Josh Franklin

DB • 6'0" • 175 lbs • Crete, IL, USA

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Josh Franklin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.9 disruption score.

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Featured defensive role

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Impact Production

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Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back

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Reliability

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Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Career Arc

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Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Western Michigan

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Snapshot

Career Teams: 1
Unique Seasons: 2
Program Path: Western Michigan
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: South Alabama

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Josh Franklin built his college career from 2023 through 2024 as a defensive back from Crete, IL wearing No. 21, spending time with Western Michigan. The clearest part of Josh Franklin's career was his defensive...

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Class 2023 · Rating 0.8104

Crete-Monee · Crete, IL

Committed To: Western Michigan
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2023

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Latest team and position: Western Michigan · DB
Career Tackles: 21
Tracked sample: 2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 12 games
Best season: 2024 Postseason · Western Michigan
Top game: South Alabama
Recruit profile: 3-star · Crete-Monee · Western Michigan
High school pipeline: Crete-Monee · 16 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
Latest roster: No. 21 · Sophomore
2024 Tackles rank: 19 tackles · DB 454th (top 47%) · Mid-American 190th (top 36%) · National 2,116th (top 35%)

Josh Franklin played DB for Western Michigan. Across 2 tracked seasons, Josh Franklin recorded 21 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Western Michigan.

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