Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023Miami
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.
Impact Production
56
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
46
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
73
High-upside career 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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- 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
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Purdue | 6 | 8 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 6.8 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Purdue | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 28.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Purdue | 10 | 26 | 9.5 | 3 | 4 | - | 0 | 64.4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Purdue | 9 | 23 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2 | - | 0 | 43.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Miami | 8 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 51 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Miami | 8 | 13 | 4 | 2.5 | 2 | - | 0 | 51 |
Related Context
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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
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 19.5 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: Nebraska
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Workbench
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2022 Regular Season · Purdue
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
19.5
Usage
6.5
Consistency
51.9
Best Game by takeover score
Nebraska
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Indiana State: 2. Syracuse: 1. Florida Atlantic: 0. Minnesota: 1. Maryland: 0. Nebraska: 3. Wisconsin: 0. Iowa: 1. Illinois: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Indiana State: 2 by 28.3. Syracuse: 2 by 18.3. Florida Atlantic: 4 by 16.7. Minnesota: 6 by 35. Maryland: 2 by 8.3. Nebraska: 2 by 38.3. Wisconsin: 1 by 4.2. Iowa: 3 by 22.5. Illinois: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1 · Games = 6 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 3 · -0.3 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
Nebraska
Best efficiency game
38.3 vs Nebraska
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/12 | @ Illinois | W 31-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Iowa | L 3-24 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Wisconsin | L 24-35 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs NebraskaSplash game | W 43-37 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Maryland | W 31-29 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Minnesota | W 20-10 | 6 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Florida Atlantic | W 28-26 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Syracuse | L 29-32 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Indiana StateSplash game | W 56-0 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
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
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Purdue
2019-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Miami
2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201920202021202220232023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Purdue | 1 | 7.2 | 1 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Purdue | 3 | 19 | 8.2 | 2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Purdue | 16.5 | 27.3 | 10.3 | 13.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Purdue | 8 | 19.5 | 6.5 | -8.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Miami | 8.5 | 18.4 | 11.3 | 0.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Miami | 8.5 | 18.4 | 11.3 | 0 |
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
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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
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#2
2023 Postseason · Miami
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8.5 primary · 18.4 efficiency · 11.3 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Miami
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8.5 primary · 18.4 efficiency · 11.3 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
9
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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