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Deion Branch

Louisville · Wide Receiver · 1999-2001

SPD
71
HND
56
RTE
62

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

In the Louisville record book, Branch ranks No. 8 in career receiving touchdowns. Branch's 2001 season ranks No. 5 in program history for receiving yards.

Branch was the No. 65 overall pick in the 2002 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 70 overall, the 12th-highest wide receiver rating at Louisville since 1990 and No. 79 among all wide receivers of the 2000-2004 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2002
    • No. 65 overall pick, NFL Draft

Louisville Record Book

  • No. 8 in career receiving touchdowns
  • No. 5 in single-season receiving yards (2001)
  • No. 5 in single-season receptions (2001)

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

Louisville Teammates

  1. 83Brian Brohm2004-07QB
  2. 80Anthony Floyd1999-2002S
  3. 80Dewayne White1999-2002EDGE
  4. 71J.R. Russell2001-04WR
  5. 70Dave Ragone1999-2002QB
  6. 70Eric Shelton2001-04RB
  7. 70Michael Josiah1999-2001EDGE
  8. 69Stefan LeFors2001-04QB
  9. 68Kerry Rhodes2001-04S
  10. 68Marcus Jones2001-04EDGE

Full Louisville all-time roster

Top Wide Receivers of the 2000-2004 Era

  1. 95Calvin JohnsonGeorgia Tech · 2004-06WR
  2. 95Larry FitzgeraldPittsburgh · 2002-03WR
  3. 90Braylon EdwardsMichigan · 2001-04WR
  4. 90Charles RogersMichigan State · 2000-02WR
  5. 90Jabar GaffneyFlorida · 1999-2001WR
  6. 88Antonio BryantPittsburgh · 1998-2001WR
  7. 88Derek AbneyKentucky · 2000-03WR
  8. 88Josh ReedLSU · 1999-2001WR

Best college wide receivers since 1990Best ACC players

Sources: Wikipedia (Deion Branch) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.