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
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
111rushing yards, career highvs. Tennessee State, 20252rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Tennessee State, 2026Team titles: Big South–OVC Football Association champions, 2023 and 2024
Rushing
* The season in progress, so far.
Receiving
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
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UT Martin | 2 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2024 | UT Martin | 2 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2025 | UT Martin | 2 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2026 | UT Martin | 2 | RB | Jr. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UT Martin (FCS) | 104 | 0.07 | 40th (n=576) | 0.10 | 6.8 | 13% |
| 2026 | UT Martin (FCS) | 108 | 0.06 | 39th (n=478) | 0.10 | 6.3 | 23% |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | vs. | L 24–36 | 12 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | vs. | W 42–7 | 14 | 70 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | at | L 7–52 | 12 | 85 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | at | L 21–45 | 7 | 26 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 26 | at | L 12–35 | 12 | 63 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at | W 42–28 | 22 | 82 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. | W 17–6 | 15 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2025 UT Martin 12 games, 450 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | at | L 7–27 | 5 | 10 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 6 | at | L 17–42 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. | L 10–37 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at | L 10–42 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. | W 34–10 | 13 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | at | L 14–30 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. | W 32–31 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at | W 37–7 | 5 | 73 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 1 | at | W 27–20 | 10 | 79 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. | W 26–7 | 18 | 111 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. | W 17–14 | 9 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at | L 17–20 | 15 | 61 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
2024 UT Martin 6 games, 87 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 | vs. | W 35–17 | 4 | 13 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 12 | at | W 45–17 | 2 | −2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 52–17 | 4 | 28 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 9 | at | W 40–14 | 2 | 47 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 30 | at | W 41–10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 7 | at | L 17–49 | 1 | −1 | 0 | – | – | – |
2023 UT Martin 1 game, 1 catch, −2 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28 | at | L 34–38 | – | – | – | 1 | −2 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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