Last confirmed: Stanford, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · 215 lb · Bellevue, WA
Mustafa Branch: ILB · Stanford · #31.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Mustafa Branch
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Third year in the Stanford linebacker corps. On tape: 6 tackles against Arizona State, Week 8, 2018.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
32 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 2 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-10vs San Diego State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 17-3vs No. 17 USC | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 30-10vs UC Davis | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 38-31@ No. 20 Oregon | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-38@ No. 8 Notre Dame | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-40vs Utah | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 20-13@ Arizona State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 38-41vs No. 14 Washington State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 23-27@ Washington | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 13 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
32tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
3%1 pass breakups32 tackles · 2 for loss.
3 seasons under David Shaw — 28-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Shaw
Pass share
52.5%
420 pass / 380 run
Plays / game
61.5
13 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
456 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Stanford, 76 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under David Shaw.
