Receiver, Georgia (from USC), 2023–25
Zachariah Branch
Lettered 2023–24 at USC (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 180 lb
- Class (2025)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Las Vegas, NV
- Born
- Mar 29, 2004
Zachariah Branch played receiver at USC (2023–24) and Georgia (2025). The Atlanta Falcons took Branch in round 3, No. 79 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
10catches, career highvs. Florida, 2025112receiving yards, career highvs. Florida, 2025Honors
Team titles: SEC champions, 2025
All-America: Sporting News 2023; Athlon Sports 2023; ESPN 2023; USA Today 2023
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Receiving
Returns
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
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.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | USC | 49 | 0.48 | 15th (n=681) | 0.80 | 23.8 | 7% |
| 2024 | USC | 52 | 0.63 | 16th (n=581) | 0.92 | 32.7 | 6% |
| 2025 | Georgia | 103 | 0.57 | 68th (n=1040) | 0.46 | 58.6 | 10% |
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 Georgia 14 games, 81 catches, 811 yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 45–7 | 3 | 95 | 1 | – | – | 3 |
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 28–6 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| Sep 13 | at | W 44–41 | 5 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 28 | – |
| Sep 27 | vs. | L 21–24 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 19 | – |
| Oct 4 | vs. | W 35–14 | 4 | 18 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 11 | at | W 20–10 | 9 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 24 | – |
| Oct 18 | vs. | W 43–35 | 8 | 71 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 1 | vs. | W 24–20 | 10 | 112 | 0 | 2 | 32 | – |
| Nov 8 | at | W 41–21 | 8 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| Nov 15 | vs. | W 35–10 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 3 |
| Nov 22 | vs. | W 35–3 | 4 | 55 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Nov 28 | vs. | W 16–9 | 5 | 53 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Dec 6 | vs. | W 28–7 | 5 | 53 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | L 34–39 | 8 | 67 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
2024 USC 12 games, 47 catches, 503 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 27–20 | 4 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 48–0 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | at | L 24–27 | 6 | 98 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 38–21 | 4 | 44 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 5 | at | L 17–24 | 3 | 10 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 12 | vs. | L 30–33 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 29 | – |
| Oct 19 | at | L 28–29 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | vs. | W 42–20 | 2 | 26 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 2 | at | L 21–26 | 6 | 102 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 28–20 | 6 | 41 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 23 | at | W 19–13 | 2 | 13 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 30 | vs. | L 35–49 | 4 | 45 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
2023 USC 12 games, 31 catches, 320 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | vs. | W 56–28 | 4 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 96 | 3 |
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 66–14 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 56–10 | 4 | 30 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Sep 23 | at | W 42–28 | 4 | 68 | 0 | 3 | 46 | – |
| Sep 30 | at | W 48–41 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 14 | at | L 20–48 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 4 |
| Oct 21 | vs. | L 32–34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 93 | 3 |
| Oct 28 | at | W 50–49 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | vs. | L 42–52 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 43 | – |
| Nov 11 | at | L 27–36 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 15 | – |
| Nov 18 | vs. | L 20–38 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 58 | – |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | W 42–28 | 2 | 9 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2026 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′8⅝″ |
| Weight | 177 lb |
| Arm length | 29⅜″ |
| Hand size | 9″ |
| Wingspan | 72⅜″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.35 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.50 s |
| Vertical jump | 38″ |
| Broad jump | 10′5″ |
| Bench press | 20 reps |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
In the NFL
1 season, 5 games with a stat; latest team: Atlanta Falcons.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | Atlanta Falcons | 5 | 7 | 46 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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