Jamaal Branch
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| Position: | Running back | ||
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| Date of birth: | January 30, 1981 | ||
| Place of birth: | Hartford, Connecticut | ||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||
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| High school: | Falmouth (MA) | ||
| College: | Colgate | ||
| Undrafted: | 2006 | ||
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Jamaal Branch (born January 30, 1981) is a former American football running back. who played two seasons with the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Colgate University.
Jamaal Branch was born in Hartford, Connecticut, but soon after his family moved to Mashpee, Massachusetts, where he still resides. Branch attended Falmouth High School and graduated in 1999. While at Falmouth, Branch was a 4-time letter-winner for Football & Track teams, and was teammates at Falmouth with another former NFL player from Mashpee, Willie Ford.
Branch played college football at Colgate University from 2000–2001, 2003-2004. After sitting out all of 2002 for personal reasons, Branch led all of Division I football with 168.8 rushing yards and 12.5 points per game in 2003, setting NCAA records for yards (2,026), touchdowns (25), rushes (338), 100-yard games (11), and consecutive 100-yard games (11). He received the 2003 Walter Payton Award, given annually by The Sports Network.com to the best player in Division I-AA football. It is widely considered to be the equivalent of the Heisman Trophy for Division I-A. He graduated in 2005 and is the first in his family to attend and graduate from college.
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