Report: Saints held pre-draft workout with Zachariah Branch
The Saints have taken a close look at one of the more explosive players in the 2026 draft class. Per Field Yates of ESPN, New Orleans recently held a private workout with former Georgia receiver Zachariah Branch. Yates notes Branch’s workout with New Orleans included some punt return work.
Branch, 21, spent the 2025 season with the Bulldogs after a pair of years at USC. He led the SEC with 81 catches last year, going for 811 yards receiving with six touchdowns. He also returned 15 punts, averaging 12.
0 yards on each. As a Freshman for USC in 2023, Branch led the nation with a 20. 8-yard average on 16 punt returns, with one going for a touchdown.
He also averaged 18. 4 yards per kick return, bringing one back for a TD as well. He ran a 4.
35 40-yard dash at the scouting combine. In his 37 career college games, Branch caught 159 passes for 1,634 yards with nine touchdowns.