Overview
- Former Georgia wide receiver Zachariah Branch was arrested early Sunday in Athens on two misdemeanor obstruction counts, booked at 1:26 a.m. and released about two hours later on $39 bond.
- The police report, obtained by NFL Network, says he stayed on a public sidewalk after repeated orders to move, leading to an arrest for obstructing an officer and a citation for blocking the sidewalk.
- He had been in Athens for Georgia’s spring G-Day game Saturday, where he appeared with fans before the incident occurred off campus.
- Branch is widely projected to go on Day 2 of next week’s NFL Draft, and teams are expected to review the incident even as any effect on his stock remains unclear.
- The 22-year-old set Georgia’s single-season receptions record in 2025 with 81 catches for 811 yards and six touchdowns and ran a 4.35-second 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine.