Evan Branch-Haynes is a defensive tackle who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Bowling Green.
Branch-Haynes wins the gap play after play. Played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 5 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss against Kent State — Week 9, 2025.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
35 tackles. 2 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Bowling Green | 35 | 11 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2024 | Bowling Green | 19 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2023 | Bowling Green | 29 | 12 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 2022 | Arizona | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 88 | 31 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 26-7vs Lafayette | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-34@ Cincinnati | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 23-13vs Liberty | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-40@ Louisville | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-35@ Ohio | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 28-23vs Toledo | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 6-27vs Central Michigan | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-24@ Kent State | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 21-27@ Eastern Michigan | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 16-19vs Akron | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 14 | W 45-14@ Massachusetts | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 11 | 4.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
11%4 TFLSack rate
3%1 sackHurry rate
6%2 hurries35 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road6g | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eddie George
Pass share
37.7%
281 pass / 465 run
Plays / game
62.2
12 games
Team sack rate
9.0%
323 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #92 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #6 of 16 Mid-American DTs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
The No. 2,129 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Mid-American as a senior.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Jedd Fisch, Scot Loeffler and Eddie George.
