Senior defensive tackle for Miami. 2023: 2.5 sacks, 4 tackles for loss, 15 tackles.
6′2″ · 280 lb · Indianapolis, IN
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
DT recruit
No. 1489 nationally · Signed with Purdue
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive tackle for Miami. 2023: 2.5 sacks, 4 tackles for loss, 15 tackles.
Branson Deen
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Branson Deen has played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles against Louisville, Week 12, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Miami, 83 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Manny Diaz, Jess Simpson, and Mario Cristobal. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (84th percentile). Concern: solo tackles (6th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mario Cristobal
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #162 at the position.
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-3vs Miami (OH) | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-23vs Georgia Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 29-26vs Virginia | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 10 | L 6-20@ NC State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 20-27@ Florida State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 31-38vs Louisville | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 45-20@ Boston College | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | L 24-31vs Rutgers | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 5 | 4.0 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
15 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Player DNA
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Cody Roscoe’s 2021 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Jacob Merrifield's graduate season at Florida Atlantic (2024).
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Player DNA