Usage Score
3.3
Player Dossier
2022-2025USC
Zion Branch
S • 6'2" • 210 lbs • Las Vegas, NV, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Zion Branch shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.3 disruption score.
Efficiency
16.3
Consistency
11.1
Season Value
10.8
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · USC
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- USC • Georgia
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers
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.
Zion Branch, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · USC. Zion Branch shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.3 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
USC paired 0 primary output with 11.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 16.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 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 USC, Georgia.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ole Miss
Loss with 1 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.
2025 Postseason · Georgia
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
16.3
Usage
3.3
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Ole Miss
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ole Miss: 1. Marshall: 0. Tennessee: 0. Kentucky: 0. Florida: 0. Mississippi State: 0. Texas: 1. Charlotte: 0. Georgia Tech: 1
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. Ole Miss: 5 by 30.8. Marshall: 7 by 29.2. Tennessee: 1 by 4.2. Kentucky: 1 by 4.2. Florida: 6 by 25. Mississippi State: 3 by 12.5. Texas: 1 by 14.2. Charlotte: 1 by 4.2. Georgia Tech: 3 by 22.5
Split Comparison
Wins0.3 · n=8
First Half0.2 · n=5 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · n=4 · +0.3 vs First Half
All Games0.3 · n=9
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Ole Miss
Best efficiency game
30.8 vs Ole Miss
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1/2 | vs Ole Miss | L 34-39 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 11/28 | @ Georgia Tech | W 16-9 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Charlotte | W 35-3 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/16 | vs Texas | W 35-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | @ Mississippi State | W 41-21 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Florida | W 24-20 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Kentucky | W 35-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Tennessee | W 44-41 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Marshall | W 45-7 | 7 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
USC
2022-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Georgia
2025
Final stop
Season Progression
20222023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | USC | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | USC | 0 | 11.3 | 2.1 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | USC | 6 | 23.2 | 5.2 | 6 |
| 2025 Postseason | Georgia | 3 | 16.3 | 3.3 | -3 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Georgia | 3 | 16.3 | 3.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Rutgers
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 52.8 takeover score.
#2
Ole Miss
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.8 takeover score.
#3
Georgia Tech
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.9 takeover score.
#4
Texas
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.4 takeover score.
#5
Penn State
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 35.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2023 Regular Season · USC
0 primary output · 11.3 efficiency · 2.1 usage
37.8
#2
2024 Regular Season · USC
21.7
6 primary · 23.2 efficiency · 5.2 usage
#3
2025 Postseason · Georgia
10.8
3 primary · 16.3 efficiency · 3.3 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2022 · Rating 0.9758
Bishop Gorman · Las Vegas, NV
- Committed To
- USC
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Career Facts
2
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
66
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 22 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.