Nate Branch

WR · #1 · Appalachian State · JR · 5'9" · 180 · Hopkins, SC

Projected WR-SL starter

255 2026 receiving yards
24 of 34 2026 catches
0 2026 TDs
5 Explosive plays
6 Career games (1 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSRec-Tgt Yards YPR TD
2026 Appalachian State6124-34 255 10.6 0

2026 Percentile vs WRs

Receiving yards per game 42.5 74
Yards per catch 10.6 29
Catch rate 70.6% 72
Receiving TDs 0 0

Around Nate

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB Malachi Singleton QB · 1,429 pass yds · 6g
RB Jaquari Lewis RB · 346 rush yds · 6g
WR-X Chris Lofton WR · 174 rec yds · 6g
WR-Z Sam Pickett III WR · 411 rec yds · 6g
TE Darrin Fugitt TE · 250 rec yds · 6g

The situation

Appalachian State 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 14.7% 86
Red zone TD rate 78.6% 77
Line yards per carry 2.5 51
Sack rate allowed 4.1% 75

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentTargets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W1Maine Black Bears5 5 55 0 0
W2 @ ECU6 2 45 0 0
W3 CHAR4 4 16 0 1
W4 @ NCST12 9 87 0 1
W6 ODU4 1 -5 0 0
W7 @ CCAR3 3 57 0 0

Recruiting

2023 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2023 board
#514 Dylan Senda IOL · Dearborn Divine Child NW
#520 Teitum Tuioti EDGE · Sheldon ORE
#521 Nate Branch WR · Lower Richland ECU
#528 Trovon Baugh IOL · Pace Academy SCAR
#529 Josiah Jackson CB · Fairfield WVU
WRs in the class
#70 Semaj Morgan West Bloomfield MICH
#70 TJ West Humble TTU
#72 Nate Branch Lower Richland ECU
#75 William Fowles Avant Garde Academy LOU
#76 KK Smith Frisco Reedy ND
2026 · 74th pctile of WRs
Recruit · 81th pctile of class