Season reference · 2096–2119
Year by year
Team record: 12–5. Devin’s individual starting record: 6–0.
NFL quarterback single-season rushing record: 1,400 yards. 5,800 combined offensive yards and 59 combined touchdowns.
Team record: 7–9–1. Devin’s individual starting record: 3–8.
Retired following Houston’s Wild Card defeat.
Production by franchise
| Team | Seasons | Team record | Cmp/Att | Passing yards | Pass TD | INT | Rushing yards | Rush TD | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giants | 2096–2103 | 95–40–1 | 2,667/3,940 | 31,072 | 264 | 79 | 7,037 | 68 | 105.3 |
| Texans | 2104–2119 | 174–97–1 | 5,916/8,948 | 68,575 | 545 | 185 | 8,111 | 89 | 100.8 |
Combined team record: 269–137–2. Regular-season combined offense: 114,795 yards and 966 touchdowns.
NFL MVP
Five MVP seasons
- 2098 · New York Giants · Unanimous NFL MVP
- 2102 · New York Giants · NFL MVP
- 2106 · Houston Texans · NFL MVP
- 2110 · Houston Texans · NFL MVP
- 2111 · Houston Texans · NFL MVP
Only 2098 is established as unanimous. That season’s 1,400 rushing yards were the single-season NFL quarterback record, alongside 5,800 combined offensive yards and 59 combined touchdowns.
01 / Biography
Career and football identity
Devin Branch and his twin Caleb were born on February 2, 2073. Their older brother Devonta was born eight months earlier. The twins played wide receiver in high school before transitioning to quarterback. All three brothers became NFL starters.
The Giants selected Devin ninth overall in the 2096 NFL Draft. He played eight seasons in New York (2096–2103), then sixteen in Houston (2104–2119). He and Caleb were both drafted in 2096.
An elite dual-threat quarterback, his early style combined Aaron Rodgers-like passing with Lamar Jackson-like mobility. In 2098 he passed for 4,400 yards and 45 touchdowns with nine interceptions and rushed for an NFL quarterback-record 1,400 yards and fourteen touchdowns. His 5,800 combined yards and 59 combined touchdowns earned unanimous NFL MVP as the Giants went 14–3 and reached the NFC Championship.
His rushing production declined over time, particularly after 2111, while his passing remained productive. He won five NFL MVP awards: 2098, 2102, 2106, 2110 and 2111. Only the 2098 award was unanimous.
Devin finished 2–1 against Caleb in Super Bowls. His Giants won 29–26 in CXXXVI following the 2101 season; Houston won 22–16 in CXLIII following 2108. Devin received MVP in both victories. Caleb won CXLIV, 17–13, after the 2109 season. Their intense competition did not imply hatred or estrangement.
He retired following Houston’s Wild Card defeat in 2119, ending a 24-season career with 99,647 passing yards, 809 passing touchdowns, 15,148 rushing yards and 157 rushing touchdowns.
02 / Relationships
People in the record
03 / Analysis