James Franklin, 2019
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Quarterback, Missouri, 2010–⁠13

James Franklin

Number
No. 1
Height
6′2″
Hometown
Corinth, TX
Born
Sep 13, 1990, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

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James Franklin played quarterback at Missouri (2010–⁠13).

Career highs

343passing yards, career highat Indiana, 20134touchdown passes, career hightwice; last at Vanderbilt, 2013152rushing yards, career highvs. Texas Tech, 20112rushing touchdowns, career highfive times; last vs. North Carolina, 2011

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2010Missouri111478.61067.611
2011Missouri23837663.32,8657.62111
2012Missouri13923459.41,5626.7107
2013Missouri19831962.12,4297.6196
Career58694362.16,9627.45125

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2010Missouri231165.0234
2011Missouri2179814.51531
2012Missouri881221.4028
2013Missouri1225104.2426
Career4501,7293.82134

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2010Missouri1QB
2011Missouri1QB
2012Missouri1QB
2013Missouri1QB6′2″

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2013Missouri3880.1731st (n=144)0.2267.155%0.160.22

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2013 Missouri 10 games, 2,429 passing yards, 19 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.Murray StateW 58–⁠1426383183044
Sep 7vs.ToledoW 38–⁠2316252121177
Sep 21atIndianaW 45–⁠2832473432261
Sep 28vs.Arkansas StateW 41–⁠1921302563033
Oct 5atVanderbiltW 51–⁠2819282784063
Oct 12atGeorgiaW 41–⁠2618271701012
Nov 23atOle MissW 24–⁠1012191420142
Nov 30vs.Texas A&MW 28–⁠2118282332080
Dec 7vs.AuburnL 42–⁠5921373033162
Jan 3 ✦vs.Oklahoma StateW 41–⁠3115401740136
2012 Missouri 9 games, 1,562 passing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.SE LouisianaW 62–⁠1013211311039
Sep 8vs.GeorgiaL 20–⁠4125412692125
Sep 22atSouth CarolinaL 10–⁠31111892006
Sep 29atUCFW 21–⁠16193025711−18
Oct 6vs.VanderbiltL 15–⁠1959560023
Oct 27vs.KentuckyW 33–⁠10691600–
Nov 3atFloridaL 7–⁠1424512360429
Nov 10atTennesseeW 51–⁠4819322264143
Nov 17vs.SyracuseL 27–⁠31172327920−25
2011 Missouri 13 games, 2,865 passing yards, 21 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.Miami (OH)W 17–⁠617261291172
Sep 9atArizona StateL 30–⁠3726423192084
Sep 17vs.Western IllinoisW 69–⁠01825246301
Sep 24atOklahomaL 28–⁠38163329110103
Oct 8atKansas StateL 17–⁠2419352140146
Oct 15vs.Iowa StateW 52–⁠1720282893284
Oct 22vs.Oklahoma StateL 24–⁠4514271841355
Oct 29atTexas A&MW 38–⁠3116241982097
Nov 5atBaylorL 39–⁠4233463253067
Nov 12vs.TexasW 17–⁠518261860033
Nov 19vs.Texas TechW 31–⁠27132017220152
Nov 26vs.KansasW 24–⁠1013211802345
Dec 26 ✦vs.North CarolinaW 41–⁠24152313211142
2010 Missouri 9 games, 116 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 11vs.McNeeseW 50–⁠668250028
Sep 25vs.Miami (OH)W 51–⁠132246009
Oct 9vs.ColoradoW 26–⁠034351137
Oct 16atTexas A&MW 30–⁠9–––––1
Oct 23vs.OklahomaW 36–⁠27–––––3
Nov 13vs.Kansas StateW 38–⁠28–––––12
Nov 20atIowa StateW 14–⁠0–––––19
Nov 27vs.KansasW 35–⁠7–––––5
Dec 28 ✦vs.IowaL 24–⁠27–––––2

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

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2015–⁠17CFLEdmonton Eskimos
2018–⁠19CFLToronto Argonauts
2020–⁠21CFLSaskatchewan Roughriders *

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.

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