Tyvon Branch

 

 

 

 

 

 


Height: 5’11″  Weight: 197 lbs.  D.O.B.: 12/11/1986  Age: 25

Position: SS  Depth Chart: 1st

Uniform Number: 33

High School: Cicero-North Syracuse (Syracuse, NY)

College: UCONN

Drafted: 100th overall pick by the Oakland Raiders (2008)

NFL Experience: 4 years

Pro Bowls: N/A

Acquired: 2008 NFL Draft

Contract Length: Signed a four-year, $26.6 million contract in 2012

Career Highs:

Interceptions: 1 (2011, 2010, 2008)

Passes Defended: 8 (2009)

Tackles: 93 (2009)

League Leader:

Fumble Return Yards: 76 yards (1 return, 2010)

Scouting Report:

Strengths: Solid frame with great bulk. Elite long speed. Excellent special teams player and hard worker. Team leader who can make on the field calls. Naturally strong. Tough against the run.

Weaknesses: Lacks quick twitch agility to consistently cover speedy WR. Upright in backpedalling. Stiff through the hips. Average ball skills.