin Branch Jr. played LB for Old Dominion. Across 5 tracked seasons, Marvin Branch Jr. recorded 111 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Old Dominion.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Old Dominion paired 7.5 primary output with 35.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 35.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Massachusetts
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Old Dominion
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
35.9
Usage
6.6
Consistency
43.3
Best Game by takeover score
Massachusetts
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UAlbany: 1. Massachusetts: 2. North Carolina: 0. Virginia Tech: 0. Florida Atlantic: 0. Marshall: 1.5. Western Kentucky: 1. North Texas: 0. Charlotte: 0. Florida International: 1. Rice: 1. Middle Tennessee: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Massachusetts: 15 by 70. North Carolina: 2 by 8.3. Virginia Tech: 9 by 37.5. Florida Atlantic: 7 by 29.2. Marshall: 14 by 65. Western Kentucky: 5 by 30.8. North Texas: 9 by 37.5. Charlotte: 8 by 33.3. Florida International: 6 by 35. Rice: 5 by 30.8. Middle Tennessee: 8 by 33.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 5 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 7 · -0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Massachusetts
Best efficiency game
70 vs Massachusetts
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | @ Middle Tennessee | L 10-41 | 8 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Rice | W 24-21 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | @ Florida International | W 37-30 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Charlotte | W 6-0 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ North Texas | L 38-45 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/20 | vs Western Kentucky | L 31-35 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Marshall10+ tackles | L 3-35 | 14 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Florida Atlantic | L 28-58 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Virginia Tech | L 0-38 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs North Carolina | L 23-53 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Massachusetts10+ tackles · Splash game | W 17-7 | 15 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs UAlbany | W 31-17 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Player Story
Marvin Branch Jr. story
Marvin Branch Jr. built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a linebacker from Suffolk, VA wearing No. 37, spending time with Old Dominion. The clearest part of Marvin Branch Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 111 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1 interception, and 4 passes defended across 20 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Old Dominion. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Marvin Branch Jr.'s production has multiple signals. With 20 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Old Dominion.
The arc is straightforward: Marvin Branch Jr. moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Old Dominion
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Old Dominion | 3 | 17.7 | 2.9 | 3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 3 | 17.7 | 2.9 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 7.5 | 35.9 | 6.6 | 4.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 0 | 12.5 | 2 | -7.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Massachusetts
Week 2 · W 17-7
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Marshall
Week 7 · L 3-35 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
80 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 80 takeover score.
#3
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 1 · W 24-20 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
62.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 62.5 takeover score.
#4
vs Western Kentucky
Week 8 · L 31-35 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
45.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.8 takeover score.
#5
vs UAlbany
Week 1 · W 31-17
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Havoc Plays
44.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Old Dominion
7.5 primary output · 35.9 efficiency · 6.6 usage
58.5
#2
2018 Regular Season · Old Dominion
43.1
0 primary · 12.5 efficiency · 2 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · Old Dominion
23.8
3 primary · 17.7 efficiency · 2.9 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
2
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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