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Zachariah Branch
Zachariah Branch

#1Zachariah Branch

Zachariah Branch is a Slot Specialist WR for Georgia. Zachariah's 2025 season ranks in the 100th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 102 plays — a elite rate for the WR.

What projects, and what doesn't · WRs · held out 2019-2025

How well one season predicts the next, measured on seasons the model never trained on. 1.00 would be perfectly predictable; 0.00 means last year told us nothing.

  • Usage share (volume)0.47
    Beats guessing the WR average by 16%. n=6,302 WR seasons
  • EPA per play (efficiency)0.09
    Not projectable — we do not forecast this. n=5,767 WR seasons
  • Total EPA (value)0.45
    Beats guessing the WR average by 12%. n=5,767 WR seasons

Across all positions, usage carries year to year at 0.47 and efficiency at 0.07. So Zachariah Branch's projection is a projection of opportunity — how much of the offense he runs through. How well he converts it is something this model does not claim to know a year in advance, and the number above is why.

2025 Production

Receiving
81 Receptions811 Rec yards6 Rec TD10.0 Yards/rec
Returns
10 Kick returns205 KR yards0 KR TD15 Punt returns180 PR yards0 PR TD

Performance Analysis · 2025 · vs WR peers

  • Efficiency100
  • Volume29
  • Explosiveness20
  • Consistency74
  • Pass-Down100
Player type
Slot Specialist WR

The offense's primary passing-down weapon — routes, separation, and reliability on 3rd down define this role.

3rd-down converterRoute technicianHigh passing-down share
Peer percentiles
Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)100th %ile · elite
Game-to-game consistency74th %ile · average
Key findings
  • Top-10% efficiency among WRs — elite opponent-adjusted EPA rate.
  • High game-to-game consistency — reliable floor each week.
  • 9 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
  • Particularly dangerous on passing downs — efficiency spikes in obvious pass situations.
  • Strong second-half surge — EPA/play improved 0.14 from the first to second half of the season.
  • Peak game: 1.54 EPA/play in Wk 1 vs Marshall (SP+ -5).

NIL Market Tier· 2025

On3 valuation ↗
Elite

Top-3 player at position nationally. Collective + national brand deals.

Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.

Historical Comparables · WR · efficiency + volume + value

Players from 2013–2025 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.

PlayerTeamWEPA/playLine valTotal EPA
Keytaon ThompsonMississippi State0.4601.232.2
Quadree HendersonPittsburgh0.5301.633.4
DeAndre HughesAir Force0.4701.328.2
Savion WilliamsTCU0.4501.125.2
Javion PoseyFlorida Atlantic0.4501.423.8

Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.

Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week

+1.5401.54Wk 1 vs Marshall: +1.54 EPA/play1Wk 2 vs Austin Peay: +0.26 EPA/play2Wk 3 vs Tennessee: +0.93 EPA/play3Wk 5 vs Alabama: -0.03 EPA/play5Wk 6 vs Kentucky: +0.03 EPA/play6Wk 7 vs Auburn: +0.55 EPA/play7Wk 8 vs Ole Miss: +0.52 EPA/play8Wk 10 vs Florida: +0.56 EPA/play10Wk 11 vs Mississippi State: +0.41 EPA/play11Wk 12 vs Texas: -0.26 EPA/play12Wk 13 vs Charlotte: +1.36 EPA/play13Wk 14 vs Georgia Tech: +0.98 EPA/play14Wk 15 vs Alabama: +1.06 EPA/play15
EPA per play · x-axis: weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost
WkOpponentResultOpp SP+RecRec YdsAvgRec TDLongEPA/play
1vsMarshallW45-7-4.539531.71471.54
2vsAustin PeayW28-63175.70170.26
3@TennesseeW44-4115.056913.81360.93
5vsAlabamaL21-2414.833511.7022-0.03
6vsKentuckyW35-141.84184.5080.03
7@AuburnW20-1011.69576.30130.55
8vsOle MissW43-3524.08718.90260.52
10vsFloridaW24-203.51011211.20420.56
11@Mississippi StateW41-214.18688.51190.41
12vsTexasW35-1016.26416.8030-0.26
13vsCharlotteW35-3-26.745513.80191.36
14vsGeorgia TechW16-99.355310.61240.98
15vsAlabamaW28-714.855310.61171.06
20vsOle MissL34-3924.08678.4118

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy
Overall
10.2%
Passing plays
22.8%
Rushing plays
0.7%
Standard downs
8.0%
Passing downs
15.5%
EPA by down type
Standard downs
0.36
Passing downs
0.80
Pass / Rush EPA
0.59 / -0.34

Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).

EPA = expected points added (opponent-adjusted). NIL estimates are model-based ranges, not reported deals. Data: CollegeFootballData. Not betting advice.