WR · Atlanta Falcons · #17

Zachariah Branch

PR1

College: USC
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 180 lb
Experience: 1st season

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Season

EPA / target

−0.17

44th of 45 WRs

Catch rate

83.3%

1st of 45 WRs

Yards / target

5.3

43rd of 45 WRs

Target share

6.2%

45th of 45 WRs

Receiving

64 yds−0.17 EPA/TGT

10 rec · 12 tgt · 0 td

Ranks compare against the 44 qualifying wide receivers on the 2026 leaderboard plus Branch.

Week-by-week

EPA per target by game

Where the value came from

Total EPA, 2026

Receiving−1.0

Rushing+0.5

Net−0.6

Best game · Wk 5 vs BAL

2/2

Rec/Tgt

Rec yds

+1.4

Rec EPA

+0.68

EPA/target

7.5

Yds/rec

2026 game log

	Receiving									Rushing
Game	TargetsPasses thrown to the player.	ReceptionsCatches.	Receiving yardsReceiving yards.	Yards per receptionReceiving yards per catch.	Receiving touchdownsReceiving touchdowns.	Catch rateReceptions per target.	Average depth of targetAir yards per target.	Receiving EPAExpected points added on targets, including incompletions and interceptions.	EPA per targetExpected points added per target, including incompletions and interceptions.	CarriesRushing attempts.	Rushing yardsRushing yards.	Rushing touchdownsRushing touchdowns.
Wk 1 @ PITL	0	0	0	–	0	–	–	–	–	0	0	0
Wk 2 vs CARL	2	2	14	7.0	0	100.0	−3.5	+0.5	+0.26	0	0	0
Wk 3 @ GBW	2	1	7	7.0	0	50.0	6.5	−0.9	−0.43	0	0	0
Wk 4 @ NOW	2	2	10	5.0	0	100.0	1.5	+0.3	+0.13	0	0	0
Wk 5 vs BALL	2	2	15	7.5	0	100.0	−3.5	+1.4	+0.68	0	0	0
Wk 6 vs CHIL	2	2	9	4.5	0	100.0	4.5	−1.7	−1.36	0	0	0
Wk 7 vs SFW	2	1	9	9.0	0	50.0	9.5	−0.6	−0.31	1	8	0
Season	12	10	64	6.4	0	83.3	2.5	−1.0	−0.17	1	8	0

How he compares

2026 wide receivers who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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Contract

Rookie deal · signed 2026 with Falcons

$7.1Mover 4 years

Avg. per year: $1.8M
Guaranteed: $1.6M 23%
Signed: 2026
Runs through: 2029

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Career by season

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons

	Overall		Receiving									Rushing
Season	GamesGames played.	Total EPAExpected points added across dropbacks, runs and targets combined (each scramble counted once).	TargetsPasses thrown to the player.	ReceptionsCatches.	Receiving yardsReceiving yards.	Receiving touchdownsReceiving touchdowns.	Catch rateReceptions per target.	Yards per receptionReceiving yards per catch.	Yards per targetReceiving yards per target, including incompletions.	Target shareShare of the team's targets, averaged across games.	EPA per targetExpected points added per target, including incompletions and interceptions.	CarriesRushing attempts.	Rushing yardsRushing yards.	Rushing touchdownsRushing touchdowns.
2026	7	−0.6	12	10	64	0	83.3	6.4	5.3	6.2	−0.17	1	8	0