Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Temple
Sam Franklin
LB • 6'3" • 210 lbs • Crystal River, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Sam Franklin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
49
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
45
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Temple
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Temple
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Massachusetts
Player Story
Sam Franklin built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Crystal River, FL wearing No. 4, spending time with Temple. The clearest part of Sam Franklin's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Colorado
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Sam Franklin, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Temple. Sam Franklin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 194
- TFL
- 25
- Sacks
- 8
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 8
- Touchdowns
- 3
Quick Answers
Sam Franklin quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Temple · LB
- Career Tackles
- 194
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 8 entries · 43 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Temple
- Top game
- Massachusetts
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Derby · Colorado
- High school pipeline
- Derby · 7 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 68 tackles · LB 207th (top 17%) · American Athletic 32nd (top 6%) · National 337th (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Temple | 4 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Temple | 4 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.9 |
| 2017 Postseason | Temple | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 56.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Temple | 13 | 52 | 8.5 | 3 | - | 5 | 0 | 56.4 |
| 2018 Postseason | Temple | 13 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 49.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Temple | 13 | 58 | 8 | 3 | - | - | 0 | 49.6 |
| 2019 Postseason | Temple | 13 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 47.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Temple | 13 | 61 | 7.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 47.4 |
Related Context
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Sam Franklin played LB for Temple. Across 4 tracked seasons, Sam Franklin recorded 194 tackles and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Temple.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Temple paired 19.5 primary output with 33.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 31.4 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: UConn
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Temple
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.0
Efficiency
31.4
Usage
7.4
Consistency
32.7
Best Game by takeover score
UConn
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. North Carolina: 0. Bucknell: 0. Maryland: 1. Buffalo: 1.5. Georgia Tech: 1. East Carolina: 0. Memphis: 0.5. SMU: 2. UCF: 0.5. South Florida: 0. Tulane: 0. Cincinnati: 3. UConn: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. North Carolina: 7 by 29.2. Bucknell: 3 by 12.5. Maryland: 5 by 30.8. Buffalo: 7 by 44.2. Georgia Tech: 3 by 22.5. East Carolina: 3 by 12.5. Memphis: 5 by 25.8. SMU: 5 by 40.8. UCF: 6 by 30. South Florida: 4 by 16.7. Tulane: 9 by 37.5. Cincinnati: 3 by 42.5. UConn: 8 by 63.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.7 · Games = 8 · -0.7 vs Losses
Losses1.4 · Games = 5 · +0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UConn
Best efficiency game
63.3 vs UConn
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/27 | vs North Carolina | L 13-55 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | vs UConnSplash game | W 49-17 | 8 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/24 | @ CincinnatiSplash game | L 13-15 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Tulane | W 29-21 | 9 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/8 | @ South Florida | W 17-7 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs UCF | L 21-63 | 6 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ SMUSplash game | L 21-45 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Memphis | W 30-28 | 5 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/4 | @ East Carolina | W 27-17 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Georgia Tech | W 24-2 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Buffalo | L 22-38 | 7 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Maryland | W 20-17 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Bucknell | W 56-12 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Sam Franklin story
Sam Franklin built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Crystal River, FL wearing No. 4, spending time with Temple. The clearest part of Sam Franklin's career was his defensive production: 194 tackles, 25 tackles for loss, 8 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 43 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Temple. 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 Sam Franklin's production has multiple signals. With 43 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Temple.
The arc is straightforward: Sam 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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Temple
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162016201720172018201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Temple | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Temple | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Temple | 19.5 | 33.9 | 6.8 | 19.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Temple | 19.5 | 33.9 | 6.8 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Temple | 12 | 29.4 | 8.9 | -7.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Temple | 12 | 29.4 | 8.9 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Temple | 12.5 | 31.4 | 7.4 | 0.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Temple | 12.5 | 31.4 | 7.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Massachusetts
Week 3 · W 29-21
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Havoc Plays
94.4 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.
#2
vs Tulsa
Week 4 · W 31-17 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
92.8 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 92.8 takeover score.
#3
vs UConn
Week 14 · W 49-17 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
87.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 87.8 takeover score.
#4
@ Cincinnati
Week 13 · L 13-15 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#5
vs UConn
Week 7 · L 24-28 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Temple
19.5 primary output · 33.9 efficiency · 6.8 usage
56.4
#2
2017 Regular Season · Temple
56.4
19.5 primary · 33.9 efficiency · 6.8 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · Temple
49.6
12 primary · 29.4 efficiency · 8.9 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
9
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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