Running back, UCLA, 2008–⁠12

Johnathan Franklin

Number
No. 23
Height
5′11″
Hometown
Los Angeles, CA
Born
Oct 23, 1989

Johnathan Franklin played running back at UCLA (2008–⁠12). The Green Bay Packers took Franklin in round 4, No. 125 overall in the 2013 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,734
Rushing yards, 2012 (UCLA, 9–⁠5)
Best game
214 yards
At Rice, week 1, 2012: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 125
Round 4, 2013 NFL Draft (Green Bay Packers)

Career highs

217rushing yards, career highvs. Nebraska, 20123rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Rice, 2012

Honors

All-America: FWAA 2012; AP second team 2012; Walter Camp second team 2012; CBS Sports 2012; Scout.com second team 2012

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2009UCLA1265664.5574
2010UCLA2141,1275.3859
2011UCLA1669765.9540
2012UCLA2821,7346.11378
Career7884,4035.63178

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2009UCLA6579.5015
2010UCLA10636.3018
2011UCLA9748.2124
2012UCLA333239.8240
Career585178.9340

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2009UCLA23RB
2010UCLA23RB
2011UCLA23RB
2012UCLA23RB5′11″

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.

Game by game

2012 UCLA 14 games, 1,734 rushing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30atRiceW 49–⁠241521437814
Sep 8vs.NebraskaW 36–⁠3026217054359
Sep 15vs.HoustonW 37–⁠625110015458
Sep 22vs.Oregon StateL 20–⁠271245013111
Sep 29atColoradoW 42–⁠1415111028348
Oct 6atCaliforniaL 17–⁠431510202638
Oct 13vs.UtahW 21–⁠142279118111
Oct 27atArizona StateW 45–⁠432616423114
Nov 3vs.ArizonaW 66–⁠1024162237328
Nov 10atWashington StateW 44–⁠361966015445
Nov 17vs.USCW 38–⁠2829171229214
Nov 24vs.StanfordL 17–⁠35216511137
Nov 30vs.StanfordL 24–⁠2719194251322
Dec 27 ✦vs.BaylorL 26–⁠49143401214
2011 UCLA 14 games, 976 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3atHoustonL 34–⁠3816128129217
Sep 10vs.San José StateW 27–⁠17168112722
Sep 17vs.TexasL 20–⁠49155802116
Sep 24atOregon StateW 27–⁠19636012––
Oct 1atStanfordL 19–⁠45129602717
Oct 8vs.Washington StateW 28–⁠2512110032––
Oct 20atArizonaL 12–⁠4861107240
Oct 29vs.CaliforniaW 31–⁠141345111––
Nov 5vs.Arizona StateW 29–⁠281341111––
Nov 12atUtahL 6–⁠311789026––
Nov 19vs.ColoradoW 45–⁠615162140––
Nov 26atUSCL 0–⁠5085502012
Dec 2vs.OregonL 31–⁠49935013––
Dec 31 ✦vs.IllinoisL 14–⁠20829019––
2010 UCLA 12 games, 1,127 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4atKansas StateL 22–⁠31136009115
Sep 11vs.StanfordL 0–⁠351173018––
Sep 18vs.HoustonW 31–⁠132615832619
Sep 25atTexasW 34–⁠1219118135––
Oct 2vs.Washington StateW 42–⁠2830216133––
Oct 9atCaliforniaL 7–⁠3513540311−4
Oct 21atOregonL 13–⁠602169015217
Oct 30vs.ArizonaL 21–⁠291344010––
Nov 6vs.Oregon StateW 17–⁠1423100113––
Nov 18atWashingtonL 7–⁠241853131215
Nov 26atArizona StateL 34–⁠551473055311
Dec 4vs.USCL 14–⁠2813109159––
2009 UCLA 13 games, 566 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.San Diego StateW 33–⁠141243112––
Sep 12atTennesseeW 19–⁠151780024110
Sep 19vs.Kansas StateW 23–⁠923119136––
Oct 3atStanfordL 16–⁠241458110––
Oct 10vs.OregonL 10–⁠2493206––
Oct 17vs.CaliforniaL 26–⁠4511101274––
Oct 24atArizonaL 13–⁠27936014217
Oct 31atOregon StateL 19–⁠261437013––
Nov 7vs.WashingtonW 24–⁠2374011––
Nov 14atWashington StateW 43–⁠732201314
Nov 21vs.Arizona StateW 23–⁠13––––226
Nov 28atUSCL 7–⁠28428020––
Dec 29 ✦vs.TempleW 30–⁠213605––

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2013 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 16–⁠21).

DrillCombine 2013Combine or pro day 2013
Height5′10″
Weight205 lb
Arm length30″
Hand size9⅜″
40-yard dash4.49 s
10-yard split1.56 s
Vertical jump31½″
Broad jump9′7″
Bench press18 reps
3-cone drill6.89 s
20-yard shuttle4.31 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 7 games with a stat; latest team: Green Bay Packers.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2013Green Bay Packers7191071430

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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