Receiver, East Tennessee State (from Gardner-Webb), 2021–25
Justin Franklin
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 5′8″
- Weight
- 160 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Douglasville, GA
Justin Franklin played receiver at Gardner-Webb (2021–23) and East Tennessee State (2024–25).
Career highs
6catches, career highat Georgia Southern, 2021Team titles: Big South champions, 2022; Big South–OVC Football Association champions, 2023
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Gardner-Webb | 10 | 125 | 12.5 | 1 | 17 |
| 2022 | Gardner-Webb | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 0 | 46 |
| 2024 | East Tennessee State | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 18 |
| 2025 | East Tennessee State | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Career | 18 | 249 | 13.8 | 1 | 46 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Gardner-Webb | 1 | WR | Yr 1 | ||
| 2022 | Gardner-Webb | 1 | WR | Yr 2 | ||
| 2023 | Gardner-Webb | 1 | WR | Yr 3 | ||
| 2024 | East Tennessee State | 1 | WR | Yr 4 | ||
| 2025 | East Tennessee State | 1 | WR | Sr. (Yr 5) | 5′8″ | 160 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Gardner-Webb (FCS) | 8 | 0.92 | – | – | 7.3 | – |
| 2022 | Gardner-Webb (FCS) | 5 | 1.27 | – | – | 6.4 | – |
| 2023 | Gardner-Webb (FCS) | 1 | 2.11 | – | – | 2.1 | – |
| 2024 | East Tennessee State (FCS) | 4 | 0.93 | – | – | 3.7 | – |
| 2025 | East Tennessee State (FCS) | 2 | -0.03 | – | – | -0.1 | – |
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
2025 East Tennessee State 1 game, 2 catches, 7 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Murray State | W 45–17 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | – |
2024 East Tennessee State 5 games, 3 catches, 46 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs.UVA Wise | W 61–0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Sep 14 | vs. North Dakota State | L 35–38 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 21 | at Elon | W 34–14 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Oct 5 | vs. Chattanooga | L 10–17 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 26 | at Wofford | W 24–7 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | – |
2023 Gardner-Webb 1 game, 2 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25 ✦ | at Mercer | L 7–17 | – | – | – | – | 2 |
No box score in the source for Oct 21 vs. Eastern Kentucky, so that game is not listed.
2022 Gardner-Webb 1 game, 3 catches, 71 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs.Limestone | W 56–21 | 3 | 71 | 0 | 46 | 9 |
2021 Gardner-Webb 2 games, 10 catches, 125 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Georgia Southern | L 25–30 | 6 | 72 | 1 | 17 | – |
| Sep 11 | at Charlotte | L 10–38 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 15 | – |
No box score in the source for Nov 6 at Hampton, so that game is not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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