Brian
Branch
S
#32
Brian Branch
#32S
Detroit Lions
Height : 6' 0" · Weight : 203 lbs · Age : 24
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Detroit Lions | 12 | 75 | 48 | 27 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 109 | 79 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Detroit Lions | 15 | 74 | 50 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Contract
Detroit Lions payroll →- 2026 cap number
- 6.48 M$
- Average per year
- 2.01 M$
- Total value
- 8.0 M$
- Seasons left
- 1 · through 2026
- Status
- Physically unable to perform
2026
6.48 M$
Not guaranteed
Cap number: the season's salary plus the share of the signing bonus spread over the contract. Total value and average per year cover the whole contract, from its signing.
Advanced stats, 2025 Cornerbacks
NFL stats →2025 season. The percentile ranks the player among regular cornerbacks: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Interceptions
0
15th percentile
Passes defended
9
53th percentile
Targets in coverage
40
Yards allowed
292 yd
Yards allowed per target
7.3 yd
44th percentile
Passer rating allowed
92.9
36th percentile
Tackles
73
85th percentile
Missed tackle rate
3.8 %
95th percentile
Tackles for loss
5
90th percentile
Defensive snaps
747
52th percentile
Regular season. Data: nflverse (play-by-play, snap counts), Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Reference. EPA: expected points added. CPOE: completion percentage over expected.
2026 projection
NFL trends →Projected WAR
0.4
Games
14
WAR 2025
0.1
Games played
12
The pace of the last three seasons (WAR per game, 60/25/15), pulled toward the group average, over the games expected from his availability in the last two, adjusted for age.
Trend
↓ Slight decline (-9)
- 20230.7 WAR · 0.047 per game
- 20240.8 WAR · 0.050 per game
- 20250.1 WAR · 0.008 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
+16 · 23 y.o. · usually still improving
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2025
All ratings →Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
81
Very good
- COV
- Coverage
- 77
- BAL
- Ball skills
- 85
- TCK
- Tackling
- 93
- DUR
- Durability
- 69
- EX
- Experience
- 40
Why these ratings?Hide details
- COV — Coverage : Yards and passer rating allowed per target
- BAL — Ball skills : Ball carrier: fumbles avoided. Defender: interceptions and passes defended
- TCK — Tackling : Tackles made and missed tackles
- DUR — Durability : Games played out of his team's, over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the NFL
WAR and PAL Rating, 2025
How we rate →WAR: the EPA (expected points added) of every play, above replacement level, shared among those who made it, then converted to wins (35.3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).
WAR
0.1
#51 of 89 regular cornerbacks
PAL Rating
62 / 100
#34 of 89 regular cornerbacks
Value Rating · 2025
69 / 100
2025 PAL (62) against 2026 salary: the contract's average per year (APY), $2.0M.PAL expected for this salary: 44Rookie-scale contract: a salary set by the draft, not the market.PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
Half the EPA of his sacks, interceptions, passes defended, forced fumbles, tackles for loss and QB hits, against his position's average per snap.
Yards allowed per target against his position's average, 0.12 points per yard (measured).
Replacement level: the share of defense the league spends on his position (by payroll), prorated by snaps.
How much better or worse than average his team's defense was (EPA allowed), minus what is already credited to players, prorated by snaps.
The individual part is splash plays and coverage. The rest is the position share and his team's defense, split by snaps played.
| Season | Team | G | WAR | PAL | OV | INT | PD | Yds/tgt | Rtg allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | DET | 12 | 0.1 | 62 | 81 | 0 | 9 | 7.3 | 92.9 |
| 2024 | DET | 16 | 0.8 | 96 | 92 | 4 | 16 | 7.0 | 73.7 |
| 2023 | DET | 15 | 0.7 | 90 | 88 | 3 | 13 | 6.4 | 81.3 |
Brian Branch in five questions
What are Brian Branch's stats in 2025?
Brian Branch has 0 interceptions and 9 passes defensed in 12 games in 2025.
How old and how tall is Brian Branch?
Brian Branch is 24 years old. He is 6'0" (183 cm) and weighs 203 lb (92 kg).
How good is Brian Branch?
Brian Branch produced 0.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025, 52nd of 89 players at his position in the NFL. His PAL rating is 62 out of 100: above average for his position.
How much does Brian Branch make?
Brian Branch earns $2.0M for the 2025 season. His Value Rating is 69 out of 100 (good value): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
What number does Brian Branch wear, and what team does he play for?
Brian Branch plays for Detroit Lions in the NFL, at S, and wears number 32.
