Deion Branch

New England Patriots 65th pick

WR · Louisville, Jones County JC · 2002–2012

140

Games

Rush Yards

518

Receptions

6,644

Rec Yards

Rec TD

Draft Details

Year

2002

Round

Round 2

Pick

65th overall

Team

New England Patriots

Position

College

Louisville, Jones County JC

Deion Branch Career Stats

Primary starter for 7 seasons.
Ranks 1st in the 2002 draft class in receiving yards (6,644).
Best statistical season: 2005 with NE (998 receiving yards).

Receiving

Season	Team	G	Tgt	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD
2002	NE	13	68	43	489	2
2003	NE	15	0	57	803	3
2004	NE	9	0	35	454	4
2005	NE	16	0	78	998	5
2006	SEA	14	0	53	725	4
2007	SEA	10	0	49	661	4
2008	SEA	8	0	30	412	4
2009	SEA	14	79	45	437	2
2010	NE	15	92	61	818	6
2011	NE	14	90	51	702	5
2012	NE	9	29	16	145	0
Career		137	358	518	6,644	39

Defense

Season	Team	G	Solo	FF
2002	NE	13	1	0
2003	NE	15	3	0
2004	NE	9	0	0
2005	NE	16	5	0
2006	SEA	14	4	1
2007	SEA	10	3	0
2008	SEA	8	1	0
2009	SEA	14	3	0
2010	NE	15	1	0
2011	NE	14	2	0
2012	NE	9	1	0
Career		137	24	1

Returns

Season	Team	G	KR	KR Yds	PR	PR Yds
2002	NE	13	36	863	2	58
2003	NE	15	0	0	3	15
2004	NE	9	0	0	1	0
2005	NE	16	0	0	0	0
2006	SEA	14	0	0	0	0
2007	SEA	10	0	0	0	0
2008	SEA	8	0	0	0	0
2009	SEA	14	0	0	0	0
2010	NE	15	0	0	0	0
2011	NE	14	0	0	0	0
2012	NE	9	0	0	0	0
Career		137	36	863	6	73

G = games with at least one recorded statistic; the career games total in the summary above includes every game played.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Deion Branch is a former wide receiver out of Louisville; Jones County JC, selected by the New England Patriots with the 65th overall pick (round 2) in the 2002 NFL Draft. He played 140 regular-season games from 2002 to 2012, with the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks.

Season Statistics

Season	Team	G	ATT	YDS	TD	Y/A	1D
2002	NE	13	2	0	0	0.0	1
2003	NE	15	1	11	0	11.0	1
2003 POST	NE	3	0	0	0	—	0
2004	NE	9	0	0	0	—	0
2004 POST	NE	3	3	41	1	13.7	2
2005	NE	16	0	0	0	—	0
2005 POST	NE	2	0	0	0	—	0
2006	SEA	14	4	30	0	7.5	1
2006 POST	SEA	2	0	0	0	—	0
2007	SEA	10	0	0	0	—	0
2008	SEA	8	0	0	0	—	0
2009	SEA	14	1	-8	0	-8.0	0
2010	NE	15	0	0	0	—	0
2010 POST	NE	1	0	0	0	—	0
2011	NE	14	0	0	0	—	0
2011 POST	NE	3	0	0	0	—	0
2012	NE	9	0	0	0	—	0
2012 POST	NE	1	0	0	0	—	0
2002	NE	13	2	0	0	0.0	1
2003	NE	18	1	11	0	11.0	1
2004	NE	12	3	41	1	13.7	2
2005	NE	18	0	0	0	—	0
2006	SEA	16	4	30	0	7.5	1
2007	SEA	10	0	0	0	—	0
2008	SEA	8	0	0	0	—	0
2009	SEA	14	1	-8	0	-8.0	0
2010	NE	16	0	0	0	—	0
2011	NE	17	0	0	0	—	0
2012	NE	10	0	0	0	—	0
Career		137	8	33	0	4.1	3
Career		15	3	41	1	13.7	2
Career		152	11	74	1	6.7	5

Season	Team	G	TGT	REC	YDS	TD	Y/R	1D
2002	NE	13	68	43	489	2	11.4	22
2003	NE	15	57	57	803	3	14.1	40
2003 POST	NE	3	15	15	176	1	11.7	10
2004	NE	9	35	35	454	4	13.0	27
2004 POST	NE	3	16	16	264	1	16.5	10
2005	NE	16	78	78	998	5	12.8	51
2005 POST	NE	2	10	10	189	0	18.9	7
2006	SEA	14	53	53	725	4	13.7	40
2006 POST	SEA	2	8	8	96	0	12.0	3
2007	SEA	10	49	49	661	4	13.5	30
2008	SEA	8	30	30	412	4	13.7	18
2009	SEA	14	79	45	437	2	9.7	17
2010	NE	15	92	61	818	6	13.4	43
2010 POST	NE	1	10	5	59	1	11.8	5
2011	NE	14	90	51	702	5	13.8	37
2011 POST	NE	3	13	8	148	1	18.5	7
2012	NE	9	29	16	145	0	9.1	10
2012 POST	NE	1	5	2	16	0	8.0	1
2002	NE	13	68	43	489	2	11.4	22
2003	NE	18	72	72	979	4	13.6	50
2004	NE	12	51	51	718	5	14.1	37
2005	NE	18	88	88	1,187	5	13.5	58
2006	SEA	16	61	61	821	4	13.5	43
2007	SEA	10	49	49	661	4	13.5	30
2008	SEA	8	30	30	412	4	13.7	18
2009	SEA	14	79	45	437	2	9.7	17
2010	NE	16	102	66	877	7	13.3	48
2011	NE	17	103	59	850	6	14.4	44
2012	NE	10	34	18	161	0	8.9	11
Career		137	660	518	6,644	39	12.8	335
Career		15	77	64	948	4	14.8	43
Career		152	737	582	7,592	43	13.0	378

NFL Combine Results

Height

5-9

Weight

191 lbs

40-Yard Dash

4.47s

Vertical Jump

36"

Broad Jump

117"

3-Cone Drill

6.71s

Shuttle

3.78s

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