Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-3vs Maine | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 0 | 23 | Season-high 55 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 27-24@ East Carolina | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 27 | |
| Total | 7 | 100 | 16.8 | 0 | 27 |
#1
Nate Branch
Junior wide receiver for App State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′9″ · 180 lb · Hopkins, SC
Returning to App State for 2026
The numbers
100
receiving yards · 2026
7 catches · 14.3 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 rec, 55 yds, vs Maine
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 wide receiver for App State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to App State in 2026.
In Their Words
60 windows · 2026 fan posts
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Nate Branch
One game to point at: 55 rec yds, 44 rush yds against Maine — Week 1, 2026.
100 REC YDS · 7 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2026
- Signed with App State3-star out of Itawamba C.C.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
App State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026App State2-0HC: Dowell Loggains · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: rush yards (100th percentile). Strength: rush tds (100th percentile). Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.5 REC/g, 50.0 YDS/g, 16.8 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dowell Loggains
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | App State | 7 | 100 | 14.3 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 7 | 100 | 14.3 | 0 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | App State | 2 | 44 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 44 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 55–3
vs Maine
44 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 52-point win at home against Maine.
With M. Singleton — 291 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · -9 rush yds (5 car) · J. Cross — 66 rush yds (7 car)
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · East Carolina · 3&12 · Q3 · EPA +3.65(01:51) Shotgun #3 M.Singleton pass complete deep middle to #1 N.Branch caught at ECU45, for 27 yards to the ECU45, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Maine · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +3.01(13:33) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 N.Branch rush left for 36 yards gain to the MNE00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:25, 1ST DOWN #83 J.London kick attempt good (H: #40 J.Dunn, LS: #34 P.Stone)
- Week 2 · East Carolina · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.56(00:09) Shotgun #3 M.Singleton pass complete short left to #1 N.Branch caught at APP50, for 18 yards to the ECU41, out of bounds at ECU41, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Maine · 2&11 · Q4 · EPA +1.89(14:03) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 H.Hasselbeck pass complete short right to #1 N.Branch caught at MNE36, for 12 yards to the MNE36, out of bounds at MNE36, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Maine · 2&8 · Q2 · EPA +0.90(00:35) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 M.Singleton pass complete short left to #1 N.Branch caught at MNE31, for 9 yards to the MNE30 (#6 B.Isaiah), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Maine · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.78(11:27) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 M.Singleton pass complete short right to #1 N.Branch caught at MNE46, for 23 yards to the MNE21 (#6 B.Isaiah), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Maine · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.38(10:52) Shotgun #3 M.Singleton pass complete short right to #1 N.Branch caught at MNE32, for 7 yards to the MNE26 (#10 S.Oppenheimer), out of bounds
- Week 1 · Maine · 2&1 · Q1 · EPA -0.19(13:44) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 N.Branch rush left for 8 yards gain to the MNE31 (#15 J.Kucera), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Maine · 2&3 · Q3 · EPA -0.12(10:28) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 M.Singleton pass complete short right to #1 N.Branch caught at MNE27, for 4 yards to the MNE22 (#10 S.Oppenheimer; #8 J.Gibson), 1ST DOWN
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
App State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · App State
Returning around him
- 38% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: -5 net (38 in / 43 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
App State · Last season: 5-8 · Talent rank #85 · 2026 recruiting class #59
The receiver room · App State
- #8Dalton Stroman665 receiving yards · 2025
- #12Sam Mbake207 receiving yards · 2025
- #16Alex Sanchez91 receiving yards · 2025
- #12William Fowles86 receiving yards · 2025
- #1Nate Branch2 games · 2026
18 more on the roster · App State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology