Evan Branch-Haynes
Evan Branch-Haynes
Wins his gap play after play. Evan Branch-Haynes has played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 5 tackles, 2.5 TFL against Kent State — Week 9, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Scot Loeffler → Eddie George. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eddie George
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Bowling Green | 35 | 11 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Bowling Green | 19 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Bowling Green | 29 | 12 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Arizona | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 88 | 31 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 3 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2025
W 28–23
vs Toledo
3 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 TFL
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 5 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Bowling Green
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive tackle · Bowling Green
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -12 net (15 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Bowling Green · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #107 · 2026 recruiting class #75
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Quent Titre’s 2022 season.
Matches Quent on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Howard Cross III's senior season at Notre Dame (2023).
Matches Howard on