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

Best season
811
Receiving yards, 2025 (Georgia, 12–⁠2)
National rank
No. 1
In the nation in punt return average, 2023
Drafted
No. 79
Round 3, 2026 NFL Draft (Atlanta Falcons)

Career highs

10catches, career highvs. Florida, 2025112receiving yards, career highvs. Florida, 2025

Honors

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

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023USC3132010.3236
2024USC4750310.7142
2025Georgia8181110.0647
Career1591,63410.3947

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2023USC244481163321
2024USC5105013740
2025Georgia102050151800
Career397581445861

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023USC1WRFr.
2024USC1WRSo.
2025Georgia1WRJr.5′10″180

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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2023USC490.4815th (n=681)0.8023.87%
2024USC520.6316th (n=581)0.9232.76%
2025Georgia1030.5768th (n=1040)0.4658.610%

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
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 30vs.MarshallW 45–⁠73951––3
Sep 6vs.Austin PeayW 28–⁠631701201
Sep 13atTennesseeW 44–⁠415691128–
Sep 27vs.AlabamaL 21–⁠243350219–
Oct 4vs.KentuckyW 35–⁠144180––1
Oct 11atAuburnW 20–⁠109570124–
Oct 18vs.Ole MissW 43–⁠358710–––
Nov 1vs.FloridaW 24–⁠20101120232–
Nov 8atMississippi StateW 41–⁠2186811191
Nov 15vs.TexasW 35–⁠1064102633
Nov 22vs.CharlotteW 35–⁠34550––3
Nov 28vs.Georgia TechW 16–⁠95531–––
Dec 6vs.AlabamaW 28–⁠75531––1
Jan 1 ✦vs.Ole MissL 34–⁠398671––2
2024 USC 12 games, 47 catches, 503 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1vs.LSUW 27–⁠2045601461
Sep 7vs.Utah StateW 48–⁠041901171
Sep 21atMichiganL 24–⁠276980––3
Sep 28vs.WisconsinW 38–⁠214440––2
Oct 5atMinnesotaL 17–⁠243100–––
Oct 12vs.Penn StateL 30–⁠33260229–
Oct 19atMarylandL 28–⁠2944301131
Oct 25vs.RutgersW 42–⁠202260–––
Nov 2atWashingtonL 21–⁠2661020––2
Nov 16vs.NebraskaW 28–⁠206411––1
Nov 23atUCLAW 19–⁠132130–––
Nov 30vs.Notre DameL 35–⁠494450––2
2023 USC 12 games, 31 catches, 320 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 26vs.San José StateW 56–⁠2845811963
Sep 2vs.NevadaW 66–⁠1412212291
Sep 9vs.StanfordW 56–⁠104300––3
Sep 23atArizona StateW 42–⁠284680346–
Sep 30atColoradoW 48–⁠41––––––
Oct 14atNotre DameL 20–⁠4821703464
Oct 21vs.UtahL 32–⁠341205933
Oct 28atCaliforniaW 50–⁠4912603221
Nov 4vs.WashingtonL 42–⁠523160343–
Nov 11atOregonL 27–⁠364210215–
Nov 18vs.UCLAL 20–⁠385510258–
Dec 27 ✦vs.LouisvilleW 42–⁠28290––1

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2026
Height5′8⅝″
Weight177 lb
Arm length29⅜″
Hand size9″
Wingspan72⅜″
40-yard dash4.35 s
10-yard split1.50 s
Vertical jump38″
Broad jump10′5″
Bench press20 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.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2026 (so far)Atlanta Falcons57460

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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