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Brian Branch
CB · DET · 2023–2026
Born October 22, 2001 · College Alabama · Drafted 2023, round 2, pick 45 (DET) · 6-0, 203 lb
Pro Bowl (2024)
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | DET | 15 | 74 | 1.0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 1 |
| 2023 playoffs | DET | 3 | 20 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | DET | 16 | 109 | 1.0 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 1 |
| 2024 playoffs | DET | 1 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | DET | 12 | 75 | 2.5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 2026 | DET | 3 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | DET | 46 | 272 | 4.5 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 39 | 3 |
Honours
Honours: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), matched to players through Wikidata (CC0). Awards and All-Pro teams are the Associated Press’s; Pro Bowl selections include replacements.
| Season | Honours |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Pro Bowl |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | DET | 15 | – | – | 728 | 76.7 |
| 2023 playoffs | DET | 3 | – | – | 136 | 73.5 |
| 2024 | DET | 16 | – | – | 907 | 91.2 |
| 2024 playoffs | DET | 1 | – | – | 65 | 90.3 |
| 2025 | DET | 12 | – | – | 726 | 95.8 |
Game logs
2026 game log (3 games)
2025 game log (12 games)
2025 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-09-07 | @ GB | L 13–27 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2025-09-14 | vs CHI | W 52–21 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2025-09-22 | @ BAL | W 38–30 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2025-09-28 | vs CLE | W 34–10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 2025-10-05 | @ CIN | W 37–24 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2025-10-12 | @ KC | L 17–30 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2025-11-02 | vs MIN | L 24–27 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2025-11-09 | @ WAS | W 44–22 | 7 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2025-11-16 | @ PHI | L 9–16 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2025-11-23 | vs NYG | W 34–27 OT | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 2025-11-27 | vs GB | L 24–31 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | 2025-12-04 | vs DAL | W 44–30 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
2024 game log (17 games)
2024 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024-09-08 | vs LA | W 26–20 OT | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 2024-09-15 | vs TB | L 16–20 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 2024-09-22 | @ ARI | W 20–13 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 2024-10-13 | @ DAL | W 47–9 | 6 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | 2024-10-20 | @ MIN | W 31–29 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 2024-10-27 | vs TEN | W 52–14 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2024-11-03 | @ GB | W 24–14 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2024-11-10 | @ HOU | W 26–23 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 2024-11-17 | vs JAX | W 52–6 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2024-11-24 | @ IND | W 24–6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2024-11-28 | vs CHI | W 23–20 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2024-12-05 | vs GB | W 34–31 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2024-12-15 | vs BUF | L 42–48 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 2024-12-22 | @ CHI | W 34–17 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 2024-12-30 | @ SF | W 40–34 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2025-01-05 | vs MIN | W 31–9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| P20 | 2025-01-18 | vs WAS | L 31–45 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 game log (18 games)
2023 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023-09-07 | @ KC | W 21–20 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2023-09-17 | vs SEA | L 31–37 OT | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2023-09-24 | vs ATL | W 20–6 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 2023-09-28 | @ GB | W 34–20 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 2023-10-22 | @ BAL | L 6–38 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2023-10-30 | vs LV | W 26–14 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2023-11-12 | @ LAC | W 41–38 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2023-11-19 | vs CHI | W 31–26 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 2023-11-23 | vs GB | L 22–29 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 2023-12-03 | @ NO | W 33–28 | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | 2023-12-10 | @ CHI | L 13–28 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2023-12-16 | vs DEN | W 42–17 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 2023-12-24 | @ MIN | W 30–24 | 6 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | 2023-12-30 | @ DAL | L 19–20 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | 2024-01-07 | vs MIN | W 30–20 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| P19 | 2024-01-14 | vs LA | W 24–23 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| P20 | 2024-01-21 | vs TB | W 31–23 | 9 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P21 | 2024-01-28 | @ SF | L 31–34 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |