Brian Branch: DB · Alabama · #14.
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Brian Branch
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Third year in the same secondary at Alabama. The first career honor came in 2022: All-America (CBS). A game that shows it: 9 tackles against LSU — Week 10, 2022.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
79 tackles. 8 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 11 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.
Yahoo Sports Oct 28
Heavy Oct 28
Saturday Down South Oct 24
The Tuscaloosa News Oct 15Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-0vs Utah State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 20-19@ Texas | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 63-7vs UL Monroe | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 55-3vs Vanderbilt | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 49-26@ No. 20 Arkansas | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 24-20vs Texas A&M | 9 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 49-52@ No. 6 Tennessee | 9 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 30-6vs No. 24 Mississippi State | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | L 31-32@ No. 15 LSU | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 30-24@ No. 11 Ole Miss | 8 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 34-0vs Austin Peay | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 49-27vs Auburn | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 45-20vs No. 11 Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 79 | 48 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 8 |
Bowl · 2022
W 45-20
vs Kansas State · neutral site
1 interception · 1 sack · 1 tackle for loss
Dominant 25-point win at a neutral site against Kansas State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
10%8 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
79tackles this seasonTFL rate
14%11 TFL79 tackles · 11 for loss · 3 sacks · 8 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
3 seasons under Nick Saban — 37-4 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 6.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Road5g | 7.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 5.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 7.4 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Nick Saban
Pass share
49.4%
438 pass / 448 run
Plays / game
68.2
13 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
476 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
First team on a list outside the NCAA-recognized selectors.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #6 at the position.
Selector Grid · 2022
How it ended
Three seasons at Alabama, 157 tackles — drafted at #45 overall by the Detroit Lions.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2022)
named by 2 selectors
ALL-SEC · 2ND TEAM
All-SEC 2nd team (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2020–2022
1 coachPlayed every college season under Nick Saban.
Next stop · NFL
Detroit LionsEntering 4th NFL season
Detroit LionsEntering 4th NFL season
