Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019App State
Desmond Franklin
DB • 6'0" • 205 lbs • Inverness, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Desmond Franklin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28 disruption score.
Impact Production
51
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
44
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · App State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- App State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UL Monroe
Player Story
Desmond Franklin built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive back from Inverness, FL wearing No. 6, spending time with App State. The clearest part of Desmond Franklin's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- App State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Desmond Franklin, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · App State. Desmond Franklin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 156
- TFL
- 5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 18
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Desmond Franklin quick answers
- Latest team and position
- App State · DB
- Career Tackles
- 156
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · App State
- Top game
- UL Monroe
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Citrus · App State
- High school pipeline
- Citrus · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 52 tackles · DB 149th (top 17%) · Sun Belt 48th (top 11%) · National 627th (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | App State | 4 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.8 |
| 2017 Postseason | App State | 12 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | App State | 12 | 45 | 2 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 40.2 |
| 2018 Postseason | App State | 13 | 6 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 57.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | App State | 13 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 57.5 |
| 2019 Postseason | App State | 12 | 3 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 43.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | App State | 12 | 49 | 1 | 0 | - | 9 | 0 | 43.2 |
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Desmond Franklin played DB for App State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Desmond Franklin recorded 156 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with App State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
App State paired 12 primary output with 25.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 28 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Troy
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · App State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
28
Usage
3.7
Consistency
13.9
Best Game by takeover score
Troy
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UAB: 1. East Tennessee State: 1. Charlotte: 0. North Carolina: 0. UL Monroe: 0. South Alabama: 0. Georgia Southern: 0. South Carolina: 3. Georgia State: 0. Texas State: 0. Troy: 5. Louisiana: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UAB: 3 by 22.5. East Tennessee State: 7 by 39.2. Charlotte: 2 by 8.3. North Carolina: 5 by 20.8. UL Monroe: 6 by 25. South Alabama: 2 by 8.3. Georgia Southern: 6 by 25. South Carolina: 2 by 38.3. Georgia State: 4 by 16.7. Texas State: 2 by 8.3. Troy: 5 by 70.8. Louisiana: 8 by 53.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1.1 · Games = 11 · +1.1 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 1 · -1.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Troy
Best efficiency game
70.8 vs Troy
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/22 | @ UAB | W 31-17 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 12/7 | vs LouisianaSplash game | W 45-38 | 8 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 11/29 | @ TroySplash game | W 48-13 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Texas State | W 35-13 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/17 | @ Georgia State | W 56-27 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/10 | @ South CarolinaSplash game | W 20-15 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Fri 11/1 | vs Georgia Southern | L 21-24 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ South Alabama | W 30-3 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs UL Monroe | W 52-7 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ North Carolina | W 34-31 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Charlotte | W 56-41 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs East Tennessee State | W 42-7 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Desmond Franklin story
Desmond Franklin built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive back from Inverness, FL wearing No. 6, spending time with App State. The clearest part of Desmond Franklin's career was his defensive production: 156 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 8 interceptions, and 18 passes defended across 41 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with App State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Desmond Franklin's production has multiple signals. With 41 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across App State.
The arc is straightforward: Desmond Franklin moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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App State
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2016201720172018201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | App State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | — |
| 2017 Postseason | App State | 8 | 23.7 | 5.3 | 8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | App State | 8 | 23.7 | 5.3 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | App State | 12 | 25.6 | 6.1 | 4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | App State | 12 | 25.6 | 6.1 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | App State | 12 | 28 | 3.7 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | App State | 12 | 28 | 3.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ UL Monroe
Week 10 · L 45-52 · Conference game
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#2
vs Georgia State
Week 12 · W 45-17 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#3
@ Troy
Week 14 · W 48-13 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#4
vs South Alabama
Week 5 · W 52-7 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
75.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 75.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Louisiana
Week 15 · W 45-38 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
53.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 53.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · App State
12 primary output · 25.6 efficiency · 6.1 usage
57.5
#2
2018 Regular Season · App State
57.5
12 primary · 25.6 efficiency · 6.1 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · App State
43.2
12 primary · 28 efficiency · 3.7 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
7
Splash games
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10+ tackle games
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