Player Dossier

2019-2023

Miami

Branson Deen

DT • 6'2" • 280 lbs • Indianapolis, IN, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Branson Deen shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.4 disruption score.

Usage / Role

31%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

54

Solid production for a defensive lineman

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Reliability

21

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

65

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Purdue

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Purdue • Miami
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Iowa

Player Story

Branson Deen built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive tackle from Indianapolis, IN wearing No. 58, spending time with Miami and Purdue. The clearest part of Branson Deen's career was his...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2018 · Rating 0.8337

Lawrence Central · Indianapolis, IN

Committed To
Purdue
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Branson Deen, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Purdue. Branson Deen shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.4 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
83
TFL
19
Sacks
9
QB hurries
8
Passes defended
1

Quick Answers

Branson Deen quick answers

Latest team and position
Miami · DT
Career Tackles
83
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 37 games
Best season
2021 Regular Season · Purdue
Top game
Iowa
Recruit profile
3-star · Lawrence Central · Purdue
High school pipeline
Lawrence Central · 21 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 58 · Senior
2023 Tackles rank
15 tackles · DT 110th (top 52%) · ACC 241st (top 39%) · National 2,319th (top 39%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2019 Regular SeasonPurdue68-0-106.8
2020 Regular SeasonPurdue41121--028.4
2021 Regular SeasonPurdue10269.534-064.4
2022 Regular SeasonPurdue9233.52.52-043.5
2023 PostseasonMiami82-0--051
2023 Regular SeasonMiami81342.52-051

Related Context

Branson Deen played DT for Purdue and Miami. Across 5 tracked seasons, Branson Deen recorded 83 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Purdue.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Purdue paired 16.5 primary output with 27.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 19 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Purdue, Miami.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2020 Regular Season · Purdue

Games

4

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

19

Usage

8.2

Consistency

8.3

Best Game by takeover score

Rutgers

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Illinois: 0. Northwestern: 0. Minnesota: 0. Rutgers: 3

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Illinois: 4 by 16.7. Northwestern: 2 by 8.3. Minnesota: 1 by 4.2. Rutgers: 4 by 46.7

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0 · Games = 1 · -1 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 3 · +1 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

4 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Rutgers

Best efficiency game

46.7 vs Rutgers

Result
Sat 11/28vs RutgersSplash gameL 30-3744210
Sat 11/21@ MinnesotaL 31-3411000
Sat 11/14vs NorthwesternL 20-2722000
Sat 10/31@ IllinoisW 31-2441000

Player Story

Branson Deen story

Branson Deen built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive tackle from Indianapolis, IN wearing No. 58, spending time with Miami and Purdue. The clearest part of Branson Deen's career was his defensive production: 83 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, 9 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 37 career games in the available record. That gives Branson Deen's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Purdue

    2019-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Miami

    2023

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201920202021202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonPurdue17.21
2020 Regular SeasonPurdue3198.22
2021 Regular SeasonPurdue16.527.310.313.5
2022 Regular SeasonPurdue819.56.5-8.5
2023 PostseasonMiami8.518.411.30.5
2023 Regular SeasonMiami8.518.411.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Iowa

Week 7 · W 24-7 · Conference game

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Havoc Plays

86.9 takeover

4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.

#2

vs Indiana

Week 13 · W 44-7 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

85.6 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.

#3

vs Virginia

Week 9 · W 29-26 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

84.2 takeover

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.

#4

vs Rutgers

Week 13 · L 30-37 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

82.2 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.

#5

vs Nebraska

Week 7 · W 43-37 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

79.4 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Regular Season · Purdue

16.5 primary output · 27.3 efficiency · 10.3 usage

64.4

#2

2023 Postseason · Miami

51

8.5 primary · 18.4 efficiency · 11.3 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Miami

51

8.5 primary · 18.4 efficiency · 11.3 usage

Milestones

7

Impact games

9

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games