Player Dossier

2019-2023

Purdue

Branson Deen

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

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Branson Deen shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.9 disruption score.

Usage Score

5.8

Efficiency

17.3

Consistency

14.8

Season Value

15

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Purdue

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Purdue • Miami
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Branson Deen, DT. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Purdue. Branson Deen shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.9 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Purdue paired 12.5 primary output with 23.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 17.3 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 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2022 Regular Season · Purdue

Games

9

Havoc Plays / G

0.7

Efficiency

17.3

Usage

5.8

Consistency

14.8

Best Game by takeover score

Illinois

Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.

Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 2. Syracuse: 0. Florida Atlantic: 0. Minnesota: 1. Maryland: 0. Nebraska: 2. Wisconsin: 0. Iowa: 1. Illinois: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 2 by 28.3. Syracuse: 2 by 8.3. Florida Atlantic: 4 by 16.7. Minnesota: 6 by 35. Maryland: 2 by 8.3. Nebraska: 2 by 28.3. Wisconsin: 1 by 4.2. Iowa: 3 by 22.5. Illinois: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.6 · n=5 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · n=3 · -0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.6 · n=5 · -0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · n=4 · +0.2 vs First Half

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

35 vs Minnesota

Result
Sat 11/12@ IllinoisW 31-2411000
Sat 11/5vs IowaL 3-2433100
Sat 10/22@ WisconsinL 24-3510000
Sat 10/15vs NebraskaW 43-3722110
Sat 10/8@ MarylandW 31-2921000
Sat 10/1@ MinnesotaW 20-10630.500.500
Sat 9/24vs Florida AtlanticW 28-2641000
Sat 9/17@ SyracuseL 29-3221000
Sat 9/10vs Unknown22110

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 Progression

201920202021202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonPurdue17.21
2020 Regular SeasonPurdue3198.22
2021 Regular SeasonPurdue12.523.39.19.5
2022 Regular SeasonPurdue617.35.8-6.5
2023 PostseasonMiami6.515.910.50.5
2023 Regular SeasonMiami6.515.910.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Indiana

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 58.3 takeover score.

#2

Rutgers

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 58.1 takeover score.

#3

Virginia

4

Primary metric

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 55.6 takeover score.

#4

Iowa

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 47.5 takeover score.

#5

Nebraska

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Regular Season · Purdue

12.5 primary output · 23.3 efficiency · 9.1 usage

26.4

#2

2023 Postseason · Miami

18.3

6.5 primary · 15.9 efficiency · 10.5 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Miami

18.3

6.5 primary · 15.9 efficiency · 10.5 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

4

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.8337

Lawrence Central · Indianapolis, IN

Committed To
Purdue
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

2

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

83

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 37 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Branson Deen quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DT
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
83