As a Freshman (2015) • Game-by-Game Statistics
• 14 games played
• 18 tackles
• Career debut at Northwestern
• Two tackles at Oregon State
• Two tackles vs. UCLA
• Two tackles at Washington State
• Two tackles vs. Cal
• Four tackles vs. Iowa (Rose Bowl)
The Branch File
• Played football at Bellevue (Wash.) under head coach Butch Goncharoff
• Nation’s 20th-best inside linebacker by Scout, 41st by 247Sports
• Nation’s 51st-best outside linebacker by PrepStar, 55th by Rivals, 72nd by ESPN
• Washington’s third-best recruit by PrepStar, eight by Scout, 12th by ESPN, 17th by 247Sports
• 2014 Seattle Times all-state first team
• 2014 All-King County first team
• 2014 MaxPreps Medium Schools All-America second team
• 2014 American Family Insurance all-state first team
• 80 tackles, four interceptions (one returned for touchdown), two forced fumbles, one sack as a senior
• Led team to two state titles
• Team named 2012 national champions by Sports Illustrated
• Lettered in track and field
• Full name is Mustafa Sayid Branch
• Born in Seattle, Wash.
• Son of Andrea Branch
• Two siblings, Ashlie and Indigo
• Cousins, Deion and Cliff Branch, played professionally in the NFL
• Enjoys computer programming, hiking, finding new music and the Discovery Channel
• Learned to read at age three