Usage Score
9.9
Player Dossier
2014-2017Syracuse
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.
Efficiency
35.3
Consistency
54
Season Value
27
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · Syracuse
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 4
- Program Path
- Syracuse
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
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.
Zaire Franklin played LB for Syracuse. Across 4 tracked seasons, Zaire Franklin recorded 185 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Syracuse.
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.
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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
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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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1 · Games = 3 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 8 · -0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.5 · Games = 6 · -0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · Games = 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 11/25 | vs Boston College | L 14-42 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Louisville | L 10-56 | 4 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Wake Forest10+ tackles | L 43-64 | 16 | 12 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Florida State | L 24-27 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Miami | L 19-27 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 10/13 | vs Clemson | W 27-24 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Pittsburgh | W 27-24 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ NC State10+ tackles | L 25-33 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ LSU | L 26-35 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Central Michigan | W 41-17 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Middle Tennessee | L 23-30 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/1 | vs Unknown | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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Syracuse
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Progression
2014201520162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Syracuse | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Syracuse | 1 | 20 | — | 1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Syracuse | 16 | 47 | 13.9 | 15 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Syracuse | 9 | 35.3 | 9.9 | -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.