Player Dossier

2016-2019

App 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.

Usage Score

4.3

Efficiency

28

Consistency

13.9

Season Value

17.6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · App State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
App State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UL Monroe

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.

Desmond Franklin, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · App State. Desmond Franklin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28 disruption score.

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: 2016 Regular Season

App State paired 0 primary output with 4.2 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.

Analysis workspace

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2019 Postseason · App State

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1

Efficiency

28

Usage

4.3

Consistency

13.9

Best Game by takeover score

UAB

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. UAB: 1. Unknown: 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. Unknown: 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

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins1.1 · Games = 10
First Half0.3 · Games = 6 · -1.3 vs Second Half
Second Half1.7 · Games = 6 · +1.3 vs First Half
All Games1 · Games = 12

Game Log

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12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Troy

Best efficiency game

70.8 vs Troy

Result
Sun 12/22@ UABW 31-1733001
Sat 12/7vs LouisianaW 45-3887101
Fri 11/29@ TroyW 48-13530014
Sat 11/23vs Texas StateW 35-1321000
Sun 11/17@ Georgia StateW 56-2744000
Sun 11/10@ South CarolinaW 20-1520003
Fri 11/1vs Georgia SouthernL 21-2460000
Sat 10/26@ South AlabamaW 30-321000
Sat 10/19vs UL MonroeW 52-764000
Sat 9/21@ North CarolinaW 34-3151000
Sat 9/7vs CharlotteW 56-4121000
Sat 8/31vs Unknown73001

Career Arc

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    App State

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2016201720172018201820192019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonApp State04.20.8
2017 PostseasonApp State823.75.98
2017 Regular SeasonApp State823.75.90
2018 PostseasonApp State1124.87.33
2018 Regular SeasonApp State1124.87.30
2019 PostseasonApp State12284.31
2019 Regular SeasonApp State12284.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

UL Monroe

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5

Primary metric

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 60.1 takeover score.

#2

Troy

5

Primary metric

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 59.7 takeover score.

#3

Georgia State

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 59.4 takeover score.

#4

South Alabama

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 53.3 takeover score.

#5

New Mexico State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 42.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2016 Regular Season · App State

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage

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#2

2018 Postseason · App State

26.4

11 primary · 24.8 efficiency · 7.3 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · App State

26.4

11 primary · 24.8 efficiency · 7.3 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2015 · Rating 0.8056

Citrus · Inverness, FL

Committed To
App State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2015

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

156

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 41 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.