Brian Branch

SS1Questionable · Achilleswk 7 report

Season

Passer rating allowed

0.0▼ 87.1 vs '25

1st of 87 CBs

Y/TGT

0.0▼ 7.3 vs '25

1st of 87 CBs

Completion % allowed

0.0%▼ 54.3 vs '25

1st of 87 CBs

Passes defended

1▼ 8 vs '25

75th of 87 CBs

Tackling

4 tkl

3 stops · 0 mtkl · 0 ff

Ranks compare against the 86 qualifying cornerbacks on the 2026 leaderboard plus Branch.

Week-by-week

Targets allowed by game, dashed line = 2025 per-game average

	Usage		Tackling				Pass rush			Coverage
Game	Defensive snapsSnaps played on defense (Pro Football Reference snap counts).	Snap shareShare of the team's defensive snaps played, in the games the player appeared in.	TacklesSolo plus assisted tackles.	StopsTackles (solo or shared) that end a play the offense failed on, i.e. one with negative EPA. From play-by-play.	Tackles for lossTackles behind the line of scrimmage.	Missed tacklesMissed tackles (Pro Football Reference).	SacksSacks (half sacks count 0.5).	QB hitsHits on the quarterback.	PressuresHurries, QB hits and sacks combined (Pro Football Reference).	Targets allowedPasses thrown at the defender in coverage (Pro Football Reference).	Completion % allowedCompletions allowed per target in coverage.	Yards per target allowedReceiving yards allowed per target in coverage.	InterceptionsInterceptions made.	Passes defendedPasses broken up or intercepted.
Wk 7 vs GBW	45	67.2	4	3	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0.0	0.0	1	1

2026 cornerbacks who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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Rookie deal · signed 2023 with Lions

$8Mover 4 years

2023

2024

2025

2026 · now

Year 4 of 4

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons

	Overall			Tackling				Pass rush			Coverage
Season	GamesGames played.	Defensive snapsSnaps played on defense (Pro Football Reference snap counts).	Snap shareShare of the team's defensive snaps played, in the games the player appeared in.	TacklesSolo plus assisted tackles.	StopsTackles (solo or shared) that end a play the offense failed on, i.e. one with negative EPA. From play-by-play.	Tackles for lossTackles behind the line of scrimmage.	Missed tackle rateMissed tackles as a share of tackle attempts (Pro Football Reference).	SacksSacks (half sacks count 0.5).	QB hitsHits on the quarterback.	PressuresHurries, QB hits and sacks combined (Pro Football Reference).	Targets allowedPasses thrown at the defender in coverage (Pro Football Reference).	Passer rating allowedNFL passer rating on throws into the defender's coverage, computed from completions, yards, touchdowns and interceptions allowed.	InterceptionsInterceptions made.	Passes defendedPasses broken up or intercepted.	Forced fumblesFumbles forced.	Defensive touchdownsTouchdowns scored on defense.
2026	1	45	67.2	4	3	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	0.0	1	1	0	0
2025	12	747	95.6	73	32	5	3.0	2.5	5	6	35	87.1	0	9	1	0
2024	16	917	91.2	103	43	8	8.3	1.0	6	9	84	73.7	4	16	1	0
2023	15	738	76.5	67	39	6	8.3	1.0	3	8	68	78.4	3	13	1	1
Career	44	2,447	86.8	247	117	19	6.8	4.5	14	23	188	75.3	8	39	3	1