Zion Branch

Position:
S
Height:
6-2
Weight:
210
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Las Vegas, Nev.
High School:
Bishop Gorman HS
Prev School:
USC

CAREER HIGHS

7 tackles vs. Marshall, 2025
2 sacks vs. Penn State, 2024 (USC)
1 forced fumble vs Stanford, 2023 (USC)
2 pass break-ups vs. Penn State, 2024 (USC)

2025: Appeared in 11 games during the season...made 27 tackles, 19 solo, one tackle for loss for a yard and two pass break ups...made Georgia debut in season-opening win over Marshall and co-led team with seven tackles...appeared against Austin Peay...made one tackle against Kentucky...also featured at Auburn and at home against Ole Miss...made six tackles, two solo in win over Florida in Jacksonville...had three tackles, one solo in win at Mississippi State...made one solo tackle and one pass break up against Texas...also had one solo tackle against Charlotte...made three tackles, three solo and one tackle for loss for a yard at Georgia Tech...recorded five tackles in Sugar Bowl against Ole Miss.

2022-2024 (USC): Transferred to Georgia in the spring of 2025…247sport.com three-star transfer prospect…rated as the #13 safety transfer prospect and the #290 transfer prospect nationally…spent three seasons at USC while seeing action in his last two years after redshirting in 2022…totaled 41 tackles, 30 solo, 3.0 TFLs for 22 yards, one sack for nine yards and one forced fumble…as a redshirt sophomore, tallied 19 tackles with 15 solo stops, 2.0 TFLs for 10 yards and three passes defended through 10 games played…as a redshirt freshman, credited with 22 tackles with 15 solo, one TFL for 12 yards and one forced fumble…redshirted in 2022.

High School: Bishop Gorman HS, coached by Brent Browner…named 2021 PrepStar Dream Team and Nevada Preps All-Southern Nevada First Team…247sports.com composite four-star prospect…rated as the #6 safety prospect, #2 in the state of Nevada and #58 nationally…ESPN.com four-star prospect…rated as the #5 safety prospect, #2 prospect in Nevada and the #76 nationally…On3.com four-star prospect…rated as the #7 safety prospect, #1 in the state of Nevada and #61 prospect nationally…as a senior tallied 42 tackles including two TFLs and seven passes defended in route to helping lead Bishop Gorman to a Class 5A state championship…as a sophomore, posted 29 tackles, five interceptions with one for a score, one fumble recovery, one pass defended and a blocked field goal…as a freshman, registered 38 tackles, three passes defended and one interception…son of Shéva Branch, brother of fellow Bulldog transfer Zachariah Branch, nephew of Cliff Branch, NFL Pro Football Hall of Famer enshrined in 2022.

Personal: Full name: ZION JOSEPH BRANCH...Major: Communication Studies...Brother of former Bulldog wide receiver Zachariah Branch and nephew of Cliff Branch, NFL Pro Football Hall of Famer enshrined in 2022...Recipient of the Neel Family Football Scholarship.