Running back, Michigan, 2019–⁠24

Leon Franklin

Number
No. 34
Height
5′9″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Southfield, MI

Leon Franklin played running back at Michigan (2019–⁠24).

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2021, 2022 and 2023; National champions, 2023

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021Michigan8334.109
2022Michigan492.303
2023Michigan11333.019
Career23753.319

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Michigan34RB
2020Michigan34RBRS
2021Michigan34RBFr.
2022Michigan34RBSo.
2023Michigan34RBJr.
2024Michigan34RBSr.5′9″205

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2021Michigan8-0.12––-0.9–
2022Michigan50.54––2.7–
2023Michigan120.08––1.0–

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

2023 Michigan 5 games, 33 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 9vs.UNLVW 35–⁠71202––
Sep 16vs.Bowling GreenW 31–⁠61000––
Sep 30atNebraskaW 45–⁠762609––
Oct 7atMinnesotaW 52–⁠103514––
Oct 21atMichigan StateW 49–⁠0––––16
2022 Michigan 3 games, 9 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 10vs.Hawai’iW 56–⁠101202––
Sep 17vs.UConnW 59–⁠02402120
Nov 12vs.NebraskaW 34–⁠31303––
2021 Michigan 5 games, 33 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4vs.Western MichiganW 47–⁠1431307––
Sep 11vs.WashingtonW 31–⁠101202––
Oct 2atWisconsinW 38–⁠171101––
Nov 20atMarylandW 59–⁠1821209––
Dec 4vs.IowaW 42–⁠31505––

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

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