Running back, UT Martin, 2023–⁠26

Chris Franklin

Number
No. 2
Height
5′11″
Weight
195 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Little Rock, AR

Chris Franklin plays running back for UT Martin. Last time out, against Gardner-Webb: 15 carries, 42 yards; 1 catch, 0 yards. Franklin leads UT Martin in rushing yards this season.

2026 so far

406 rushing yards, 4 TD

Last game: 15 carries, 42 yards; 1 catch, 0 yards vs. Gardner-Webb, W 17–⁠6

Next game: at Western Illinois, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 38CARK
  2. 70Chica
  3. 85@WVU
  4. 26@MEM
  5. 63@APSU
  6. 82@TNST
  7. 42GWEB

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

111rushing yards, career highvs. Tennessee State, 20252rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Tennessee State, 2026

Team titles: Big South–OVC Football Association champions, 2023 and 2024

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024UT Martin14876.2143
2025UT Martin894505.1366
2026UT Martin944064.3448
Career1979434.8866

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023*UT Martin1−2−2.000
2024UT Martin133.003
2025UT Martin16966.0020
2026UT Martin12635.3013
Career301605.3020

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023UT Martin2RBYr 1
2024UT Martin2RBYr 2
2025UT Martin2RBYr 3
2026UT Martin2RBJr. (Yr 4)5′11″195

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2025UT Martin (FCS)1040.0740th (n=576)0.106.813%
2026UT Martin (FCS)1080.0639th (n=478)0.106.323%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 UT Martin 7 games, 406 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 27vs.Central ArkansasL 24–⁠36123803220
Sep 5vs.Chicago StateW 42–⁠7147021110
Sep 12atWest VirginiaL 7–⁠5212850140
Sep 19atMemphisL 21–⁠457260–––
Sep 26atAustin PeayL 12–⁠35126305190
Oct 10atTennessee StateW 42–⁠2822822170
Oct 17vs.Gardner-WebbW 17–⁠615420100
2025 UT Martin 12 games, 450 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 28atOklahoma StateL 7–⁠275100–––
Sep 6atUTEPL 17–⁠426801200
Sep 13vs.Southern IllinoisL 10–⁠37–––110
Sep 20atMissouri StateL 10–⁠4241802110
Sep 27vs.Southeast Missouri StateW 34–⁠10133602310
Oct 4atLindenwoodL 14–⁠301150340
Oct 11vs.Western IllinoisW 32–⁠31380160
Oct 18atGardner-WebbW 37–⁠75731–––
Nov 1atEastern IllinoisW 27–⁠2010790130
Nov 8vs.Tennessee StateW 26–⁠71811111130
Nov 15vs.Charleston SouthernW 17–⁠149311140
Nov 22atTennessee TechL 17–⁠2015610330
2024 UT Martin 6 games, 87 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Oct 5vs.Gardner-WebbW 35–⁠174130–––
Oct 12atWestern IllinoisW 45–⁠172−20130
Oct 26vs.Eastern IllinoisW 52–⁠174280–––
Nov 9atCharleston SouthernW 40–⁠142471–––
Nov 30atNew HampshireW 41–⁠10120–––
Dec 7atMontana StateL 17–⁠491−10–––
2023 UT Martin 1 game, 1 catch, −2 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Oct 28atGardner-WebbL 34–⁠38–––1−20

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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