Brian Branch
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Brian Branch

Safety, Detroit Lions · #32.

Player facts

Team
Detroit Lions
Position
Safety
Number
32
Born
Oct 22, 2001 (age 24)
Birthplace
Fayetteville, GA, USA
Height
6' 0"
Weight
203 lbs
College
Alabama
Experience
4 seasons
Status
Day-To-Day

Stats

2025 Defense

TOTSOLOASTSACKFFFRYDSINTYDSAVGTDLNGPDSTFSTFYDSKB
Regular Season7548272.5110000.0009440
Career258177814.5310711115.91503821380

Recent games

TacklesFumblesInterceptions
DateOpponentResultTOTSOLOASTSACKFFFRINTYDSAVGTDLNGPDKB
vs DALW 44-30633001000.00010
vs GBL 31-241073000000.00020
vs NYGW 34-27 OT734000000.00010
@ PHIL 16-9642000000.00000
@ WSHW 44-227431.500000.00000

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Brian Amani Branch (born October 22, 2001) is an American professional football safety for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, where he was an All-American and a national champion. Branch was selected by the Lions in the second round of the 2023 NFL draft. In 2024, he earned his first Pro Bowl.

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Background

Early life

Branch grew up in Fayetteville, Georgia, and attended Sandy Creek High School. He was named the Georgia 5A Ironman of the Year as a senior. Branch was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at Alabama over offers from Ohio State, Oklahoma, and Tennessee.

College career

Branch played in 12 games during his freshman season at Alabama and made 27 tackles with seven passes defended and two interceptions. As a sophomore he made 55 tackles with five tackles for loss, one sack, and nine passes defended. Branch led the Crimson Tide with eight tackles and broke up two passes in Alabama's 27–6 win over Cincinnati in the 2021 Cotton Bowl Classic. Branch entered his junior season as one of the top safety prospects for the 2023 NFL draft. He concluded his final collegiate season in 2022 with 90 total tackles, seven passes defended, three sacks, and two interceptions. He was selected as a first-team All-American and second-team All-SEC recipient at the end of the year.

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Lions’ next games

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Recent results

Sources

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