#32
Brian Branch
DET · 2023–presentACT
BrianBranch#32S
Age
24
Oct 22, 2001
Height
6'0"
72"
Weight
203
lb
College
Alabama
2020-2022
Drafted
2023
Rd 2, Pk 45
Exp
3
seasons
Contract
$8M
4y · $2.0M APY
Status
ACT
ACT

2025 Season

Latest production
Tackles
75
2025
PD
9
regular season
INT
0
regular season
INT Yds
0
regular season
TD
0
regular season
Snap %
96%
avg / game
Updated 2026-06-02

Career

Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career

Career Path

2020 — Present · Includes honors
2023
Detroit Lions · Safety
S · 50 active weeks
2024Pro Bowl
NFL
2020–2022
Alabama · DB
NCAA

Draft Profile

2023 Draft
Selection
Round 2, Pick 45
#45 overall by Detroit Lions
TeamDET
Overall#45

Data Sources & Attribution

Credits
Headshot — wikipediaTennessee Titans (4:59). Licensed under CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Source file
Statistics — nflverseStats are sourced from nflverse. Carl S, Baldwin B, Sharpe L, Ho T, Edwards J (2025). nflverse: Easily Install and Load the ‘nflverse’. R package version 1.0.3.9001, https://nflverse.nflverse.com/. Advanced metrics shown here are drawn via nflverse from Pro Football Reference Advanced Stats and NFL Next Gen Stats.
Pro Football ReferenceSports Reference LLC. “Pro Football Statistics and History.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/. (Accessed 2026-06-02.)
Athleticism & RASCombine and pro-day measurements compiled by Ray Carpenter, nfl-draft-data. Relative Athletic Score (RAS) by Kent Lee Platte, https://ras.football/.