Usage Score
6
Player Dossier
2022-2025UConn
Donovan Branch
LB • 6'4" • 245 lbs • Winter Garden, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Donovan Branch shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20 disruption score.
Efficiency
20
Consistency
51.8
Season Value
27.1
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · UConn
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- UConn
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida Atlantic
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.
Donovan Branch, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · UConn. Donovan Branch shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
UConn paired 0 primary output with 2.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Florida Atlantic
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.
2025 Regular Season · UConn
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
20
Usage
6
Consistency
51.8
Best Game by takeover score
Florida Atlantic
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Syracuse: 2. Delaware: 0. Ball State: 1.5. Buffalo: 1. Boston College: 0. Rice: 1. UAB: 2. Duke: 0. Air Force: 0. Florida Atlantic: 2
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: 3 by 12.5. Syracuse: 2 by 28.3. Delaware: 5 by 20.8. Ball State: 3 by 27.5. Buffalo: 0 by 10. Boston College: 3 by 12.5. Rice: 4 by 26.7. UAB: 2 by 28.3. Duke: 1 by 4.2. Air Force: 3 by 12.5. Florida Atlantic: 4 by 36.7
Split Comparison
Wins0.9 · n=7 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses1 · n=3 · +0.1 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · n=6 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · n=5 · +0.3 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Florida Atlantic
Best efficiency game
36.7 vs Florida Atlantic
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/22 | @ Florida Atlantic | W 48-45 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Air Force | W 26-16 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Duke | W 37-34 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs UAB | W 38-19 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Rice | L 34-37 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Boston College | W 38-23 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Buffalo | W 20-17 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Ball State | W 31-25 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Delaware | L 41-44 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Syracuse | L 20-27 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Unknown | — | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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UConn
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
20222023202420242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | UConn | 0 | 2.5 | 0.4 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | UConn | 1 | 9.2 | 3.9 | 1 |
| 2024 Postseason | UConn | 6.5 | 13.8 | 3.4 | 5.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | UConn | 6.5 | 13.8 | 3.4 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | UConn | 9.5 | 20 | 6 | 3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Florida Atlantic
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.2 takeover score.
#2
Syracuse
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.6 takeover score.
#3
UAB
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.3 takeover score.
#4
North Carolina
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 45.8 takeover score.
#5
NC State
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 40.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2022 Regular Season · UConn
0 primary output · 2.5 efficiency · 0.4 usage
34.3
#2
2025 Regular Season · UConn
27.1
9.5 primary · 20 efficiency · 6 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · UConn
17.6
6.5 primary · 13.8 efficiency · 3.4 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2022 · Rating 0.8456
Foundation Academy · Winter Garden, FL
- Committed To
- UConn
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
59
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 30 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.