Player Career

Branden Jennings Career Story

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Player Story

Branden Jennings story

Branden Jennings built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a linebacker from Jacksonville, FL wearing No. 44, spending time with Maryland, Mississippi State, and UCF. The clearest part of Branden Jennings' career was his defensive production: 126 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 35 career games in the available record. That gives Branden Jennings' 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

    Maryland

    2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    UCF

    2022

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Mississippi State

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20212022202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonMaryland216.64.5—
2022 Regular SeasonUCF04.20.9-2
2024 Regular SeasonMississippi State12.529.911.912.5
2025 PostseasonMississippi State618.73.3-6.5
2025 Regular SeasonMississippi State618.73.30

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2023UCF to UnlistedP4 to Unlisted22.6Apr 28, 2023
2022Kansas State to UCFP4 to P422.6Apr 11, 2022

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Eastern Kentucky

Week 1 · W 56-7

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5

Havoc Plays

78.1 takeover

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.

Game stats

#2

vs Howard

Week 2 · W 62-0

1

Havoc Plays

75.6 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 75.6 takeover score.

Game stats

#3

@ Arizona State

Week 2 · L 23-30

2

Havoc Plays

73.6 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.6 takeover score.

Game stats

#4

vs Texas A&M

Week 8 · L 24-34 · Conference game

1.5

Havoc Plays

69.4 takeover

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 69.4 takeover score.

Game stats

#5

@ Georgia

Week 7 · L 31-41 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

68.3 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.3 takeover score.

Game stats

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Regular Season · Mississippi State

12.5 primary output · 29.9 efficiency · 11.9 usage

71.8

#2

2022 Regular Season · UCF

37.1

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.9 usage

#3

2025 Postseason · Mississippi State

26.9

6 primary · 18.7 efficiency · 3.3 usage

Milestones

8

Impact games

4

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

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