Deion Branch is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Branch in the top quarter 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.
Career Value · VORP
135 career value over replacement — #765 all-time of 4,695. 12.3/season above a replacement-level WR.
Pick #65 (Rd 2) · NWE · 2002 · +17.9 vs expected KV-H
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Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2002 | 23 | NE | 13 | — | 68 | 43 | 489 | 2 | 63.2% | 11.4 | 7.2 | — | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 24 | NE | 15 | — | 57 | 57 | 803 | 3 | 100.0% | 14.1 | 14.1 | — | 40 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 25 | NE | 9 | — | 35 | 35 | 454 | 4 | 100.0% | 13.0 | 13.0 | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 26 | NE | 16 | — | 78 | 78 | 998 | 5 | 100.0% | 12.8 | 12.8 | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 27 | SEA | 14 | — | 53 | 53 | 725 | 4 | 100.0% | 13.7 | 13.7 | — | 40 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 28 | SEA | 10 | — | 49 | 49 | 661 | 4 | 100.0% | 13.5 | 13.5 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 29 | SEA | 8 | — | 30 | 30 | 412 | 4 | 100.0% | 13.7 | 13.7 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 30 | SEA | 14 | — | 79 | 45 | 437 | 2 | 57.0% | 9.7 | 5.5 | — | 17 | 1 | -8 | 0 | -8.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 31 | NE / SEA | 15 | — | 92 | 61 | 818 | 6 | 66.3% | 13.4 | 8.9 | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 32 | NE | 14 | — | 90 | 51 | 702 | 5 | 56.7% | 13.8 | 7.8 | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 33 | NE | 9 | — | 29 | 16 | 145 | 0 | 55.2% | 9.1 | 5.0 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 137 | — | 660 | 518 | 6,644 | 39 | 78.5% | 12.8 | 10.1 | — | 335 | 8 | 33 | 0 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 3 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Postseason all-time ranks
A high-end wide receiver defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Worth 135 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 17% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 10 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
10 seasons × ~13.5 surplus ≈
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91% match
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