Zachariah Branch

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

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

2023 First Team All-American ( USA Today, PFF, Sporting News) - USC
2023 College Football Network Freshman Specialist of the Year - USC
2023 Second Team All-American (Phil Steele, Walter Camp, FWAA, Sports Illustrated, and FOX Sports) - USC
2023 The Athletic First Team Freshman All-American

CAREER HIGHS

1 receiving TD vs. Marshall, 2025
Long reception of 47 vs. Marshall, 2025
112 receiving yards vs. Florida, 2025

2025: Played in 13 games during the season, making 10 starts...SEC Coaches All-SEC Second Team and Third Team as a wide receiver and all-purpose player, respectively...caught 73 passes for 744 yards and five touchdowns and rushed for seven yards...also returned 10 kicks for 205 yards and 13 punts for 157 yards...hauled in three receptions for 95 yards and one score with three punt returns for 24 yards in debut for Georgia against Marshall...three receptions for 17 yards with one kick return for 20 yards and one punt return for nine yards at home against Austin Peay...had five receptions for 69 yards and one score with one kick return for 28 yards in overtime win at Tennesseee...also caught game-tying two-point conversion late in the fourth quarter...caught three passes for 35 yards and had two kick returns for 19 yards against Alabama...had four receptions for 18 yards against Kentucky...caught team-high nine passes for 57 yards at Auburn...eight receptions for 71 yards against Ole Miss...caught career-best 10 receptions for a career-high 112 yards with two kick returns for 32 yards in win over Florida in Jacksonville...caught eight passes for 68 yards and a touchdown at Mississippi State...six receptions for 41 yards, one kick return for 19 yards and one punt return for two yards against Texas...caught four passes for 55 yards and returned three punts for 44 yards against Charlotte...caught five passes for 53 yards and score at Georgia Tech ...also had five receptions for 53 yards and a touchdown with a punt return for 24 yards in SEC Championship win over Alabama...named to the All-SEC First Team by the SEC Media and the SEC Coaches as a kick returner and all-purpose player...named preseason All-SEC Third Team by Athlon and the SEC Coaches as a kick returner and wide receiver, respectively...also named to preseason watch lists for the Jet Award and the Senior Bowl Top 300

2023-24 (USC): 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.