CFB Zeitgeist Score
65
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by rec yards at the 89th percentile.
Zachariah Branch
Filling the Shoesas of 2026-06-22
Zachariah Branch arrives at Georgia with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.
811REC YDS81REC6REC TD
5★ · NATIONAL RECRUIT
No.5
recruiting national rank
Read the story so far
AI narrative · updated 2026-06-22 · compiled from CFB Zeitgeist data
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Atlanta2026 NFL rookie season
#79Rd 3 · Pick 15
Atlanta2026 NFL rookie season
WR · GEORGIA · SEC
Zachariah Branch
- 3
- #1
- 5-10 | 180 lb
- Las Vegas, NV
Heisman Heat
#585
<1% win probability
Fan Belief
Awaiting
Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.
Respect Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
Reality Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
ACCOLADE PROBABILITY
Heisman
<1%
TOP WR AWARD
Biletnikoff
—
CONSENSUS
All-American
—
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career arc · Season-by-season Standing
3 seasons on the ladder
★
2023
USC · WR
R12 · All-American
Elite
2024
USC · WR
R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
Recognized
2025
Georgia · WR
R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
Recognized
NFL Draft 2026 · Rd 3, Pick 15 · #79 overall · Atlanta
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2023–2025+153%
Up 153% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
R3 · #79
Identity & Role
The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.
Recruiting Pedigree
How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.
| Class | Profile | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5-star | 0.9961 | No. 5 recruit | HighSchool | USC |
| 2022 | 4-star | 0.9758 | No. 58 recruit | HighSchool | USC |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | USC -> Georgia | 4-star | 0.9500 | Immediate |
Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final
Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.
HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16Heisman Futures
Not yet listed on major futures markets.
Achievements
- Program Benchmark 5.5% Program Benchmark Season leader for the program at the player's position across the headline volume metric (passing yards / rushing yards / receiving yards). Held by 5.5% of the 2025 pool. Team leader in receiving yards (811).
Selector Grid · 2025
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft
Market value, pedigree & pro outcome
Recruit stars
★★★★★
to USC
Composite
0.9961
#5 national
NFL Draft
2026 · Rd 3, Pick 15
#79 overall · Atlanta
Today’s Hot-Take
The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.
Anti-Take
PENDINGThe contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.
The Room on Zachariah Branch
Fan sentiment · Season 2025 conversation window
Belief Meter
56
Quietly Bullish
Top Take
“”
Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- Own fans · n=25
- Rivals · n=4
- National · n=10
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Zachariah Branch
Obsession score 3
Rival mentions 4
Weeks on radar 2
Peak moment Week 0 · 2 mentions
Grudging respect 0% Neutral 50% Mockery 50%
2025 Signature · 2025 season
Receiving yards (total)
811
yds
All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions
National rank #61 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 89th
Why it matters
#61 of 531 All FBS WRs in receiving yards — 811 yards on 81 receptions.
Vs cohort
This player 811 (89th)
HIGH · n=81 cohort 531
- Also strong
- Receiving TDs#55 / 531
- Yards per reception#419 / 531
Signature Moment
Week 10 at Florida — 112 receiving_yards_total
Result W 24-20
The week the volume broke through — put up 112 yds at Florida.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the receiving totals stand
Through 14g
811Rec yards
81Receptions
6Rec TDs
Per game
57.9Rec yards
6Receptions
0Rec TDs
Final
811Rec yards
81Receptions
6Rec TDs
✓ Hit 700-yard receiver · finished with 811.
✓ Hit 60-catch season · finished with 81.
✓ Hit 80-catch season · finished with 81.
Why the honors trail matters
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
The useful clue on this card is not just the Heisman rank, but the broader honors spine. Zachariah Branch already has 6 loaded recognition items, which helps distinguish a player who is merely productive from one who is already earning selector-level validation.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
WR season snapshot
2025 season snapshot | final
2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Player identity What kind of player is this?
30-second read
What kind of player is this?
Target magnet | All-purpose weapon against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
81 99th
YDS
811 94th
YPR
10.0 33rd
TD
6 95th
Rushing
CAR
4 74th
YDS
7 42nd
YPC
1.8 24th
TD
0 81st
Returns
KR YDS
205 76th
KR AVG
20.5 59th
PR YDS
180 90th
PR AVG
12.0 78th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 14 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-7vs Marshall | 3 | 95 | 31.7 | 1 | 47 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-6vs Austin Peay | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 3 | W 44-41@ Tennessee | 5 | 69 | 13.8 | 1 | 36 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-24vs Alabama | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 6 | W 35-14vs Kentucky | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 7 | W 20-10@ Auburn | 9 | 57 | 6.3 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 8 | W 43-35vs Ole Miss | 8 | 71 | 8.9 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-20@ Florida | 10 | 112 | 11.2 | 0 | 42 | Season-high 112 yds |
| Wk 11 | W 41-21@ Mississippi State | 8 | 68 | 8.5 | 1 | 19 | |
| Wk 12 | W 35-10vs Texas | 6 | 41 | 6.8 | 0 | 30 | |
| Wk 13 | W 35-3vs Charlotte | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 14 | W 16-9@ Georgia Tech | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 1 | 24 | |
| Wk 15 | W 28-7@ Alabama | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 1 | 17 | |
| Bowl | L 34-39vs Ole Miss | 8 | 67 | 8.4 | 1 | 18 | |
| Total | 81 | 811 | 10.9 | 6 | 47 |
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score
Traditional history
Traditional Stats
Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.
