Branson Deen: DT · Miami · #58.
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Branson Deen
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. On tape: 4 tackles against Louisville, Week 12, 2023.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 8 games
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| 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@ No. 4 Florida State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 31-38vs No. 9 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 |
Week 9 · 2023
W 29-26
vs Virginia
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
A close one, won by 3 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
27%4 TFLSack rate
17%2 sacksHurry rate
13%2 hurries15 tackles · 4 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 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
Pass share
49.9%
435 pass / 437 run
Plays / game
67.1
13 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
458 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #162 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Purdue and Miami, 83 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 37 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Jeff Brohm and Mario Cristobal.
