The former Bulldogs star was in Athens, Ga. to support his brother at a spring football game
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NEED TO KNOW
- A 2026 NFL Draft prospect was arrested over the weekend in Georgia
- Zachariah Branch, 22, was arrested on two misdemeanor offenses in Athens, Ga.
- The wide receiver set a single-season record at Georgia last season, with 81 receptions
A 2026 NFL Draft prospect was arrested in Georgia over the weekend, according to authorities.
Zachariah Branch, a former wide receiver at the University of Georgia, was arrested Sunday, April 19, in Athens, Ga. on two misdemeanor charges, according to the Athens Clarke County arrest log and a police report obtained by NFL Network.
Branch, 22, was cited for misdemeanor obstruction of a law enforcement officer and obstructing a public sidewalk. He was booked at 1:26 a.m. and released at 3:44 a.m. local time after posting $39 bond, according to the report.
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According to the police report, Branch would not move from the sidewalk, against police officers’ orders.
“I continued to give Zacharia[h] Branch verbal commands to move from blocking the sidewalk and advised that if he did not, he would receive a citation for blocking the sidewalk,” an officer wrote in the report.
“Zacharia[h] Branch smirked, then stepped backwards and to the right, then remained standing upon the public sidewalk, so as to obstruct, hinder, and impede free passage upon the sidewalk as well as impede free ingress/egress to or from the adjacent places of business,” the officer added.
Branch was placed under arrest after allegedly failing to comply with officers’ orders.
The Las Vegas native was in town for a spring football game to support his younger brother Zion, who plays for Georgia, according to ESPN.
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Branch is projected to go in the second round of the draft, which begins on Thursday, April 23, in Pittsburgh.
The 5-foot, 10-inch former USC player set a single-season record for the Bulldogs last season with 81 receptions, per ESPN.
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