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
Career highs
217rushing yards, career highvs. Nebraska, 20123rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Rice, 2012Honors
All-America: FWAA 2012; AP second team 2012; Walter Camp second team 2012; CBS Sports 2012; Scout.com second team 2012
Rushing
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at | W 49–24 | 15 | 214 | 3 | 78 | 1 | 4 |
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 36–30 | 26 | 217 | 0 | 54 | 3 | 59 |
| Sep 15 | vs. | W 37–6 | 25 | 110 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 58 |
| Sep 22 | vs. | L 20–27 | 12 | 45 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 11 |
| Sep 29 | at | W 42–14 | 15 | 111 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 48 |
| Oct 6 | at | L 17–43 | 15 | 102 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 8 |
| Oct 13 | vs. | W 21–14 | 22 | 79 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 11 |
| Oct 27 | at | W 45–43 | 26 | 164 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 4 |
| Nov 3 | vs. | W 66–10 | 24 | 162 | 2 | 37 | 3 | 28 |
| Nov 10 | at | W 44–36 | 19 | 66 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 45 |
| Nov 17 | vs. | W 38–28 | 29 | 171 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 14 |
| Nov 24 | vs. | L 17–35 | 21 | 65 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 7 |
| Nov 30 | vs. | L 24–27 | 19 | 194 | 2 | 51 | 3 | 22 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | L 26–49 | 14 | 34 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 |
2011 UCLA 14 games, 976 rushing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at | L 34–38 | 16 | 128 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 17 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 27–17 | 16 | 81 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 2 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | L 20–49 | 15 | 58 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 6 |
| Sep 24 | at | W 27–19 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 12 | – | – |
| Oct 1 | at | L 19–45 | 12 | 96 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 7 |
| Oct 8 | vs. | W 28–25 | 12 | 110 | 0 | 32 | – | – |
| Oct 20 | at | L 12–48 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 40 |
| Oct 29 | vs. | W 31–14 | 13 | 45 | 1 | 11 | – | – |
| Nov 5 | vs. | W 29–28 | 13 | 41 | 1 | 11 | – | – |
| Nov 12 | at | L 6–31 | 17 | 89 | 0 | 26 | – | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 45–6 | 15 | 162 | 1 | 40 | – | – |
| Nov 26 | at | L 0–50 | 8 | 55 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 2 |
| Dec 2 | vs. | L 31–49 | 9 | 35 | 0 | 13 | – | – |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | L 14–20 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 19 | – | – |
2010 UCLA 12 games, 1,127 rushing yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at | L 22–31 | 13 | 60 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 15 |
| Sep 11 | vs. | L 0–35 | 11 | 73 | 0 | 18 | – | – |
| Sep 18 | vs. | W 31–13 | 26 | 158 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 9 |
| Sep 25 | at | W 34–12 | 19 | 118 | 1 | 35 | – | – |
| Oct 2 | vs. | W 42–28 | 30 | 216 | 1 | 33 | – | – |
| Oct 9 | at | L 7–35 | 13 | 54 | 0 | 31 | 1 | −4 |
| Oct 21 | at | L 13–60 | 21 | 69 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 17 |
| Oct 30 | vs. | L 21–29 | 13 | 44 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
| Nov 6 | vs. | W 17–14 | 23 | 100 | 1 | 13 | – | – |
| Nov 18 | at | L 7–24 | 18 | 53 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 15 |
| Nov 26 | at | L 34–55 | 14 | 73 | 0 | 55 | 3 | 11 |
| Dec 4 | vs. | L 14–28 | 13 | 109 | 1 | 59 | – | – |
2009 UCLA 13 games, 566 rushing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. | W 33–14 | 12 | 43 | 1 | 12 | – | – |
| Sep 12 | at | W 19–15 | 17 | 80 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 10 |
| Sep 19 | vs. | W 23–9 | 23 | 119 | 1 | 36 | – | – |
| Oct 3 | at | L 16–24 | 14 | 58 | 1 | 10 | – | – |
| Oct 10 | vs. | L 10–24 | 9 | 32 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Oct 17 | vs. | L 26–45 | 11 | 101 | 2 | 74 | – | – |
| Oct 24 | at | L 13–27 | 9 | 36 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 17 |
| Oct 31 | at | L 19–26 | 14 | 37 | 0 | 13 | – | – |
| Nov 7 | vs. | W 24–23 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 11 | – | – |
| Nov 14 | at | W 43–7 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 4 |
| Nov 21 | vs. | W 23–13 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 26 |
| Nov 28 | at | L 7–28 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 20 | – | – |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | W 30–21 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
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).
| Drill | Combine 2013 | Combine or pro day 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′10″ | |
| Weight | 205 lb | |
| Arm length | 30″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅜″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.49 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.56 s | |
| Vertical jump | 31½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′7″ | |
| Bench press | 18 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.89 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.31 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.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Green Bay Packers | 7 | 19 | 107 | 1 | 4 | 30 |
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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