The Falcoholic on Zachariah Branch

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Branch ran the most screen routes in the NCAA last season with 62... before the Falcons selected him with the 79th overall pick in the third round... Zachariah is wired the right way... He's somebody that really puts in the effort on a day-to-day basis... Hopefully, whatever the Falcons want Zachariah Branch to be is a receiver who is allowed to actually run routes past the line of scrimmage.
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Branch's screen-route prowess and work ethic praised, but role may be limited to short routes.

Third-round pick (79th overall) who ran the most screen routes in the NCAA last season with 62; Branch emphasizes screens as an extension of the run game that create favorable down-and-distance situations and momentum changes. Stefanski praised his work ethic and makeup in late July, noting he "goes and he goes and he goes" at practice with the right effort and mindset for the Falcons' system. However, the source expresses concern that Branch may be underutilized beyond screens, contrasting his family legacy (nephew of Hall of Famer Cliff Branch, a vertical speed receiver) with the Falcons' apparent screen-heavy usage.

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