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Fantasy Football · Updated November 07, 2026 at 04:46 PM UTC · Default format: Superflex PPR

Zachariah Branch

WR · Georgia · Class of 2026 · Model rank #117 (pos #64)
441
Projected career fp
7.0
Projected peak3 fp/g
4.2
Proj yrs in league
21.0
Age
9
Comps w/ NFL data
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NFL comparables — first 8 career games

N = 8 games8 games is a very small sample. This shows how these players began, not how they will finish. It is a comparison, not a projection, and it should not be read as a settled view of anyone’s career. Drawn from 956 historical WRs who played at least 8 career games. A “game” is one in which the player recorded a stat line. Inactive weeks do not count, and the same rule is applied to the rookie and to every historical player he is compared against.

Zachariah Branch’s actual 2026 NFL production, and the historical NFL players whose own first 8 career games looked most like it — same position, same number of games. His line is the highlighted row, so each comp can be read directly against it. Career outcome and career fp say what became of that player.

Player Debut First 8 career games Similarity Career outcome Career fp Seasons
Zachariah Branch this rookie202612 tgt · 10 rec · 64 yds · 0 TD————
Pharoh Cooper201614 tgt · 10 rec · 70 yds · 0 TD0.937bust1247
Ryan Whalen201114 tgt · 10 rec · 74 yds · 0 TD0.919bust193
Greg Dortch201912 tgt · 10 rec · 78 yds · 0 TD0.910active3527
Andre Baccellia202211 tgt · 8 rec · 50 yds · 0 TD0.905active143
Justin Swift200010 tgt · 8 rec · 56 yds · 0 TD0.900bust423
Malik Washington202411 tgt · 8 rec · 46 yds · 0 TD0.893active2393
Juwann Winfree201914 tgt · 9 rec · 75 yds · 0 TD0.876bust144
Myles White201317 tgt · 9 rec · 66 yds · 0 TD0.872bust372
Walt Powell201410 tgt · 7 rec · 50 yds · 0 TD0.865bust283
De'Anthony Thomas201417 tgt · 12 rec · 70 yds · 0 TD0.862depth1716
Pre-season college projection and college comps secondary
Superseded by the NFL comparison above. This is the pre-season estimate, built before Zachariah Branch played a down: his college production comped against historical college players, anchored on draft capital. It is a weaker estimator (prospect back-test ρ 0.27 ex-TE) and it knows nothing about what he has actually done in the NFL. Kept for reference only.
🏈 NFL Draft 2026: Round 3, Pick #79 — ATL
KTC consensus. SF rank 183 (pos #68) — model delta ↑↑ +66. Positive delta = model bullish vs consensus; negative = bearish.
v3.6 projection methodology. Projection is a confidence-blend (“blend_0.08_pick_tier_baseline_R3”). With 1 meaningful comp NFL careers (≥200 career fp), confidence is 0.08; we blend the comp-only projection (16) with the pick-tier baseline (480). low-confidence comp pool

Projection inputs

College production summary feeding the v3.0 similarity vector. The engine weights these features against the prospect corpus (2000–present) to build the comp grid below.

College adj career fp/g: 10.36Final season fp/g: 12.58Peak season fp/g: 12.58Conf tier (last): P5

Top-25 college comparables

Historical college players whose production curves most closely match Zachariah Branch. Hit-label colouring tags each comp's eventual NFL outcome: elite, starter, bust, unknown (still developing or never reached the NFL). Click an NFL name to jump to its veteran page when available.

College player School Class Similarity NFL outcome NFL career Career fp Peak3 fp/g Seasons
Fabian DavisWake Forest20030.892unknownFabian Davis———
Devaughn VeleUtah20240.853unknownDevaughn Vele2599.33
Garrett GrahamWisconsin20100.849unknownGarrett Graham———
Eric PetermanNorthwestern20090.846unknownEric Peterman———
Jarrod WestSyracuse20150.846unknownJarrod West———
Anthony RussoWashington20080.751unknownAnthony Russo———
Jesus WilsonFlorida State20170.750unknownJesus Wilson———
De'Cody FaggFlorida State20080.725unknownDe'Cody Fagg———
Steven Mitchell Jr.USC20180.723unknownSteven Mitchell172.82
Chris HarperKansas State20130.704unknownChris Harper00.01
Jon SchweighardtNorthwestern20030.697unknownJon Schweighardt———
Vince SandersOle Miss20150.693unknownVince Sanders———
Syndric SteptoeArizona20070.675unknownSyndric Steptoe352.91
Justin ShorterFlorida20230.670unknownJustin Shorter00.02
Carlton MitchellSouth Florida20100.661unknownCarlton Mitchell71.52
La'Rod KingKentucky20130.651unknownLa'Rod King———
D.J. WilliamsArkansas20110.647unknownD.J. Williams———
Grant AdamsBoston College20050.647unknownGrant Adams———
Brandon BreazellUCLA20080.646unknownBrandon Breazell———
Travis RudolphFlorida State20170.646unknownTravis Rudolph183.01
Kenny ShawFlorida State20140.645unknownKenny Shaw———
Jadon HaselwoodArkansas20230.643unknownJadon Haselwood———
Terry RichardsonArizona State20060.642unknownTerry Richardson———
Stacy ColeyMiami20170.639unknownStacy Coley00.02
Johnnie MorantSyracuse20040.636bustJohnnie Morant132.13

Methodology details: v3.0 prospect engine — PR 3 similarity, PR 4 projection, PR 5 back-test.