Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2024Illinois
Zakhari Franklin
WR • 6'1" • 190 lbs • Cedar Hill, TX, USA
Alpha targetExplosive finisher
Zakhari Franklin reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
78
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · UTSA
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- UTSA • Ole Miss • Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Old Dominion
Player Story
Zakhari Franklin built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a wide receiver from Cedar Hill, TX wearing No. 4, spending time with Illinois, Ole Miss, and UTSA. The clearest part of Zakhari Franklin's career...
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- Committed To
- UTSA
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Zakhari Franklin, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · UTSA. Zakhari Franklin reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 4,045
- Receptions
- 321
- Touchdowns
- 42
Quick Answers
Zakhari Franklin quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Illinois · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 4,045
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 10 entries · 61 games
- Best season
- 2022 Postseason · UTSA
- Top game
- Old Dominion
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Cedar Hill · UTSA
- High school pipeline
- Cedar Hill · 76 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Senior
- 2024 Receiving yards rank
- 658 receiving yards · WR 133rd (top 13%) · Big Ten 20th (top 8%) · National 142nd (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | UTSA | 9 | 38 | 491 | 3 | 60.5 |
| 2020 Postseason | UTSA | 10 | 5 | 115 | 1 | 71.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | UTSA | 10 | 44 | 579 | 6 | 71.9 |
| 2021 Postseason | UTSA | 13 | 8 | 89 | 1 | 84.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UTSA | 13 | 73 | 938 | 11 | 84.5 |
| 2022 Postseason | UTSA | 14 | 7 | 37 | 1 | 85.8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | UTSA | 14 | 86 | 1,100 | 14 | 85.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 3 | 4 | 38 | 1 | 44.8 |
| 2024 Postseason | Illinois | 12 | 4 | 39 | 1 | 77.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Illinois | 12 | 52 | 619 | 3 | 77.9 |
Related Context
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Zakhari Franklin played WR for UTSA, Ole Miss, and Illinois. Across 6 tracked seasons, Zakhari Franklin recorded 8 rushing yards, 4,045 receiving yards, and 3 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with UTSA.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason
UTSA paired 1,137 primary output with 76.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 75.9 efficiency.
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Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across UTSA, Ole Miss, Illinois.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 70th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2020 Postseason · UTSA
Games
10
Receiving Yards / G
69.4
Efficiency
75.9
Usage
27.8
Consistency
58
Best Game by takeover score
Louisiana
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Louisiana: 115. Middle Tennessee: 119. UAB: 10. BYU: 79. Army: 138. Louisiana Tech: 24. Florida Atlantic: 20. UTEP: 118. Southern Miss: 22. North Texas: 49
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisiana: 5 by 100. Middle Tennessee: 6 by 100. UAB: 2 by 33.3. BYU: 7 by 75.2. Army: 12 by 76.7. Louisiana Tech: 2 by 80. Florida Atlantic: 3 by 44.4. UTEP: 6 by 100. Southern Miss: 3 by 48.9. North Texas: 3 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins66.4 · Games = 5 · -6 vs Losses
Losses72.4 · Games = 5 · +6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Louisiana
Best efficiency game
100 vs Louisiana
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/26 | vs Louisiana100 receiving yards | L 24-31 | — | 5 | 115 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 52 |
| Sat 11/28 | vs North Texas | W 49-17 | — | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 16.30 | 0 | 23 |
| Sat 11/21 | @ Southern Miss | W 23-20 | — | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 7.30 | 1 | 9 |
| Sat 11/14 | vs UTEP100 receiving yards | W 52-21 | — | 6 | 118 | 19.7 | 19.70 | 1 | 45 |
| Sat 10/31 | @ Florida Atlantic | L 3-24 | — | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 6.70 | 0 | 13 |
| Sun 10/25 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 27-26 | — | 2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 10/17 | vs Army100 receiving yards · High volume | L 16-28 | — | 12 | 138 | 11.5 | 11.50 | 2 | 24 |
| Sat 10/10 | @ BYU | L 20-27 | — | 7 | 79 | 10.9 | 11.30 | 1 | 32 |
| Sat 10/3 | @ UAB | L 13-21 | — | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 9/26 | vs Middle Tennessee100 receiving yards | W 37-35 | — | 6 | 119 | 19.8 | 19.80 | 1 | 48 |
Player Story
Zakhari Franklin story
Zakhari Franklin built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a wide receiver from Cedar Hill, TX wearing No. 4, spending time with Illinois, Ole Miss, and UTSA. The clearest part of Zakhari Franklin's career was his receiving role: 321 catches, 4,045 receiving yards, 42 touchdowns, and 8 rushing yards across 61 career games in the available record. His career also includes 8 rushing yards and 3 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Zakhari Franklin's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
UTSA
2019-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Ole Miss
2023
Peak year stop
- 3
Illinois
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | UTSA | 491 | 67.8 | 23.3 | — |
| 2020 Postseason | UTSA | 694 | 75.9 | 27.8 | 203 |
| 2020 Regular Season | UTSA | 694 | 75.9 | 27.8 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | UTSA | 1,027 | 75.3 | 30.8 | 333 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UTSA | 1,027 | 75.3 | 30.8 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | UTSA | 1,137 | 76.6 | 27.5 | 110 |
| 2022 Regular Season | UTSA | 1,137 | 76.6 | 27.5 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 38 | 65.6 | 9.5 | -1,099 |
| 2024 Postseason | Illinois | 658 | 80.9 | 28.4 | 620 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Illinois | 658 | 80.9 | 28.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Old Dominion
Week 11 · W 24-23 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
134
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
134 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Illinois
Week 1 · W 37-30
155
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
155 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs North Texas
Week 14 · W 48-27 · Conference game
144
Receiving Yards
98.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
144 receiving yards with a 96 efficiency score.
#4
vs UTEP
Week 13 · W 34-31 · Conference game
126
Receiving Yards
95.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
126 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Louisiana
Week 1 · L 24-31 · Postseason
115
Receiving Yards
94.4 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
115 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Postseason · UTSA
1,137 primary output · 76.6 efficiency · 27.5 usage
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#2
2022 Regular Season · UTSA
85.8
1,137 primary · 76.6 efficiency · 27.5 usage
#3
2021 Postseason · UTSA
84.5
1,027 primary · 75.3 efficiency · 30.8 usage
Milestones
13
100+ receiving yards
10
8+ catch outings
9
2+ TD games
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