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Brian Branch Detroit Lions · #32

Safety · 6' 0", 203 lbs · Fayetteville, GA · Age 25

Brian Branch is a Safety for the Detroit Lions, drafted 45th overall, 2023. In 2025 he recorded 75 tackles, 2.5 sacks.

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Detroit Lions · #32 · Safety

Brian Branch

Season avg75 tkl · 2.5 sacks · 0 int

Career avg258 tkl · 4.5 sacks · 7 int

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

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2.5sacks

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Scouting report

Brian Branch — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Safety · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Brian Branch is a Safety for the Detroit Lions, drafted 45th overall, 2023. In 2025 he recorded 75 tackles, 2.5 sacks.

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Coverage

Ball skills

Run support

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Coverage

Excellent · defense

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Ball skills

Solid · defense

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Tackling

Elite · defense

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Splash plays

Elite · defense

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Blitz

Elite · defense

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Act II

Where Brian Branch stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

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29%

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23%

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22%

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11%

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✦ Balladex Consensus: #91 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

50Impact index

182Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Brian Branch — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

A+

Tackling

75 TKL

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A+

Pass rush

2.5 SACK

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A+

Coverage

9 PD

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A+

Splash

1 FF

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The engine

How the model sees Brian Branch

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026 modeled

9–15

int

0–3

tackles

74–102

1–1

games

12–15

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 3-season history below.

What moves the pd line vs last season

Last season 9 → projected 12 pd

Baseline (recency-weighted)

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Age curve

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Net vs last season+3.2 pd

Everything it reads

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3 seasons of real box production

every game line, verified

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Recency × games weight

recent, healthy years anchor the baseline

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Year-over-year trend

his own trajectory, season to season

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Position aging curve

age 25 — applied to the projection

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Role & usage context

target / carry share and snaps fold in

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Availability signal

games last 3: 15 / 16 / 12

health

The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Brian Branch career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Tkl	PD	INT	FF	Sack
2023	15	74	13	3	1	1
2024	16	109	16	4	1	1
2025	12	75	9	0	1	2.5
Career	43	258	38	7	3	4.5

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

Cam Bynum 97%Keisean Nixon 96%Roger McCreary 96%Budda Baker 95%Xavier Watts 95%Amik Robertson 95%

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Context

Are the Detroit Lions built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record

91off index

99def index

+56net

95%playoff odds

61roster

Roster delta · what changed

Offense grades A (91), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 86, pass rush 99, coverage 99.

How his role moves

Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

50 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Brian Branch

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2001-10-22

The beginning

Brian Branch is a Safety for the Detroit Lions, in his 4th NFL season.

Detroit Lions

Turning pro

Drafted 45th overall, 2023 as a Safety.

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Brian Branch is a Detroit Lions safety, drafted 45th overall, 2023.

Chapter

Across 3 seasons (2023–2025) he has recorded 258 tackles, 5 sacks and 7 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 75 tackles, 3 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2025.

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Branch's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Top NFL Players UNDER 25: BRIAN BRANCH ▶ Brian Branch brings the boom on big-time hit vs. Evan Engram

Off the field

Measurables

Active

Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 203 lbs
Draft: 45th overall, 2023
Born: Fayetteville, GA
Age: 25
Jersey: #32

Background

Brian Branch is from Fayetteville, GA and is 25 years old. He was drafted 45th overall, 2023 and plays safety at 6' 0", 203 lbs.

Over 3 seasons (2023–2025) he has recorded 258 tackles, 4.5 sacks and 7 interceptions. Branch is currently on the Detroit Lions roster.

The person

Brian Branch is a rotational starter in the secondary who has recorded 258 tackles with 7 interceptions and 38 passes defensed across 3 seasons (2023–2025).

Coverage production7 career interceptions and 38 passes defensed.

Tackling258 career tackles from the secondary.

Playmaking3 forced fumbles and 4.5 sacks on the blitz.

Draft pedigree45th overall, 2023.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Brian Branch — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Brian Branch, answered.

What position does Brian Branch play?

Brian Branch is a Safety for the Detroit Lions.

When was Brian Branch drafted?

Brian Branch was drafted 45th overall, 2023.

How many seasons has Brian Branch played?

3 (2023–2025).

What are Brian Branch's career stats?

He has recorded 258 tackles, 5 sacks and 7 interceptions.

Brian Branch career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

Brian Branch Detroit Lions · #32

Brian Branch — the report card

Where Brian Branch stands

Brian Branch — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Brian Branch

Brian Branch career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Detroit Lions built to win?

The Ballad of Brian Branch

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

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Off the field

Brian Branch — frequently asked

Injury history

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