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Jersey Number 99
Jordan Branch
- Position:
- DL
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 283
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Maury City, TN
- High School:
- Crockett County
Bio
2023 (r-Senior)
• Started all 12 games
• Ended the year with 31 tackles, including 3.0 TFLs, three pass breakups and a hurry
• Was the team’s Defensive Lineman of the Week three times and Special Team’s Player of the Week once
• Played 584 total snaps on the season to rank third among defensive linemen
• Had three tackles in win over Murray State
• Registered four stops against Colorado State
• Had a pass breakup at WKU, against Jax State and LA Tech
• Collected six stops against Liberty
• Turned in three stops and a hurry against FIU
• Had a 24-yard run on a fake punt that went for a first down against UTEP
• Collected a career-best six stops against Sam Houston to go with 1.5 TFLs
2022 (r-Junior)
• Played in 10 games and had seven starts
• Had 15 tackles on the season to go with 1.5 TFLs, an interception, a fumble recovery and a forced fumble
• Was in on 366 total snaps
• Graded out a winner nine times by the coaches
• Had a fumble recovery in win at Colorado State
• Collected three tackles, including 1.5 TFLs in win over TSU
• Had three stops and a forced fumble in win over Miami
• Picked off a pass at the line of scrimmage and returned it 37 yards for a touchdown against UTSA
• Missed the UTEP, Louisiana Tech and Charlotte games with an ankle sprain
• Returned against FAU
2021 (r-Sophomore)
• Played in 10 games and earned three starts
• Finished season with 16 tackles, including 3.5 TFLs, four hurries, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup
• Was in on 320 total snaps and graded out a winner 10 times
• Collected four tackles in win over Monmouth
• Had a TFL and a hurry at Virginia Tech to earn team’s defensive player of the week honor
• Missed the Charlotte, Marshall and Liberty games due to an arm injury
• Returned against UConn and had two tackles
• Picked up a fumble against USM and returned it 29 yards for a touchdown to go with a pass breakup and a hurry to earn the team’s defensive lineman of the week award
2020 (r-Sophomore)
• Played in eight games and earned seven starts
• Ended the year with 17 tackles to go with a half sack, pass breakup and a hurry
• Averaged 48.5 snaps a game and graded out a winner six times
• Started at Army but was injured and missed the Troy game
• Returned against UTSA
• Had three stops and a hurry at Rice
• Also had three tackles at Marshall and Troy
2019 (r-Freshman)
• Played in all 12 games
• Finished with nine tackles, including a sack and a fumble recovery on the season
• Earned the team’s most improved defensive lineman award following spring practice
• Had two stops, including a sack at Michigan
• Also had two tackles against Duke
• Recovered a fumble in win over FIU
• Registered two tackles against Rice
2018 (Freshman)
• Played in four games and was redshirted
High School
• Lettered in football and basketball at Crockett County High School
• Was all-state and all-region in football
Personal
• Full name: Jordan Eugene Branch
• Parent: Vickie Dickerson
• Born: 3/17/00
• Major: Has degree in Leisure Sport & Tourism
• Started all 12 games
• Ended the year with 31 tackles, including 3.0 TFLs, three pass breakups and a hurry
• Was the team’s Defensive Lineman of the Week three times and Special Team’s Player of the Week once
• Played 584 total snaps on the season to rank third among defensive linemen
• Had three tackles in win over Murray State
• Registered four stops against Colorado State
• Had a pass breakup at WKU, against Jax State and LA Tech
• Collected six stops against Liberty
• Turned in three stops and a hurry against FIU
• Had a 24-yard run on a fake punt that went for a first down against UTEP
• Collected a career-best six stops against Sam Houston to go with 1.5 TFLs
2022 (r-Junior)
• Played in 10 games and had seven starts
• Had 15 tackles on the season to go with 1.5 TFLs, an interception, a fumble recovery and a forced fumble
• Was in on 366 total snaps
• Graded out a winner nine times by the coaches
• Had a fumble recovery in win at Colorado State
• Collected three tackles, including 1.5 TFLs in win over TSU
• Had three stops and a forced fumble in win over Miami
• Picked off a pass at the line of scrimmage and returned it 37 yards for a touchdown against UTSA
• Missed the UTEP, Louisiana Tech and Charlotte games with an ankle sprain
• Returned against FAU
2021 (r-Sophomore)
• Played in 10 games and earned three starts
• Finished season with 16 tackles, including 3.5 TFLs, four hurries, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup
• Was in on 320 total snaps and graded out a winner 10 times
• Collected four tackles in win over Monmouth
• Had a TFL and a hurry at Virginia Tech to earn team’s defensive player of the week honor
• Missed the Charlotte, Marshall and Liberty games due to an arm injury
• Returned against UConn and had two tackles
• Picked up a fumble against USM and returned it 29 yards for a touchdown to go with a pass breakup and a hurry to earn the team’s defensive lineman of the week award
2020 (r-Sophomore)
• Played in eight games and earned seven starts
• Ended the year with 17 tackles to go with a half sack, pass breakup and a hurry
• Averaged 48.5 snaps a game and graded out a winner six times
• Started at Army but was injured and missed the Troy game
• Returned against UTSA
• Had three stops and a hurry at Rice
• Also had three tackles at Marshall and Troy
2019 (r-Freshman)
• Played in all 12 games
• Finished with nine tackles, including a sack and a fumble recovery on the season
• Earned the team’s most improved defensive lineman award following spring practice
• Had two stops, including a sack at Michigan
• Also had two tackles against Duke
• Recovered a fumble in win over FIU
• Registered two tackles against Rice
2018 (Freshman)
• Played in four games and was redshirted
High School
• Lettered in football and basketball at Crockett County High School
• Was all-state and all-region in football
Personal
• Full name: Jordan Eugene Branch
• Parent: Vickie Dickerson
• Born: 3/17/00
• Major: Has degree in Leisure Sport & Tourism
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