| Mel Branch | |
| Number: | 87, 86 |
| Position: | Defensive end |
| Birth Date: | 15 February 1937 |
| Birth Place: | Leesville, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Death Place: | DeRidder, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lb: | 230 |
| High School: | DeRidder |
| College: | LSU |
| Draftyear: | 1960 |
| Draftround: | 10 |
| Draftpick: | 118 |
| Afldraftyear: | 1960 |
| Afldraftround: | Second selections |
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| Statleague: | AFL |
| Statlabel1: | Sacks |
| Statvalue1: | 57 |
| Statlabel2: | Fumble recoveries |
| Statvalue2: | 3 |
| Statlabel3: | Games played |
| Statvalue3: | 126 |
| Statlabel4: | Games started |
| Statvalue4: | 103 |
| Pfr: | BranMe00 |
Melvin Leroy Branch (February 15, 1937 – April 21, 1992) was an American football defensive end who played for the Dallas Texans / Kansas City Chiefs and the Miami Dolphins in the American Football League (AFL).
While playing college football for the LSU Tigers, he was a member of the "Chinese Bandits" defense for the 1958 national champion team, and a starter for the Texans in their victory over the Houston Oilers in the longest professional football game played up to that time, the 1962 AFL Championship Game.