Brian Branch is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Branch in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Branch's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Brian Branch

1× Pro BowlTop 32% all-time defensive backsPer-Snap Specialist⭐ Shooting Star · 2024

Height6'0"

Weight203 lb

Born

Career Value · VORP

55 career value over replacement — #1966 all-time of 4,695. 18.3/season above a replacement-level CB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #45 (Rd 2) · DET · 2023 · +8.6 vs expected KV-H

58actual

49.4 expected · Δ+8.6

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2023	21–22	DET	15	—	67	43	24	7	3	1.0	11.0	3	13	1	—	1	0	—	0.0%	738	76.9%	50	12.3%	73	45	0.6	81.3	6.8	8	5	2	31	6	0.1
2024	22–23	DET	16	—	103	73	30	8	6	1.0	15.0	4	16	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	917	91.5%	27	6.7%	84	51	0.6	73.7	8.7	8	2	5	25	10	0.1
2025	23–24	DET	12	—	73	46	27	5	5	2.5	12.5	0	9	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	747	95.6%	43	12.7%	40	21	0.5	92.9	11.8	6	1	2	15	3	0.0
Career		—	43	—	243	162	81	20	14	4.5	38.5	7	38	3	1	1	0	—	0.0%	2,402	87.5%	120	10.3%	197	117	—	—	—	22	8	9	71	19	—

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A defensive back whose excellent per-snap efficiency stands out despite limited volume (above-average career overall). When on the field, they made it count — a specialist's profile.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 55 · #1966 · Above Average

Worth 55 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 43% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 2 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +27.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

2 cleared

1 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+27.5

Avg surplus

peak +32

2 seasons × ~27.5 surplus ≈