Receiver, Florida Atlantic (from Auburn), to 2017
John Franklin III
- Number
- No. 12
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 186 lb
- Hometown
- Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Born
- Sep 21, 1994
John Franklin III played receiver at Auburn (to 2016) and Florida Atlantic (2017).
Career highs
82rushing yards, best game on filevs. UL Monroe, 2016Team titles: Conference USA champions, 2017
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Auburn | 46 | 430 | 9.3 | 2 | 80 |
| 2017 | Florida Atlantic | 16 | 229 | 14.3 | 2 | 68 |
| On file (2016–17) | 62 | 659 | 10.6 | 4 | 80 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Auburn | 12 | WR | ||
| 2017 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | WR | 6′1″ | 186 |
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 | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Auburn | 73 | 0.35 | 22nd (n=489) | 0.52 | 25.8 | 8% | 0.19 |
| 2017 | Florida Atlantic | 29 | 0.72 | – | – | 20.8 | 4% | – |
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
2017 Florida Atlantic 11 games, 7 catches, 95 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | L 19–42 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 7 |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 45–0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 12 |
| Sep 23 | at | L 31–34 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Sep 30 | vs. | W 38–20 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 16 |
| Oct 7 | at | W 58–28 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 11 | – | – |
| Oct 21 | vs. | W 69–31 | 3 | 69 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 20 |
| Nov 11 | at | W 48–23 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 52–24 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 38 | – | – |
| Nov 25 | at | W 31–12 | 3 | −6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| Dec 2 | vs. | W 41–17 | 2 | 75 | 0 | 68 | 1 | 22 |
| Dec 19 ✦ | vs. | W 50–3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2016 Auburn 12 games, 430 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | L 13–19 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 51–14 | 4 | 70 | 0 | 41 | – | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. | L 16–29 | 9 | 47 | 0 | 16 | – | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 18–13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 58–7 | 2 | 82 | 1 | 80 | – | – |
| Oct 8 | at | W 38–14 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 56–3 | 7 | 39 | 0 | 11 | – | – |
| Nov 5 | vs. | W 23–16 | 7 | 59 | 0 | 19 | – | – |
| Nov 12 | at | L 7–13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 55–0 | 4 | 81 | 1 | 45 | – | – |
| Nov 26 | at | L 12–30 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1 | −3 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. | L 19–35 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
In the NFL
1 season, 1 game with a stat; latest team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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