DL
Position
#87
Number
Feb 15, 1937
Birthdate
6'2"
Height
230 lbs
Weight
Leesville
LA
Rnd 10, #118
1960 Draft
Louisiana State
College
9 years
Experience

Awards

NFL Champion
1962
3x Pro Bowl
1961, 1962, 1963

Summary

Mel Branch played 9 seasons for the Chiefs and Dolphins. He played but didn't record a tackle. He was selected to play in 3 Pro Bowls, and won 1 championship.

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More Chiefs Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,795

Mahomes

Patrick Mahomes

RUSH

770

Walker

Kenneth Walker III

REC

410

Kelce

Travis Kelce
Team Rankings

PPG

23.9

11th

OPP PPG

18.7

4th

RUSH YDS/G

134.1

5th

PASS YDS/G

256.4

8th

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
6
2
0
.750
Chiefs Chiefs
5
2
0
.714
4
4
0
.500
0
7
0
.000
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/8
@
1:00 PM
Sun
11/15
@
1:00 PM
Sun
11/22
@
1:00 PM
Thu
11/26
@
8:20 PM
Thu
12/3
@
8:15 PM
Last Game
KC Chiefs

5 - 2

24

Final

28

DEN Broncos

6 - 2

Sun 1 Nov 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

NFL 2026 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2026

NFL 2026 Betting

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC EastWLTPCT
4
2
1
.643
3
5
0
.375
2
4
1
.357
2
6
0
.250
NFC NorthWLTPCT
6
1
0
.857
6
2
0
.750
5
2
0
.714
5
3
0
.625
NFC SouthWLTPCT
3
4
0
.429
3
5
0
.375
3
5
0
.375
2
5
0
.286
NFC WestWLTPCT
6
1
0
.857
4
4
0
.500
4
4
0
.500
3
5
0
.375
AFC EastWLTPCT
6
1
0
.857
5
3
0
.625
2
6
0
.250
1
6
0
.143
AFC NorthWLTPCT
6
2
0
.750
5
2
0
.714
5
3
0
.625
4
4
0
.500
AFC SouthWLTPCT
5
2
0
.714
2
5
0
.286
2
6
0
.250
1
7
0
.125
AFC WestWLTPCT
6
2
0
.750
5
2
0
.714
4
4
0
.500
0
7
0
.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/9
@
10-13
Thu
9/10
@
27-7
Sun
9/13
@
59-37
Sun
9/13
@
41-23
Sun
9/13
@
13-20

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
11/5
@
8:15 PM
Sun
11/8
@
9:30 AM
Sun
11/8
@
1:00 PM
Sun
11/8
@
1:00 PM
Sun
11/8
@
1:00 PM