Honors
- MVFC Honor Roll: 2024
- MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Fall 2024, Spring 2025
2024
Played in 4 games in 2024 ... Stood out in home opener vs. Lindenwood (9/14/24) with 6 carries for 18 yards, including a long of 10, and 2 receptions for 12 yards (long 7) ... Also carred 4 times for 10 yards in road win at Illinois State (10/12/24) ... Named to MVFC Honor Roll in 2024 and MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 semesters.
East Texas A&M
2023: Played in 5 games for the Lions before an injury cut his season short ... Carried 48 times for 256 yards, including season-high 78 yards on 17 carries at Old Dominion (9/23/23) ... Scored only TD of the season at SF Austin (9/30/23) to go with 7 carries for 71 yards ... Racked up 65 yards on 14 carries at Sacramento State (9/9/23) ... Logged 2 receptions on three occasions, including a 12-yard reception vs. UC Davis (8/31/23) to go with 22 yards overall at Sacramento State ... Also averaged 18.5 yards on 4 kickoff returns, including a long of 30 in SFA game ...
2022: Played in all 11 games, racking up 402 yards on 61 carries with 5 touchdowns to go with 17 receptions for 78 yards ... Had season-high 148 yards on 20 carries with 2 TD’s vs. Tennessee State (11/19/22) in season finale for his first 100-yard rushing game ... Caught 7 passes for 52 yards at Nicholls (11/12/22) to go with 47 yards on 11 carries with a TD ... Logged 63 yards on just 3 touches at McNeese (10/15/22), including a season-long carry of 33 yards for a TD ... Also scored a TD vs. North American (9/24/22) at home in a game he also snagged 2 pass receptions.
Incarnate Word
2021: Played in one game as a true freshman at UIW to preserve his redshirt season ... UIW was 11-2 overall with an FCS playoff appearance, losing at Sam Houston in the second round 49-42.
High School
Was a standout quarterback and running back at Crosby High in Houston, Texas for coach Jerry Prieto ... Led Cougars to state runner-up finish his senior season (2020) ... Passed for 1,471 yards in 10 starts his senior season while earning second team all-district honors.
Personal
Royce Reginald Branch II was born 9/14/02 in Arlington, Texas ... Son of Royce and Katrina Branch of Houston, Texas ... Has two older sisters, Dannielle and Dominique  ... Majoring in Criminology and Criminal Justice.