Season context · Team result + system
2023USC8-5HC: Lincoln Riley · Pass-leaning, slow tempo
2024USC7-6HC: Lincoln Riley · Pass-leaning
2025Georgia12-2HC: Kirby Smart · Run-leaning
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
The player's share of a team's passing-game involvement. It is the fastest way to see whether the receiver is a true focal point or more of a complementary piece.
A blended workload view that accounts for catches, designed touches, and any return-game involvement that shapes the overall profile.
Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.
The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.
Open full stat explorer
| Group | Metric | Value | Rank | Pct | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receiving | Receptions | 81 | #10/1110 | 99th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 811 | #64/1107 | 94th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 6 | #56/1111 | 95th pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 10.0 | #746/1106 | 33rd pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Kick return yards | 205 | #58/238 | 76th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt return yards | 180 | #24/224 | 90th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Pass share | 22.1% | #58/1137 | 95th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 10 | #173/346 | 50th pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 7 | #233/397 | 42nd pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Carries | 4 | #108/407 | 74th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 1.8 | #299/393 | 24th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 0 | #81/411 | 81st pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 47 | #316/1105 | 71st pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Kick return avg | 20.5 | #98/236 | 59th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt returns | 15 | #39/237 | 84th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt return avg | 12.0 | #49/222 | 78th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Kick returns | 10 | #54/243 | 78th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 15.4% | #39/1137 | 97th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 14.5% | #57/1137 | 95th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Role share | 9.9% | #103/1137 | 91st pct | Share of team offensevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 9.3% | #118/1137 | 90th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 8.0% | #228/1137 | 80th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 8.0% | #148/1137 | 87th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Rush share | 0.7% | #239/1137 | 79th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS WR |
Player Standing
Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.
ALL-CONF HM
On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex
ALL-CONF HM · Rung 9 of 16
Why he’s here
All-Conference honorable mention / 2nd team — the recognition has started.
What moves him up
A best-at-position run lifts to 1st team.
What moves him down
A back-end conference finish drops out of the honor list.
Accolade streams
Status—Awaiting tracker
Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 4.9 | 49.9 | 11.4 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 7.0 | 68.7 | 10.2 | 0.7 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins12g | 5.8 | 59.1 | 11.0 | 0.4 |
| Losses2g | 5.5 | 51.0 | 10.1 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.0 | 51.1 | 11.7 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 6.6 | 64.7 | 10.1 | 0.4 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
65Solid starter
Elite: receptions (98th). Strength: rec yards (88th). Concern: yards / catch (16th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · WR · 2024
Percentile Card
Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.
P4G5All FBS
Advanced Savant
Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.
Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Zachariah BranchGeorgiaPofele AshlockHawai'i· 95% simDevin MccuinUTSA· 92% simDonovan FaupelNew Mexico State· 90% sim
Receptions
Rec yards
Rec TDs
Long catch
Rush TDs
Rush yards
Yards / catch
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Slot Technician
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ryan O'Keefe’s 2021 season.
Ryan O'Keefe
82%match
#2
Khaleb Hood
All-Sun Belt
82%
#3
Robert Lewis
All-Sun Belt
78%
#4
Khaleb Hood
All-Sun Belt
76%
#5
Nikko Remigio
All-Mountain West
75%
Matches Ryan on
Total EPA (college ability)
EPA / play (adj)
Class year
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Derick Eugene’s path through Long Island University.
Derick Eugene
99%match
#2
Elijah Steward
99%
#3
Sean Atkins
All-AAC
96%
#4
Winston Wright
95%
#5
Ryan O'Keefe
All-AAC
95%
Matches Derick on
Yards per reception
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Isaiah Williams's junior season at Illinois (2022).
Isaiah Williams
82%match
All-Big Ten
#2
Ryan O'Keefe
All-AAC
79%
#3
Khaleb Hood
All-Sun Belt
77%
#4
Dominic Lovett
NFL Rd 7
71%
#5
Anthony Evans III
71%
Matches Isaiah on
TD rate
Weight
Total EPA (college ability)
Differs from Isaiah on
Recruiting rating (higher)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirby Smart
Pass share
42.5%
417 pass / 565 run
Plays / game
70.1
14 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
6.2%
290 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coach2023
Kirby Smart
Georgia
2024
Kirby Smart
Georgia
2025
Kirby Smart
Georgia
Played his entire career under Kirby Smart.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownLas Vegas, NV
Height5'10"
Weight180 lb
Class3
PositionWR
Jersey1
No fields populated yet.
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Current teamGeorgia
ConferenceSEC
Joined2025
Career arc3 season(s)
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🥇
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2023)
4 selectors honored him
🎖
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-SEC
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
4 All-America selections
National selector recognition is one of the strongest non-Heisman signals on a player card and should sit near the top of the showcase.
2 all-conference honors
Conference-level recognition helps anchor whether a player is merely statistically loud or actually viewed as elite within his competitive lane.
Honors Timeline
Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.
| Season | Honor | Scope | Team / Selector | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | All-SEC | all_conference | Georgia | SEC | WR |
| 2024 | All-Big Ten | all_conference | Big Ten | OTHE |
| 2023 | All-America (USA Today) | all_america | USC | USA Today | first | AP-RET |
| 2023 | All-America (ESPN) | all_america | USC | ESPN | first | AP-RET |
| 2023 | All-America (Athlon) | all_america | USC | Athlon | first | AP-RET |
| 2023 | All-America (SN) | all_america | USC | SN | first | AP-RET |
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.