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Brian Branch
Lions logoDetroit Lions

Brian Branch

Sposition#32jersey25age6' 0"height203lbs4 yrsexperienceAlabamacollege
At a glance

Brian Branch is a safety for the Detroit Lions (No. 32). In 3 games of the 2026 season: 14 tackles, 0 sacks and 1 interception. Snap share in Week 9: 100% of defensive snaps.

Is Brian Branch playing this week?

Brian Branch is not on the current injury report. The Detroit Lions play next at home against the New England Patriots on Sun, Nov 15, 9:30 AM ET (Week 10), on Fox.

What are Brian Branch's stats this season?

In 3 games of the 2026 season, Brian Branch has 14 tackles, 0 sacks and 1 interception.

What team does Brian Branch play for?

Brian Branch plays safety for the Detroit Lions, wearing No. 32. Brian Branch is 25 years old, 6' 0", 203 lbs. College: Alabama. League experience: 4 seasons.

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Pigskin Nightly, “Brian Branch 2026 stats and profile”, https://pigskinnightly.com/players/brian-branch (updated 2026-11-10).

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Brian BranchDetroit Lions · #32
Not enough snaps yet2026 season
2026 percentile card · safeties

Not enough snaps yet

The card grades safeties with at least 135 defensive snaps this season. Branch has 125, 10 short. Until then, the raw numbers:

Snap %Tkl/gPDINTTFL
  • Snap %70%
  • Tkl/g14 tkl
  • PD1 PD
  • INT1 INT
  • TFL0 TFL
Small sample · 125 of 135 defensive snapsMethod3 games125 defensive snapsweeks 1–9peer group 96 qualified · min. 135 defensive snapsnflverse pbp + snap counts · ESPN box scoresupdated 14 min agoGlossary →

Branch is under the 135-defensive snaps minimum, which grows with every week of the season, so his numbers are shown but not ranked against the 96 qualified safeties.

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Snap share

Defense and special teams, by week
67%45 snapsWk 7 · GB
43%23 snapsWk 8 · MIN
100%57 snapsWk 9 · MIA

The contract

OverTheCap via nflverse · Paid vs Played · team cap
Lions · signed 2023 · 4 years, through 2026$2.0M a year
Total
$8.0M
Guaranteed
$5.6M
Share of cap at signing
0.9%
70% of the value guaranteed
85th paid47th in snapspercentiles among 398 DBs under contract, 2026

Game log

DefenseInterceptions
WeekOpponentResultTklSoloSacksTFLPDQB hitsINTRet ydsTD
7 Oct 25vs Packers logoGBW 20-17410010100
8 Nov 1vs Vikings logoMINW 19-15320000–––
9 Nov 8@ Dolphins logoMIAW 19-9740000–––
Season1470010100

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Measure him against the leader in tackles at his positionBranchDET · SVSBeltonNYJ · 76 tacklesSide by side, stat by stat →
vsEvan WilliamsGB · 76 tacklesvsJeremy ChinnLV · 66 tacklesvsQuentin LakeLAR · 63 tacklesvsBudda BakerARI · 62 tacklesvsKyle HamiltonBAL · 60 tacklesvsJessie Bates IIIJAX · 60 tacklesvsJoshua MetellusMIN · 58 tacklesvsXavier WattsATL · 58 tackles
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Safeties in his range

Same position · nearest by grade · NFC North first
NFC NorthJacob ThomasVikings logoMIN · S9tkl0PD—No gradeNFC NorthSkyler ThomasBears logoCHI · S7tkl0PD—No gradeNFC NorthJay WardVikings logoMIN · S8tkl0PD—No gradeNFCAlijah ClarkCowboys logoDAL · S12tkl2PD—No gradeNFCAJ FinleySeahawks logoSEA · S5tkl0PD—No gradeLeagueZayne AndersonDolphins logoMIA · S14tkl1PD—No grade

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Chuck ClarkS · 49 tkl · grade 68Christian IzienS · 28 tkl · grade 44Andre CiscoS · 23 tkl · grade 29Thomas HarperS · 5 tklKerby JosephS · 0 tklMyles BryantS · 0 tkl
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