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Zachariah Branch Atlanta Falcons · #17

Wide Receiver · 5' 10", 180 lbs · Las Vegas, NV · Age 22

Zachariah Branch is a Wide Receiver for the Atlanta Falcons, drafted 79th overall, 2026.

Wide ReceiverDrafted 79th overallRookie
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Career avg— · career line pending
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Scouting report

Zachariah 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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Wide Receiver · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Zachariah Branch is a Wide Receiver for the Atlanta Falcons, drafted 79th overall, 2026.
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Offense
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Defense
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Feel / IQ
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Playmaking
Below average creator
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Scoring
Below average scorer
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Rebounding
Below average on the glass
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3PT / spacing
Below average spacing
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Perimeter D
Below average on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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Clutch
Below average late
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Athleticism
Below average tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II

Where Zachariah 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
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
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Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
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Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
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Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
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Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #1973 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
0Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Zachariah Branch — every number, three levels deep

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

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Scoring
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Playmaking
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Rebounding
0.0 RPG
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Shooting
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The engine

How the model sees Zachariah 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 next season  confidence
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 0-season history below.
What moves the production line vs last season
Everything it reads
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age 22 — applied per stat
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: — → games & confidence
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Zachariah Branch career stats, season by season

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
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Context

Are the Atlanta Falcons built to win?

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

47–35proj record
#6conf seed
+2.2net rtg
115off rtg
112.9def rtg
81%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Core trending steady. Defensive anchors: A.J. Terrell Jr., Anterio Thompson.
How his role moves
Projected 47–35, 6th in the conference. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load 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 Zachariah Branch

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

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The beginning

Zachariah Branch is a Wide Receiver for the Atlanta Falcons.

Atlanta Falcons

Turning pro

Drafted 79th overall, 2026 as a Wide Receiver.

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Zachariah Branch is an Atlanta Falcons wide receiver, drafted 79th overall, 2026.

Chapter

He has caught 0 passes for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Where things stand

Where Branch goes from here.

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Branch's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
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Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
5' 10"
Weight
180 lbs
Draft
79th overall, 2026
Born
Las Vegas, NV
Age
22
Jersey
#17
Background

Zachariah Branch is from Las Vegas, NV and is 22 years old. He was drafted 79th overall, 2026 and plays wide receiver at 5' 10", 180 lbs.

He has caught 0 passes for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns. Branch is currently on the Atlanta Falcons roster.

The person

Zachariah Branch is a depth receiver who has caught 0 passes for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns across his career.

Receiving0 career catches, 0 yards, 0 touchdowns.
Draft pedigree79th overall, 2026.
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FAQ

Zachariah Branch — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Zachariah Branch, answered.

What position does Zachariah Branch play?
Zachariah Branch is a Wide Receiver for the Atlanta Falcons.
When was Zachariah Branch drafted?
Zachariah Branch was drafted 79th overall, 2026.
How many seasons has Zachariah Branch played?
This is his first season on record.
What are Zachariah Branch's career stats?
He has caught 0 passes for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns.
Zachariah 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.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
WR4
behind the starter
Snap share
23%
of offensive snaps
Target share
7%
WOPR 0.11

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
@ PIT
Week 1 · Tough
Season outlook
40
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
2 / 11
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
47
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 @ PITW2 vs CARW3 @ GBW4 @ NOW5 vs BALW6 vs CHIW7 vs SFW8 @ TBW9 vs CINW10 vs KCW11 · BYEW12 @ MINW13 vs DETW14 @ CLEW15 @ WASW16 vs TBW17 vs NOW18 @ CAR

Each week grades Zachariah Branch's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
1
since 2026
Games missed
0
listed Out
Lower-body
1
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2026 Wk1 · Hamstring

Home surface: fieldturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 1 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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