Andre Branch

Andre Branch
No. 50, 90
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1989-07-14) July 14, 1989 (age 35)
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school:Varina (Henrico, Virginia)
College:Clemson (2007–2011)
NFL draft:2012 / round: 2 / pick: 38
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:188
Sacks:25.5
Forced fumbles:8
Fumble recoveries:4
Defensive touchdowns:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Orlandus Andre Branch (born July 14, 1989) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Clemson Tigers. He was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the second round of the 2012 NFL draft with the 38th overall pick.

College career

Branch attended Clemson University from 2007 to 2011. For his career he had 179 tackles and 17.5 sacks. As a senior in 2011, he was a first-team All-ACC pick after recording 77 tackles and 10.5 sacks.[1]

Professional career

Jacksonville Jaguars

Branch was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the second round of the 2012 NFL draft with the 38th overall pick.[2] On May 29, 2012, he signed a 4-year, $5.1 million contract.[3]

Miami Dolphins

Branch signed with the Miami Dolphins in on March 17, 2016.[4] In his first year in Miami, Branch started 11 of 16 games for the Dolphins, posting a career-high 49 tackles to go along with 5.5 sacks and two forced fumbles.

On March 8, 2017, Branch signed a three-year, $24 million contract extension with the Dolphins.[5] He started 14 games in 2017, recording 23 combined tackles and 4.5 sacks.

Following a Week 1 game in 2018, Branch was fined $10,026 for taunting Taylor Lewan after delivering a concussion to Lewan with a blind side hit.[6]

On March 2, 2019, Branch was released by the Dolphins.[7]

Arizona Cardinals

On July 30, 2019, Branch signed a one-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals after visiting earlier in June.[8][9][10] He was released on August 25, 2019.[11]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2012 JAX 13 3 12 9 3 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
2013 JAX 16 0 37 30 7 6.0 10 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
2014 JAX 9 0 18 12 6 3.0 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0
2015 JAX 13 9 24 18 6 4.0 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 49 1
2016 MIA 16 11 49 27 22 5.5 8 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0
2017 MIA 14 14 23 12 11 4.5 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2018 MIA 14 1 25 17 8 1.5 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
95 38 188 125 63 25.5 34 0 0 0 0 14 8 4 49 1

Playoffs

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2016 MIA 1 1 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ "Virginia Tech and Clemson Dominate All-ACC Football Teams". Archived from the original on December 9, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
  2. ^ "2012 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  3. ^ "Jaguars sign Andre Branch". News4Jax.com. Archived from the original on May 31, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
  4. ^ "Dolphins Sign Andre Branch". MiamiDolphins.com. March 16, 2016. Archived from the original on March 19, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  5. ^ Patra, Kevin (March 8, 2017). "Miami Dolphins to re-sign DE Andre Branch". NFL.com.
  6. ^ Bacharach, Erik (September 14, 2018). "Dolphins' Andre Branch fined by NFL for taunting after hit to Titans' Taylor Lewan". Tennessean.com. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  7. ^ Bergman, Jeremy (March 2, 2019). "Dolphins to release veteran DE Andre Branch". NFL.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019.
  8. ^ Urban, Darren (July 30, 2019). "Cardinals Try Again At Linebacker Depth, Signing Andre Branch". azcardinals.com. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  9. ^ Scott, Jelani (July 30, 2019). "Cardinals ink LB Andre Branch to 1-year deal". NFL.com. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  10. ^ Cox, Seth (July 30, 2019). "Arizona Cardinals sign Andre Branch". revengeofthebirds.com. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  11. ^ Urban, Darren (August 25, 2019). "Hakeem Butler, Josh Shaw Moved To Injured Reserve". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved August 25, 2019.