Our 2024 Detroit Lions roster preview series continues with one of the most beloved players on the roster: Brian Branch.
Branch is already in the conversation as one of the top players on the Lions’ roster, yet he also appears to only be scratching the surface of the player he can become. Let’s take a look at how Branch’s rookie season played out and why expectations are extremely high for him in year two.
Previous previews: WR Kalif Raymond, TE Sam LaPorta, LT Taylor Decker, DE Aidan Hutchinson, DT DJ Reader, DT Alim McNeill, S Ifeatu Melifonwu
Brian Branch
Expectations heading into 2023
After a tremendous career at Alabama, Branch inexplicably slid to Day 2 of the 2023 NFL Draft, and it didn’t take long before the Lions made a move to trade up and acquire him.