Running back, Western Carolina, 2021–25
Branson Adams
- Number
- No. 2
- Height
- 5′9″
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Greensboro, NC
Branson Adams played running back at Western Carolina (2021–25).
Career highs
110rushing yards, career highvs. East Tennessee State, 20232rushing touchdowns, career highat Montana, 20248catches, career highvs. Mercer, 2023Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021* | Western Carolina | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 7 |
| 2022 | Western Carolina | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | Western Carolina | 89 | 539 | 6.1 | 3 | 37 |
| 2024 | Western Carolina | 132 | 742 | 5.6 | 4 | 51 |
| 2025 | Western Carolina | 38 | 147 | 3.9 | 1 | 13 |
| Career | 263 | 1,444 | 5.5 | 8 | 51 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021* | Western Carolina | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | Western Carolina | 1 | −1 | −1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Western Carolina | 36 | 266 | 7.4 | 4 | 23 |
| 2024 | Western Carolina | 35 | 277 | 7.9 | 1 | 48 |
| 2025 | Western Carolina | 12 | 95 | 7.9 | 0 | 21 |
| Career | 85 | 640 | 7.5 | 5 | 48 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Western Carolina | 2 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2022 | Western Carolina | 2 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2023 | Western Carolina | 2 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2024 | Western Carolina | 2 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2025 | Western Carolina | 2 | RB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 5′9″ | 190 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Western Carolina (FCS) | 5 | -0.18 | – | – | -0.9 | – |
| 2022 | Western Carolina (FCS) | 2 | -0.75 | – | – | -1.5 | – |
| 2023 | Western Carolina (FCS) | 126 | 0.41 | 96th (n=450) | 0.17 | 52.2 | 17% |
| 2024 | Western Carolina (FCS) | 167 | 0.19 | 59th (n=434) | 0.16 | 31.5 | 18% |
| 2025 | Western Carolina (FCS) | 52 | 0.11 | – | – | 5.8 | 9% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2025 Western Carolina 7 games, 147 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Gardner-Webb | L 45–52 | 12 | 66 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Wake Forest | L 10–42 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Elon | L 31–37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 1 | at Chattanooga | W 35–28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Mercer | L 47–49 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. East Tennessee State | L 35–52 | 7 | 21 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 22 | at VMI | W 48–6 | 9 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 0 |
2024 Western Carolina 12 games, 742 rushing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at NC State | L 21–38 | 7 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Campbell | L 16–24 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | atElon | W 24–17 | 14 | 81 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Montana | L 35–46 | 17 | 91 | 2 | 7 | 50 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Wofford | W 21–17 | 13 | 84 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. The Citadel | W 30–16 | 13 | 53 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Furman | W 52–20 | 9 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | atMercer | L 34–44 | 12 | 89 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs.Chattanooga | W 38–34 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | atEast Tennessee State | L 21–24 | 14 | 81 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs.VMI | W 58–28 | 11 | 53 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Samford | W 47–42 | 10 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 0 |
2023 Western Carolina 11 games, 539 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Arkansas | L 13–56 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 3 | −4 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs.Samford | W 30–7 | 7 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Eastern Kentucky | W 27–24 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Charleston Southern | W 77–21 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | atThe Citadel | W 49–14 | 12 | 61 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | atChattanooga | W 52–50 | 6 | 61 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 21 | vs.Furman | L 17–29 | 13 | 61 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Mercer | L 38–45 | 9 | 46 | 0 | 8 | 39 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | atWofford | W 28–25 | 10 | 51 | 1 | 6 | 50 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs.East Tennessee State | W 58–7 | 17 | 110 | 1 | 7 | 73 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | atVMI | L 24–27 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
2022 Western Carolina 1 game, 3 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | at Georgia Tech | L 17–35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
2021 Western Carolina 1 game, 13 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | at Oklahoma | L 0–76 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Sep 4 vs. Eastern Kentucky, so that game is not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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