Zachariah Branch

Position:
WR
Height:
5-10
Weight:
180
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Las Vegas, Nev.
High School:
Bishop Gorman HS
Prev School:
USC

2025: Named to the Preseason All-SEC First-Team by SEC Media (KR/PR) and SEC Coaches (AP); Preseason All-SEC Second-Team by SEC Coaches (KR/PR); Preseason All-SEC Third-Team by Athlon (KR/PR) and SEC Coaches (WR); and Preseason All-SEC Fourth-Team by Athlon (WR)...on the preseason watch list for the Jet Award and Senior Bowl Top 300...Hauled in three receptions for a total of 95 yards and a touchdown in his Georgia debut in the season opener against Marshall...Tallied three punt returners for a total of 24 yards, with the longest punt return being 14 yards.
College: Transferred to Georgia in the spring of 2025…247sport.com four-star transfer prospect…spent previous two seasons at USC, totaling 78 receptions for 823 receiving yards and three touchdowns as well as 11 rushes for 87 yards and one score…as a sophomore, hauled in 47 receptions for 503 receiving yards and one touchdown in 12 games including two rushes for 17 yards…also served as a return specialist, registering five kickoff returns for 105 yards as well as 13 punt returns for 74 yards…in 2023, won the Jet Award honoring the nation’s most outstanding return specialist after tallying 16 punt returns for 332 yards and one touchdown (led PAC-12) while also registering 24 kick returns for 442 yards and one score…named First Team honoree as a return specialist by USA Today, PFF, Sporting News while taking Second Team honors from Phil Steele, Walter Camp, FWAA, Sports Illustrated, and FOX Sports…other accolades include College Football Network Freshman Specialist of the Year as a punt returner, a College Football Network Freshman All-American, a FWAA Freshman All-American, The Athletic First Team Freshman All-American, an All-PAC-12 First Teamer as a return specialist, an All-PAC-12 Honorable Mention as an all-purpose/special teams player and AP All-Pac-12 Second Teamer…also posted 31 catches for 320 yards and two touchdowns as well as nine carries for 70 yards and one score as a true freshman.

High School: Bishop Gorman HS, coached by Brent Browner…selected to the 2023 Under Armour All-American Game where he served as a team captain…247sports.com composite five-star prospect…rated as the #1 wide receiver prospect, #1 in the state of Nevada and #7 nationally…ESPN.com five-star prospect…rated as the #1 wide receiver prospect, #1 prospect in Nevada and the #7 nationally…On3.com five-star prospect…rated as the #1 wide receiver prospect, #1 in the state of Nevada and #4 prospect nationally…as a senior, tallied 753 yards on 45 receptions with 11 TDs and recorded 5 punt returns for 90 yards (18.0 avg.) and later named to the 2022 Nevada Preps All-Southern Nevada First Team after helping the Gaels win the Class 5A state title…as a junior, helped Bishop Gorman get to the Nevada 5A state championship while earning 2021 MaxPreps Nevada Player of the Year, 2021 MaxPreps Junior All-American First Team, 2021 MaxPreps California All-State First Team and 2021 Nevada Preps All-Southern Nevada First Team honors…tallied 1,094 yards on 48 receptions with 14 touchdowns…also competed in track, becoming the Nevada Southern 5A Regional champion in the 100 meters, 200 meters and long jump as a sophomore in 2021 when he ran a 10.33 100 and a wind-aided 21.01 200…long jumped a personal-best 24-0 and triple jumped 46-4.25, which was the state’s best leap of the season…son of Shéva Branch, brother of fellow Bulldog transfer Zion Branch, nephew of Cliff Branch, NFL Pro Football Hall of Famer enshrined in 2022.