Defensive back, Alabama, 2020–22
Brian Branch
- Number
- No. 14
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 193 lb
- Class (2022)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Fayetteville, GA
- Born
- Oct 22, 2001
Brian Branch played defensive back at Alabama (2020–22). The Detroit Lions took Branch in round 2, No. 45 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
11tackles, career highat Texas A&M, 2021Honors
Team titles: National champions, 2020; SEC champions, 2020 and 2021
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
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.
Game by game
2022 Alabama 13 games, 79 tackles, 3 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Utah State | W 55–0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | at Texas | W 20–19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. UL Monroe | W 63–7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 55–3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at Arkansas | W 49–26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Texas A&M | W 24–20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 15 | at Tennessee | L 49–52 | 9 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs. Mississippi State | W 30–6 | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 5 | at LSU | L 31–32 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 12 | at Ole Miss | W 30–24 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Austin Peay | W 34–0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs. Auburn | W 49–27 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Kansas State | W 45–20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2021 Alabama 13 games, 55 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Miami | W 44–13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Mercer | W 48–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | at Florida | W 31–29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Southern Miss | W 63–14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | atTexas A&M | L 38–41 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | atMississippi State | W 49–9 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs.LSU | W 20–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 13 | vs. New Mexico State | W 59–3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 20 | vs.Arkansas | W 42–35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | atAuburn | W 24–22 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 4 | vs. Georgia | W 41–24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Cincinnati | W 27–6 | 8 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 10 ✦ | vs.Georgia | L 18–33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Alabama 9 games, 23 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17 | vs.Georgia | W 41–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | atTennessee | W 48–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 31 | vs.Mississippi State | W 41–0 | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 21 | vs. Kentucky | W 63–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs.Auburn | W 42–13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | atArkansas | W 52–3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Dec 19 | vs.Florida | W 52–46 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Notre Dame | W 31–14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 11 ✦ | vs. Ohio State | W 52–24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2023 | Combine or pro day 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′11⅝″ | |
| Weight | 190 lb | |
| Arm length | 30¾″ | |
| Hand size | 9½″ | |
| Wingspan | 75¼″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.58 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.56 s | |
| Vertical jump | 34½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′5″ | |
| Bench press | 14 reps | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.45 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 43 games with a stat; latest team: Detroit Lions.
Pro Bowl: 2024 · First-team All-Pro: 2024
All-Pro teams: Sporting News first team 2024.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Detroit Lions | 15 | 67 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 103 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | Detroit Lions | 12 | 73 | 2.5 | 0 |
| NFL career | 43 | 243 | 4.5 | 7 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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