Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2018Stanford
Mustafa Branch
ILB • 5'11" • 215 lbs • Bellevue, WA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Mustafa Branch shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
37
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
38
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
53
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Stanford
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Stanford
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State
Player Story
Mustafa Branch built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as an inside linebacker from Bellevue, WA wearing No. 31, spending time with Stanford. The clearest part of Mustafa Branch's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Texas A&M
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Mustafa Branch, ILB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Stanford. Mustafa Branch shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 76
- TFL
- 3
- Sacks
- 0.5
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Mustafa Branch quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Stanford · ILB
- Career Tackles
- 76
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 28 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Stanford
- Top game
- Oregon State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · La Grange · Texas A&M
- High school pipeline
- La Grange · 7 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 31 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 32 tackles · ILB 15th (top 63%) · Pac-12 115th (top 22%) · National 1,302nd (top 23%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Stanford | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Stanford | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 24.6 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Stanford | 13 | 27 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 24.6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Stanford | 6 | 15 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 17.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Stanford | 9 | 32 | 2 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 39.5 |
Related Context
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Mustafa Branch played ILB for Stanford. Across 4 tracked seasons, Mustafa Branch recorded 76 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Stanford.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Stanford paired 3 primary output with 18.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 18.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Stanford
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
18.1
Usage
3.5
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Notre Dame
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. San Diego State: 0. USC: 1. UC Davis: 1. Oregon: 0. Notre Dame: 1. Utah: 0. Arizona State: 0. Washington State: 0. Washington: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. San Diego State: 3 by 12.5. USC: 4 by 26.7. UC Davis: 6 by 35. Oregon: 2 by 8.3. Notre Dame: 6 by 35. Utah: 2 by 8.3. Arizona State: 6 by 25. Washington State: 2 by 8.3. Washington: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.4 · Games = 5 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 4 · -0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Notre Dame
Best efficiency game
35 vs Notre Dame
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/4 | @ Washington | L 23-27 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | vs Washington State | L 38-41 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/19 | @ Arizona State | W 20-13 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/7 | vs Utah | L 21-40 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Notre Dame | L 17-38 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/23 | @ Oregon | W 38-31 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs UC Davis | W 30-10 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/9 | vs USC | W 17-3 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs San Diego State | W 31-10 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Mustafa Branch story
Mustafa Branch built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as an inside linebacker from Bellevue, WA wearing No. 31, spending time with Stanford. The clearest part of Mustafa Branch's career was his defensive production: 76 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 28 career games in the available record. That gives Mustafa Branch's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Stanford
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20152016201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Stanford | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Postseason | Stanford | 1.5 | 10.5 | 4 | 1.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Stanford | 1.5 | 10.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Stanford | 1 | 12.1 | 2.4 | -0.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Stanford | 3 | 18.1 | 3.5 | 2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Oregon State
Week 10 · W 26-15 · Conference game
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
72.8 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Notre Dame
Week 5 · L 17-38
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Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
#3
vs USC
Week 2 · W 17-3 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
58.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 58.3 takeover score.
#4
vs UC Davis
Week 3 · W 30-10
1
Havoc Plays
57.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Notre Dame
Week 13 · W 38-20
1
Havoc Plays
56.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Stanford
3 primary output · 18.1 efficiency · 3.5 usage
39.5
#2
2016 Postseason · Stanford
24.6
1.5 primary · 10.5 efficiency · 4 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Stanford
24.6
1.5 primary · 10.5 efficiency · 4 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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