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Player Dossier
2020-2022Alabama
Brian Branch
DB • 6'0" • 193 lbs • Fayetteville, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Brian Branch shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 44.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
96
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Alabama
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Alabama
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Mississippi State
Player Story
Brian Branch built his college career from 2020 through 2022 as a defensive back from Fayetteville, GA wearing No. 14, spending time with Alabama. The clearest part of Brian Branch's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Alabama
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 14
- Overall
- No. 45
- NFL Team
- Detroit Lions
Brian Branch, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Alabama. Brian Branch shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 44.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 157
- TFL
- 16.5
- Sacks
- 4
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 24
- Touchdowns
- 2
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Brian Branch Alabama Highlights
2022 · Alabama · Player Highlight
Brian Branch college highlights at Alabama.
- Season
- 2022
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Brian Branch quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Alabama · DB
- Career Tackles
- 157
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 6 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2022 Postseason · Alabama
- Top game
- Mississippi State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Sandy Creek · Alabama
- High school pipeline
- Sandy Creek · 52 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 2 · Pick 14 · Detroit Lions
- Latest roster
- No. 14 · Junior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 79 tackles · DB 20th (top 3%) · SEC 12th (top 2%) · National 150th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Postseason | Alabama | 9 | 7 | - | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 37.2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Alabama | 9 | 16 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 37.2 |
| 2021 Postseason | Alabama | 13 | 11 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | 2 | 0 | 51.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Alabama | 13 | 44 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 51.2 |
| 2022 Postseason | Alabama | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 75.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Alabama | 13 | 78 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 75.2 |
Related Context
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Brian Branch played DB for Alabama. Across 3 tracked seasons, Brian Branch recorded 157 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Alabama.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason
Alabama paired 26 primary output with 44.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 44.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Mississippi State
Win with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Postseason · Alabama
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
2
Efficiency
44.9
Usage
14.2
Consistency
55.9
Best Game by takeover score
Mississippi State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kansas State: 4. Utah State: 0. Texas: 1. UL Monroe: 3. Vanderbilt: 0. Arkansas: 0. Texas A&M: 4. Tennessee: 0.5. Mississippi State: 5.5. LSU: 2. Ole Miss: 3. Austin Peay: 2. Auburn: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kansas State: 1 by 44.2. Utah State: 5 by 20.8. Texas: 7 by 39.2. UL Monroe: 5 by 50.8. Vanderbilt: 3 by 12.5. Arkansas: 3 by 12.5. Texas A&M: 9 by 77.5. Tennessee: 9 by 42.5. Mississippi State: 4 by 66.7. LSU: 9 by 57.5. Ole Miss: 8 by 63.3. Austin Peay: 8 by 53.3. Auburn: 8 by 43.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.1 · Games = 11 · +0.9 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 2 · -0.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Mississippi State
Best efficiency game
77.5 vs Texas A&M
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/31 | @ Kansas StateSplash game | W 45-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/26 | vs Auburn | W 49-27 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Austin PeaySplash game | W 34-0 | 8 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Ole MissSplash game | W 30-24 | 8 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ LSUSplash game | L 31-32 | 9 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Mississippi StateSplash game | W 30-6 | 4 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Tennessee | L 49-52 | 9 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/9 | vs Texas A&MSplash game | W 24-20 | 9 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Arkansas | W 49-26 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Vanderbilt | W 55-3 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs UL MonroeSplash game | W 63-7 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Texas | W 20-19 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Utah State | W 55-0 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Brian Branch story
Brian Branch built his college career from 2020 through 2022 as a defensive back from Fayetteville, GA wearing No. 14, spending time with Alabama. The clearest part of Brian Branch's career was his defensive production: 157 tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 4 interceptions across 35 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Alabama. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Brian Branch's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 65 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 35 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Alabama.
The arc is straightforward: Brian Branch moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Alabama
2020-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Postseason | Alabama | 10.5 | 23.4 | 3.7 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Alabama | 10.5 | 23.4 | 3.7 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Alabama | 16 | 29.9 | 6.7 | 5.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Alabama | 16 | 29.9 | 6.7 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | Alabama | 26 | 44.9 | 14.2 | 10 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Alabama | 26 | 44.9 | 14.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Mississippi State
Week 8 · W 30-6 · Conference game
Win with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5.5
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Cincinnati
Week 1 · W 27-6 · Postseason
3
Havoc Plays
83 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83 takeover score.
#3
vs Texas A&M
Week 6 · W 24-20 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
82.8 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.
#4
@ Texas A&M
Week 6 · L 38-41 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#5
@ Ole Miss
Week 11 · W 30-24 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
72.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 72.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Postseason · Alabama
26 primary output · 44.9 efficiency · 14.2 usage
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#2
2022 Regular Season · Alabama
75.2
26 primary · 44.9 efficiency · 14.2 usage
#3
2021 Postseason · Alabama
51.2
16 primary · 29.9 efficiency · 6.7 usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
16
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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