Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-38@ Wake Forest | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 45-10vs Robert Morris | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#9
Aamii Branch
Junior defensive back on Akron's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 180 lb · Forney, TX · North Forney HS | Kilgore College
CFB Index 14 · #525 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceReturning to Akron for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
3 defensive back on Akron's 2026 roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearAamii Branch
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Second year in the Akron secondary, same address the whole way. The receipt: 4 tackles, 1 TFL against Wake Forest — Week 1, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Akron
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Joe Moorhead, all balanced offenses — 6-8 over that span.
2025Akron5-7HC: Joe Moorhead · Balanced
2026Akron1-1HC: Joe Moorhead · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Moorhead
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
14 · #525 of 544 safeties
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #38 of 40 Mid-American DBs
How the All-MAC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–10
2 TOT · 2 SOLO
Dominant 35-point win at home against Robert Morris.
With C. Broughton — 227 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 50.3 · 71 rush yds (13 car) · S. Patrick — 67 rush yds (8 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Akron
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Akron
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -3 net (15 in / 18 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Akron · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #121 · 2026 recruiting class #132
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to James Reed III’s 2023 season.
Matches James on
PD rate
Height
Tackle volume
Differs from James on
Class year (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to David Kabongo's freshman season at Oklahoma State (2024).
Matches David on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Aamii Branch
Background
2025: Appeared in 11 games with three starts… recorded 18 total tackles (11 solo, 7 assisted)… posted 1.0 tackles for loss… added one quarterback hurry… recorded a season-high two tackles in multiple games throughout the season. 2024 (Kilgore College): Appeared in nine games... recorded 12 tackle...
The secondary · Akron
- #18DiMarco Johnson53 tackles · 2025
- #20Mehki Flowers42 tackles · 2025
- #3Alex Branch33 tackles · 2025
- #4Justin Anderson31 tackles · 2025
- #9Aamii Branch19 tackles · 2025
19 more on the roster · Akron team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology