Player Profile

Zaire Franklin

LB • 6'0" • 236 lbs • Philadelphia, PA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Zaire Franklin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.3 disruption score.

Usage Score

9.9

Efficiency

35.3

Consistency

54

Season Value

27

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · Syracuse

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Primary stop by seasons
Syracuse
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · Syracuse
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame

Zaire Franklin, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · Syracuse. Zaire Franklin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.3 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season

Syracuse paired 1 primary output with 20 efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 35.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Miami

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2017 Regular Season · Syracuse

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

35.3

Usage

9.9

Consistency

54

Best Game by takeover score

Boston College

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Middle Tennessee: 1. Central Michigan: 1. LSU: 0. NC State: 1. Pittsburgh: 0. Clemson: 2. Miami: 2. Florida State: 1. Wake Forest: 0. Louisville: 1. Boston College: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Middle Tennessee: 7 by 39.2. Central Michigan: 8 by 43.3. LSU: 5 by 20.8. NC State: 11 by 55.8. Pittsburgh: 7 by 29.2. Clemson: 4 by 36.7. Miami: 6 by 45. Florida State: 7 by 39.2. Wake Forest: 16 by 50. Louisville: 4 by 26.7. Boston College: 8 by 33.3

Split Comparison

Wins1 · n=3 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · n=8 · -0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.5 · n=6 · -0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · n=6 · +0.5 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Miami

Best efficiency game

55.8 vs NC State

Result
Sat 11/25vs Boston CollegeL 14-4282000
Sat 11/18@ LouisvilleL 10-56430.500.500
Sat 11/11vs Wake Forest10+ tacklesL 43-641612000
Sat 11/4@ Florida StateL 24-2775100
Sat 10/21@ MiamiL 19-2762101
Fri 10/13vs ClemsonW 27-2441110
Sat 10/7vs PittsburghW 27-2473000
Sat 9/30@ NC State10+ tacklesL 25-33113001
Sat 9/23@ LSUL 26-3552000
Sat 9/16vs Central MichiganW 41-1782100
Sat 9/9vs Middle TennesseeL 23-3075100
Fri 9/1vs Unknown11000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Syracuse

    2014-2017

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2014201520162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonSyracuse0
2015 Regular SeasonSyracuse1201
2016 Regular SeasonSyracuse164713.915
2017 Regular SeasonSyracuse935.39.9-7

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Notre Dame

Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5

Primary metric

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 69 takeover score.

#2

Wake Forest

3.5

Primary metric

Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 68 takeover score.

#3

UConn

3.5

Primary metric

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 68 takeover score.

#4

Central Michigan

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#5

Miami

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 53.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2015 Regular Season · Syracuse

1 primary output · 20 efficiency · usage

40.3

#2

2016 Regular Season · Syracuse

28.2

16 primary · 47 efficiency · 13.9 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · Syracuse

27

9 primary · 35.3 efficiency · 9.9 usage

Milestones

4

Impact games

2

Splash games

7

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2014 · Rating 0.8578

La Salle College · Glenside, PA

Committed To
Syracuse
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2014

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

185

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 25 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
185